Graduate Programs at Lincoln Christian University

Graduate School Overview

Lincoln Christian University (referred to as Lincoln Christian) is a Private, 4 years school located in Lincoln, IL.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1991 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Lincoln Christian Directory Information
School Name	Lincoln Christian University (Lincoln Christian)
Address	100 Campus View Drive, Lincoln, IL 62656-2111
Phone	217-732-3168
Web	https://www.lincolnchristian.edu
Online Application	https://www.lincolnchristian.edu/enrollment/apply-now
Financial Info	https://www.lincolnchristian.edu/enrollment/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Lincoln Christian is $9,910 in average. The school has 171 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 258 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 29 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,910
Student Population	171
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	29 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	7 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Lincoln Christian is $9,910 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $494.

Lincoln Christian offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$8,892
Required Fees	$100
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$494

Lincoln Christian offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, employment services for students are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college
On-Campus Student Services	Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Lincoln Christian University is $9,910. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 10.21% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,920	-
2019-2020	$8,154	-
2020-2021	$8,388	$100
2021-2022	$8,712	$100
2022-2023	$8,892	$100
2023-2024	$9,810	$100

The graduate school tuition & fees of Lincoln Christian is very inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Illinois. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Illinois graduate tuition is $18,738 (public) / $21,100 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Lincoln Christian University	$9,910
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Illinois Graduate Schools	$18,871	$20,166
Public	$11,992	$18,738
Private	$21,100

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $12,608. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -1.12% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$6,652	$5,208
2019-2020	$6,843	$5,773
2020-2021	$6,843	$5,773
2021-2022	$6,843	$5,908
2022-2023	$6,843	$5,908
2023-2024	$8,528	$4,080

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $544 at Lincoln Christian University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 10.12% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$440
2019-2020	$453
2020-2021	$466
2021-2022	$484
2022-2023	$494
2023-2024	$544

Graduate Programs at Lincoln Christian

Lincoln Christian University offers 11 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 85 students have completed their study at Lincoln Christian University.

Offered Degrees at Lincoln Christian University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	10	2	82
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	3
Total	11	2	85

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Lincoln Christian University by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Divinity/Ministry program with 21 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Divinity/Ministry program with 3 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Lincoln Christian University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Divinity/Ministry	✕	21	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	15	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	14	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	12	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	11	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Lincoln Christian University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Divinity/Ministry	✕	3	-

Lincoln Christian University offers 11 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 85 students have completed their graduate studies.

82 students have earned/completed Master's program.
3 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's
Doctorate (Practice)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies	✕	4	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (1 completers)	49 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	11	-
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	✔	1	-
Religious Education	✕	1	-
Religious/Sacred Music	✕	2	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	12	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	21	-
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	15	-
Business [+]	✔	14 completers	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	14	-
	Total	82

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	3	-
	Total	3

Graduate Student Population at Lincoln Christian

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 171 students enrolled into Lincoln Christian University graduate schools where it has total 258 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 50 full-time and 121 part-time graduate students. By gender, 100 male and 71 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	171	100	71
Full-time	50	16	34
Part-tme	121	84	37

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 134 White (78.36%), 14 Black/African American (8.19%), 6 Hispanic (3.51%), 2 Asian (1.17%), and 15 students with other races. 8 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	171	100	71
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	2	1	1
Black/African American	14	7	7
Hispanic	6	0	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	134	83	51
Two More	2	1	1
Un-Known	5	3	2
Non-resident Alien	8	5	3

Lincoln Christian University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 65 graduate students (38.01% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 39 graduate students (22.81% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.