Graduate Programs at Northern Illinois University

Graduate School Overview

Northern Illinois University (referred to as Northern Illinois) is a Public, 4 years school located in Dekalb, IL.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1915 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Northern Illinois Directory Information
School Name	Northern Illinois University (Northern Illinois)
Address	1425 W. Lincoln Hwy., Dekalb, IL 60115-2828
Phone	800-892-3050
Web	https://www.niu.edu
Online Application	https://www.niu.edu/apply/index.shtml
Financial Info	https://www.niu.edu/fa

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Northern Illinois is $9,066 for Illinois residents and $9,090 for out-of-state students. The school has 4,220 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 15,649 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 162 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,090 $9,066 for Illinois Residents
Student Population	4,220
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	162 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Northern Illinois is $9,066 for Illinois residents and $9,090 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $503.

Northern Illinois offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Illinois Residents	$9,066
Out-of-State	$9,090
Tuition per Credit Hour
Illinois Residents	$503
Out-of-State	$503

Northern Illinois 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, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Northern Illinois University is $9,066 for Illinois residents and $9,090 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.26% 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
	Illinois Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$11,904	$2,503	$11,904	$2,503
2019-2020	$8,922	$2,358	$8,922	$2,358
2020-2021	$8,858	$2,228	$8,858	$2,228
2021-2022	$8,942	$2,448	$8,942	$2,448
2022-2023	$9,066	-	$9,066	-
2023-2024	-	-	$9,090	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Northern Illinois is very inexpensive compared to public 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
Northern Illinois University	$9,066	$9,090
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 living costs are $15,636 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Northern Illinois.

On-campus living costs are increased by 12.81% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,636. Off-campus living costs are increased by 12.81% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$10,880	$2,220	$10,880	$2,220
2019-2020	$10,880	$2,090	$10,880	$2,090
2020-2021	$10,880	$2,870	$10,880	$2,870
2021-2022	$11,000	$2,440	$11,000	$2,440
2022-2023	$11,420	$2,440	$11,420	$2,440
2023-2024	$12,800	$2,836	$12,800	$2,836

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $504 at Northern Illinois University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.20% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$853
2019-2020	$496
2020-2021	$492
2021-2022	$496
2022-2023	$503
2023-2024	$504

The law school tuition at Northern Illinois University is $22,560 for Illinois residents and $22,560 for out-of-state students for academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school at Northern Illinois.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Northern Illinois University
	Illinois Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Law	$22,160	$400	$22,160	$400

Graduate Programs at Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois University offers 96 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1,508 students have completed their study at Northern Illinois University.

Offered Degrees at Northern Illinois University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	67	1,204
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	22	120
Doctor's degree - other	4	147
Post Master's Degree	3	37
Total	96	1,508

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Northern Illinois University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 22 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 199 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 104 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Northern Illinois University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	22	-
Music Performance	✕	11	-
School Psychology	✕	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at Northern Illinois University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	199	$86,400
Management Science	✕	73	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	56	-
Information Technology	✕	52	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	49	$48,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at Northern Illinois University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	104	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	33	-
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	✕	30	-
Psychology	✕	15	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	13	-

Northern Illinois University offers 96 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 1,508 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,204 students have earned/completed Master's program.
147 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
37 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	89 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	52	-
Computer Science	✕	37	-
Education [+]	✕	308 completers	-
Education	✕	23	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	17	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	13	$39,300
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	✕	18	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	10	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	30	$57,400
Educational Evaluation and Research	✕	7	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	49	$48,900
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	43	$45,000
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	8	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	12	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	44	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	34	-
Biology Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	-	-
Engineering [+]	✕	77 completers	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	15	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	38	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	24	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	15	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	3 completers	-
French Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	3	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Human Development and Family Studies	✕	9	$37,800
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	13 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	13	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	6	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	4	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	13	-
Statistics	✕	3	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	28	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	9	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	2	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	8	-
Physics	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Psychology	✕	13	-
Educational Psychology	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	33	$48,400
Social Sciences [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	4	-
Economics	✕	-	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	4	-
Geography	✕	4	-
Political Science and Government	✕	5	-
Sociology	✕	6	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	52 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	17	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	3	$23,100
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	8	-
Music	✕	-	$24,900
Music Performance	✕	24	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	102 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	20	$53,200
Public Health	✕	31	-
Health Services Administration	✕	3	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	6	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	9	-
Nursing Science	✕	33	-
Business [+]	✕	379 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	199	$86,400
Accounting	✕	12	$61,700
Finance	✕	-	-
Financial Risk Management	✕	-	-
Management Science	✕	73	-
Business Statistics	✕	-	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	56	-
Marketing (other)	✕	35	-
Taxation	✕	4	-
History [+]	✕	6 completers	-
History	✕	6	-
	Total	1,204

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	61 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	7	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	13	-
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	✕	30	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	1	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	3	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	7	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	7 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	7	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	4	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	4	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	5	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	2	-
Physics	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Psychology	✕	15	-
Educational Psychology	✕	3	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Economics	✕	-	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	3	-
Geography	✕	1	-
Political Science and Government	✕	2	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	-	-
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	6	-
History [+]	✕	1 completers	-
History	✕	1	-
	Total	120

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	104 completers	-
Law	✕	104	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	43 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	4	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	33	-
Nursing Practice	✕	6	-
	Total	147

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	22	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	11	-
	Total	37

Graduate Student Population at Northern Illinois

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 4,220 students enrolled into Northern Illinois University graduate schools where it has total 15,649 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,977 full-time and 2,243 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,730 male and 2,490 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	4,220	1,730	2,490
Full-time	1,977	952	1,025
Part-tme	2,243	778	1,465

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

There are 2,291 White (54.29%), 342 Black/African American (8.10%), 450 Hispanic (10.66%), 206 Asian (4.88%), and 931 students with other races. 813 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,220	1,730	2,490
American Indian/Native American	4	3	1
Asian	206	71	135
Black/African American	342	122	220
Hispanic	450	157	293
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	2,291	855	1,436
Two More	81	27	54
Un-Known	32	24	8
Non-resident Alien	813	471	342

Northern Illinois University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,288 graduate students (30.52% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,091 graduate students (25.85% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	4,220
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,288
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,091
Not in Online Courses	1,841

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