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. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

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 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Northern Illinois University is $11,390 for Illinois residents and $11,390 for out-of-state students. The school has 4,400 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 16,234 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 155 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,390 $11,390 for Illinois Residents
Student Population	4,400
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	155 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Northern Illinois University is $11,390 in average for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $496.

Northern Illinois University offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including tuition guarantee, prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

Northern Illinois University 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)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Northern Illinois University is $11,390. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.74% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$20,473	$2,078
2018-2019	$11,904	$2,503
2019-2020	$8,922	$2,358
2020-2021	$8,858	$2,228
2021-2022	$8,942	$2,448

The graduate school tuition & fees of Northern Illinois is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Illinois. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,225 and the Illinois graduate tuition is $18,541 (public) / $20,078 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Northern Illinois University	$11,390
All Graduate Schools	$15,964	$19,225
Public	$11,349	$20,502
Private	$19,232
Illinois Graduate Schools	$18,762	$19,321
Public	$11,929	$18,541
Private	$20,078

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $13,440 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Northern Illinois University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -2.25% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,440. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -2.25% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$10,880	$2,218	$10,880	$2,218
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

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $496 at Northern Illinois University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.81% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2017-2018	$916
2018-2019	$853
2019-2020	$496
2020-2021	$492
2021-2022	$496

The law school tuition at Northern Illinois University is $24,642 for Illinois residents and $24,642 for out-of-state students for academic year 2021-2022. Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at Northern Illinois University.

Law School Tuition

2021-2022 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Northern Illinois University
	Illinois Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Law	$21,994	$2,648	$21,994	$2,648

Graduate Programs at Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois University offers 93 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, 1,418 students have completed their study at Northern Illinois University.

Offered Degrees at Northern Illinois University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	66	2	1,181
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	20	0	99
Doctor's degree - other	4	0	108
Post Master's Degree	3	0	30
Total	93	2	1,418

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 19 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 146 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 80 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Northern Illinois University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	19	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	13	-
Music Performance	✕	7	-
Music Performance	✕	5	-
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	✕	146	$86,400
Business Administration and Management	✕	143	$86,400
Accounting	✕	97	$61,700
Information Technology	✕	83	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	80	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Northern Illinois University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	80	-
Law	✕	73	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	33	-
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	✕	26	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	24	-

Northern Illinois University offers 93 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,418 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,181 students have earned/completed Master's program.
108 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
30 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 [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	14	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	118 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	76	-
Computer Science	✕	42	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	328 completers	-
Education	✕	14	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	18	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	$39,300
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	✕	27	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✔	16	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	29	$57,400
Educational Evaluation and Research	✕	12	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	✕	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	60	$48,900
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	32	$45,000
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	9	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	37	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	48	-
Biology Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	76 completers	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	19	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	15	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	42	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	19	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
French Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Human Development and Family Studies	✕	10	$37,800
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	7 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	7	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	6	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	5	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	1	-
Statistics	✕	6	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	27	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	11	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	3	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	5	-
Physics	✕	5	-
Psychology [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Psychology	✕	22	-
Educational Psychology	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	35	$48,400
Social Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	3	-
Economics	✕	3	-
Geography	✕	2	-
Political Science and Government	✕	5	-
Sociology	✕	11	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	6	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	2	$23,100
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	6	-
Music	✕	21	$24,900
Music Performance	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	85 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	20	$53,200
Public Health	✕	14	-
Health Services Administration	✕	2	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	6	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	16	-
Nursing Science	✕	27	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	324 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	143	$86,400
Accounting	✕	18	$61,700
Finance	✕	15	-
Financial Risk Management	✕	0	-
Management Science	✕	28	-
Business Statistics	✕	0	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	80	-
Marketing (other)	✔	29	-
Taxation	✕	11	-
History [+]	✕	9 completers	-
History	✕	9	-
	Total	1,181

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	56 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	7	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	7	-
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	✕	26	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	10	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	6	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	3 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	3	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	1	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	5	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	3	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	0	-
Physics	✕	2	-
Psychology [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Psychology	✕	14	-
Educational Psychology	✕	2	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Economics	✕	5	-
Geography	✕	2	-
Political Science and Government	✕	3	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	2	-
History [+]	✕	1 completers	-
History	✕	1	-
	Total	99

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	73 completers	-
Law	✕	73	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	7	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	24	-
Nursing Practice	✕	4	-
	Total	108

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	19	-
Psychology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	4	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	7	-
	Total	30

Graduate Student Population at Northern Illinois

For academic year 2021-2022, total 4,400 students enrolled into Northern Illinois University graduate schools where it has total 16,234 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,895 full-time and 2,505 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,797 male and 2,603 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	4,400	1,797	2,603
Full-time	1,895	904	991
Part-tme	2,505	893	1,612

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

There are 2,577 White (58.57%), 360 Black/African American (8.18%), 517 Hispanic (11.75%), 219 Asian (4.98%), and 727 students with other races. 597 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,400	1,797	2,603
American Indian/Native American	6	3	3
Asian	219	91	128
Black/African American	360	146	214
Hispanic	517	189	328
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	2,577	981	1,596
Two More	97	37	60
Un-Known	26	16	10
Non-resident Alien	597	334	263

Northern Illinois University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,335 graduate students (30.34% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,222 graduate students (27.77% 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	4,400
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,335
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,222
Not in Online Courses	1,843

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Northern Illinois University. 1,134 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.77% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.02%), 304 students are aged above 50 (6.91%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Northern Illinois University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,400	1,797	2,603
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	47	18	29
Age 22-24	1,087	488	599
Age 25-29	1,155	500	655
Age 30-34	657	266	391
Age 35-39	502	218	284
Age 40-49	647	232	415
Age 50-64	283	69	214
Over 64	21	6	15

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