Graduate Programs at School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Graduate School Overview

School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a Private, 4 years school located in Chicago, IL. It is classified as a School of art, music, and design school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1936 - Current[Estimated Date]).

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Directory Information
School Name	School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Address	36 S Wabash, Chicago, IL 60603
Phone	312-629-6118
Web	https://www.saic.edu
Online Application	https://www.commonapp.org
Financial Info	https://www.saic.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago is $46,802 in average. The school has 713 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,532 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 19 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$46,802
Student Population	713
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	19 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago is $46,802 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,860.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago offers the alternative tuition plans.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of School of the Art Institute of Chicago is $46,802. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.63% 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	$49,950	$920
2019-2020	$42,904	$940
2020-2021	$42,952	$960
2021-2022	$44,641	$960
2022-2023	$45,822	$980

The graduate school tuition & fees of School of the Art Institute of Chicago is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in Illinois. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Illinois graduate tuition is $18,843 (public) / $20,716 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
School of the Art Institute of Chicago	$46,802
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Illinois Graduate Schools	$18,869	$19,862
Public	$11,983	$18,843
Private	$20,716

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,570 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.28% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,300. Off-campus living costs are increased by 3.36% 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	$14,810	$1,980	$9,790	$1,980
2019-2020	$15,190	$2,000	$9,900	$2,000
2020-2021	$15,580	$2,000	$9,900	$2,000
2021-2022	$15,980	$2,000	$9,900	$2,000
2022-2023	$16,550	$2,020	$10,280	$2,020

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,860 at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.45% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,665
2019-2020	$1,730
2020-2021	$1,798
2021-2022	$1,798
2022-2023	$1,860

Graduate Programs at School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of the Art Institute of Chicago offers 14 graduate programs for Master's 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, 274 students have completed their study at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Offered Degrees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	12	260
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	14
Total	14	274

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at School of the Art Institute of Chicago by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Fine/Studio Arts program with 13 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Fine/Studio Arts program with 116 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	13	-
Fashion/Apparel Design	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	116	-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	✕	25	-
Art Therapy/Therapist	✕	23	-
Creative Writing	✕	20	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	17	-

School of the Art Institute of Chicago offers 14 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 274 students have completed their graduate studies.

260 students have earned/completed Master's program.
14 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Interior Architecture	✕	0	-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	✕	25	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Journalism (other)	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	13	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	20	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	176 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	10	-
Fashion/Apparel Design	✕	6	-
Design and Applied Arts (other)	✕	14	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	116	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	17	-
Fine and Studio Arts Management	✕	13	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Art Therapy/Therapist	✕	23	-
	Total	260

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Fashion/Apparel Design	✕	1	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	13	-
	Total	14

Graduate Student Population at School of the Art Institute of Chicago

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 764 students enrolled into School of the Art Institute of Chicago graduate schools where it has total 3,532 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 672 full-time and 92 part-time graduate students. By gender, 197 male and 567 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	764	197	567
Full-time	672	174	498
Part-tme	92	23	69

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

There are 297 White (38.87%), 41 Black/African American (5.37%), 81 Hispanic (10.60%), 54 Asian (7.07%), and 291 students with other races. 238 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	764	197	567
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	54	8	46
Black/African American	41	9	32
Hispanic	81	25	56
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	297	73	224
Two More	6	3	3
Un-Known	46	13	33
Non-resident Alien	238	66	172

School of the Art Institute of Chicago offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 105 graduate students (13.74% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 519 graduate students (67.93% 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	764
Enrolled Online Exclusively	105
Enrolled Some Online Courses	519
Not in Online Courses	140

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 245 students are aged 20 to 24 (32.07% of total students), 28 students are aged above 50 (3.66%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	764	197	567
Age 20-21	14	2	12
Age 22-24	231	48	183
Age 25-29	285	77	208
Age 30-34	121	34	87
Age 35-39	47	16	31
Age 40-49	38	11	27
Age 50-64	27	8	19
Over 64	1	1	0

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