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University of Illinois Chicago Graduate Schools

University of Illinois Chicago (referred to as UIC) is a Public, 4 years school located in Chicago, IL. It is classified as a Research University (very high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Illinois Chicago is $17,257 for Illinois residents and $28,422 for out-of-state students. The school has 11,940 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 33,747 including undergraduate students.
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Graduate School Overview

University of Illinois Chicago (referred to as UIC) is a Public, 4 years school located in Chicago, IL. It is classified as a Research University (very 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 (1/1/1970 - Current[Estimated Date]).
UIC Directory Information
School NameUniversity of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Address601 S Morgan, Chicago, IL 60607
Phone312-996-7000
Webhttps://www.uic.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.admissions.uic.edu/apply-now
Financial Infohttps://www.financialaid.uic.edu
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Illinois Chicago is $17,257 for Illinois residents and $28,422 for out-of-state students. The school has 11,940 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 33,747 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 282 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 12 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$28,422
$17,257 for Illinois Residents
Student Population11,940
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs282 graduate programs
(12 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at University of Illinois Chicago is $17,257 for Illinois residents and $28,422 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $736 for Illinois residents and $1,104 for out-of-state students.
University of Illinois Chicago offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.
University of Illinois Chicago 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)12 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • 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 University of Illinois Chicago is $17,257 for Illinois residents and $28,422 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -0.16% 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 ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$13,612$3,180$23,299$3,180
2019-2020$13,276$3,290$23,850$3,290
2020-2021$13,799$3,322$23,714$3,322
2021-2022$13,927$3,350$25,118$3,350
2022-2023$14,181$3,076$25,346$3,076
The graduate school tuition & fees of UIC is expensive compared to public 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
ResidentsOut-of-State
University of Illinois Chicago$17,257$28,422
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 $20,426 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Illinois Chicago. On-campus living costs are increased by 30.52% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,426. Off-campus living costs are increased by 30.52% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$12,074$3,628$10,900$3,628
2019-2020$12,479$3,628$12,479$3,628
2020-2021$12,000$3,470$12,000$5,570
2021-2022$12,250$3,400$12,250$3,400
2022-2023$14,400$6,026$14,400$6,026
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $736 for Illinois residents and $1,104 for other students at University of Illinois Chicago. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 11.18% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Illinois ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$694$962
2019-2020$699$890
2020-2021$692$993
2021-2022$710$993
2022-2023$736$1,104
The law school tuition at University of Illinois Chicago is $39,076 for Illinois residents and $48,076 for out-of-state students for academic year 2022-2023. For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $33,718 for Illinois residents and $55,838 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at University of Illinois Chicago.
Law School Tuition
2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at University of Illinois Chicago
Illinois ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
Dentistry$36,526$11,516$65,730$11,516
Medicine$30,600$3,118$52,720$3,118
Pharmacy$25,670$3,076$25,670$3,076
Law$36,000$3,076$45,000$3,076

Graduate Programs at UIC

University of Illinois Chicago offers 189 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, 3,357 students have completed their study at University of Illinois Chicago.
Offered Degrees at University of Illinois Chicago
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree10861,864
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship620356
Doctor's degree - other911,113
Post Bachelor's Degree212
Post Master's Degree8122
Total18993,357
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Illinois Chicago by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Orthodontics/Orthodontology program with 9 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 225 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Medicine program with 325 completers.
University of Illinois Chicago offers 189 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 3,357 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 1,864 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 1,113 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 2 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 22 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Architecture✕15$49,600
Architectural History and Criticism✕2-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Latin American Studies✕5-
German Studies✕4-
Disability Studies✕1-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Communication✕3-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 103 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)✕7-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst✕28-
Computer Science✕68-
Education [+] ✔ (2 completers) 186 completers-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision✕19-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕32-
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)✔20-
Special Education and Teaching✕34$60,200
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕29-
Mathematics Teacher Education✕1-
Reading Teacher Education✕14-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕14-
Health Occupations Teacher Education✔12-
History Teacher Education✕7-
Spanish Language Teacher Education✕4-
Engineering [+] ✔ (1 completers) 195 completers-
Engineering✔5-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕20-
Chemical Engineering✕16-
Civil Engineering✕35-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕34-
Materials Engineering✕4-
Mechanical Engineering✕27-
Construction Engineering✕19-
Industrial Engineering✕17-
Engineering (other)✕18-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Linguistics✕0-
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕1-
French Language and Literature✕6-
Spanish Language and Literature✕5-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Child Development✕7-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies✕3-
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law✕1-
Tax Law/Taxation✕3-
Intellectual Property Law✕2-
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)✕5-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 20 completers-
English Language and Literature✕20-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕3-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕0-
Cell Biology and Anatomy✕0-
Microbiology and Immunology✕0-
Physiology✕1-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology✕0-
Pharmacology✕0-
Molecular Pharmacology✕0-
Pharmacology and Toxicology (other)✕0-
Biostatistics✕0-
Bioinformatics✕4-
Biotechnology✕21-
Epidemiology✕0-
Neuroscience✕0-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 42 completers-
Mathematics✕8-
Financial Mathematics✕24-
Statistics✕10-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 65 completers-
Museology/Museum Studies✕12-
Sustainability Studies✕53-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕9-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Philosophy✕1-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Chemistry✕8-
Geology/Earth Science✕2-
Physics✕9-
Psychology [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Psychology✕8-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕3-
Forensic Science and Technology✕8-
Human Services [+] ✕ 260 completers-
Public Administration✕25$46,600
Public Policy Analysis✕10-
Social Work✕225$40,600
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 24 completers-
Anthropology✕3-
Economics✕1-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕8-
Geography✕0-
Political Science and Government✕2-
Sociology✕10-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 36 completers-
Industrial and Product Design✕3-
Graphic Design✕17-
Design and Applied Arts (other)✕1-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕0-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕2-
Photography✕2-
Fine/Studio Arts✕6-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕5-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (3 completers) 503 completers-
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (other)✕26-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator✔98-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)✕16-
Medical Scientist✕4-
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry✕0-
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy✕0-
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics✕0-
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)✕0-
Public Health✔124$53,900
Health Services Administration✕26-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✕46-
Rehabilitation Science✕7-
Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator✕24-
Dietetics/Dietitian✕23$45,600
Nursing Science✕104-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✔5-
Business [+] ✕ 288 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕140$73,700
Accounting✕30$60,800
Management Science✕69-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✕23-
Marketing/Marketing Management✕26-
Real Estate✕0-
History [+] ✕ 2 completers-
History✕2-
Total1,864
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 12 completers-
German Studies✕1-
Disability Studies✕11-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Communication✕2-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst✕2-
Computer Science✕21-
Education [+] ✕ 46 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕10-
Urban Education and Leadership✕16-
Learning Sciences✕1-
Special Education and Teaching✕12-
Education (other)✕7-
Engineering [+] ✕ 61 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕12-
Chemical Engineering✕12-
Civil Engineering✕6-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕12-
Materials Engineering✕2-
Mechanical Engineering✕13-
Industrial Engineering✕4-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕1-
Spanish Language and Literature✕3-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 9 completers-
English Language and Literature✕9-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 38 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕9-
Biomedical Sciences✕0-
Cell Biology and Anatomy✕1-
Microbiology and Immunology✕6-
Physiology✕3-
Pathology/Experimental Pathology✕1-
Pharmacology✕5-
Molecular Pharmacology✕2-
Bioinformatics✕1-
Epidemiology✕0-
Neuroscience✕5-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)✕5-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Mathematics✕22-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕0-
Sustainability Studies✕1-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Philosophy✕3-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 36 completers-
Chemistry✕25-
Geology/Earth Science✕0-
Physics✕11-
Psychology [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Psychology✕13-
Educational Psychology✕2-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕4-
Human Services [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Public Administration✕2-
Social Work✕3-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Anthropology✕5-
Economics✕1-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕9-
Political Science and Government✕4-
Sociology✕4-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 44 completers-
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (other)✕2-
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry✕2-
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy✕5-
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics✕3-
Pharmaceutical Sciences✕0-
Public Health✕11-
Rehabilitation Science✕3-
Medical Informatics✕1-
Nursing Science✕9-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✕8-
Business [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕3-
History [+] ✕ 3 completers-
History✕3-
Total356
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 280 completers-
Law✕280-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 833 completers-
Dentistry✕119-
Medicine✕325-
Pharmacy✕192-
Public Health✔16-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist✕4-
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕53-
Nursing Practice✕124-
Total1,113
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Social Work✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 1 completers-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator✔1-
Total2
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Urban Education and Leadership✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 22 completers-
Endodontics/Endodontology✕4-
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery✕0-
Orthodontics/Orthodontology✕9-
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics✕1-
Periodontics/Periodontology✕3-
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology✕4-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator✔1-
Total22

Graduate Student Population at UIC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 11,920 students enrolled into University of Illinois Chicago graduate schools where it has total 33,747 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 8,416 full-time and 3,504 part-time graduate students. By gender, 4,752 male and 7,168 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total11,9204,7527,168
Full-time8,4163,5594,857
Part-tme3,5041,1932,311
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 4,719 White (39.59%), 1,097 Black/African American (9.20%), 1,579 Hispanic (13.25%), 1,582 Asian (13.27%), and 2,943 students with other races. 2,292 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total11,9204,7527,168
American Indian/Native American1789
Asian1,5825801,002
Black/African American1,097320777
Hispanic1,5795381,041
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander505
White4,7191,7942,925
Two More328132196
Un-Known301112189
Non-resident Alien2,2921,2681,024
University of Illinois Chicago offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 6,355 graduate students (53.31% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 3,730 graduate students (31.29% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total11,920
Enrolled Online Exclusively6,355
Enrolled Some Online Courses3,730
Not in Online Courses1,835
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Illinois Chicago. 3,634 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.49% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.01%), 373 students are aged above 50 (3.13%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Illinois Chicago.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total11,9204,7527,168
Age 18-19101
Age 20-2118266116
Age 22-243,4521,4022,050
Age 25-294,2921,8262,466
Age 30-341,8457371,108
Age 35-39911323588
Age 40-49864284580
Age 50-64347101246
Over 64261313

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