Graduate Programs at University of Illinois Springfield

Graduate School Overview

University of Illinois Springfield (referred to as UIS) is a Public, 4 years school located in Springfield, IL. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1975 - Current[Estimated Date]).

UIS Directory Information
School Name	University of Illinois Springfield (UIS)
Address	One University Plaza, Springfield, IL 62703-5407
Phone	217-206-6600
Web	https://www.uis.edu
Online Application	https://www.uis.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.uis.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Illinois Springfield is $11,814 for Illinois residents and $19,364 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,805 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,198 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 65 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 7 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$19,364 $11,814 for Illinois Residents
Student Population	1,805
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	65 graduate programs (7 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Illinois Springfield is $11,814 for Illinois residents and $19,364 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $392 for Illinois residents and $493 for out-of-state students.

University of Illinois Springfield offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

University of Illinois Springfield 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, remedial services, 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)	7 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial 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 Springfield is $11,814 for Illinois residents and $19,364 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 15.56% 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	$8,550	$2,936	$15,247	$2,936
2019-2020	$8,270	$2,936	$15,240	$2,936
2020-2021	$8,247	$2,736	$14,021	$2,736
2021-2022	$8,375	$2,736	$14,021	$2,736
2022-2023	$8,858	$2,956	$16,408	$2,956

The graduate school tuition & fees of UIS is average compared to public graduate schools in Illinois. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Illinois graduate tuition is $18,843 (public) / $20,539 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Illinois Springfield	$11,814	$19,364
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Illinois Graduate Schools	$18,786	$19,718
Public	$12,102	$18,843
Private	$20,539

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,776 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Illinois Springfield. On-campus living costs are increased by 0.41% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$9,760	$2,700
2019-2020	$9,760	$2,700
2020-2021	$9,760	$2,700
2021-2022	$10,410	$2,700
2022-2023	$10,410	$2,754

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $392 for Illinois residents and $493 for other students at University of Illinois Springfield. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 15.46% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Illinois Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$372	$459
2019-2020	$372	$450
2020-2021	$368	$447
2021-2022	$369	$427
2022-2023	$392	$493

Graduate Programs at UIS

University of Illinois Springfield offers 33 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, 476 students have completed their study at University of Illinois Springfield.

Offered Degrees at University of Illinois Springfield
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	22	0	442
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	0	8
Post Bachelor's Degree	9	7	26
Post Master's Degree	1	0	0
Total	33	7	476

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Public Administration program with 12 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Computer Science program with 135 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Public Administration program with 8 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Illinois Springfield
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Public Administration	✔	12	-
Public Administration	✔	11	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✔	7	-
Public Health	✔	6	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✔	5	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Illinois Springfield
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer Science	✕	135	$77,600
Computer Science	✕	126	$77,600
Public Administration	✕	63	$45,900
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	✕	49	$73,200
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	✕	48	$73,200

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Illinois Springfield
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Public Administration	✕	8	-
Public Administration	✕	8	-

University of Illinois Springfield offers 33 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 476 students have completed their graduate studies.

442 students have earned/completed Master's program.
26 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	1	-
Environmental Science	✕	13	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Communication	✕	3	-
Journalism	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	174 completers	-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	✕	48	$73,200
Computer Science	✕	126	$77,600
Education [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	7	$48,800
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	18	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	2 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	2	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	✕	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Mathematics and Computer Science	✕	12	-
Psychology [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	23	-
Human Services [+]	✕	48 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	48	$45,900
Social Sciences [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Political Science and Government	✕	27	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	0	-
Public Health	✕	13	$48,300
Environmental Health	✕	7	-
Business [+]	✕	58 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	33	$61,300
Accounting	✕	25	$54,300
History [+]	✕	6 completers	-
History	✕	6	-
	Total	442

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Human Services [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	8	-
	Total	8

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	1 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	1	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✔	0	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✔	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	0 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (2 completers)	16 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	11	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✔	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	9 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	1	-
Public Health	✔	6	-
Public Health (other)	✔	2	-
	Total	26

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at UIS

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,441 students enrolled into University of Illinois Springfield graduate schools where it has total 4,198 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 478 full-time and 963 part-time graduate students. By gender, 705 male and 736 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	1,441	705	736
Full-time	478	211	267
Part-tme	963	494	469

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

There are 863 White (59.89%), 164 Black/African American (11.38%), 76 Hispanic (5.27%), 83 Asian (5.76%), and 255 students with other races. 203 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,441	705	736
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	83	52	31
Black/African American	164	69	95
Hispanic	76	39	37
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	863	391	472
Two More	34	18	16
Un-Known	17	13	4
Non-resident Alien	203	123	80

University of Illinois Springfield offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,056 graduate students (73.28% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 230 graduate students (15.96% 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	1,441
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,056
Enrolled Some Online Courses	230
Not in Online Courses	155

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Illinois Springfield. 304 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.10% of total students), 129 students are aged above 50 (8.95%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Illinois Springfield.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,441	705	736
Age 20-21	10	3	7
Age 22-24	294	134	160
Age 25-29	350	161	189
Age 30-34	234	124	110
Age 35-39	189	108	81
Age 40-49	235	115	120
Age 50-64	117	54	63
Over 64	12	6	6

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