University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Graduate Schools

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (referred to as UIUC) is a Public, 4 years school located in Champaign, 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 Urbana-Champaign is $18,131 for Illinois residents and $32,416 for out-of-state students. The school has 21,796 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 56,916 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (referred to as UIUC) is a Public, 4 years school located in Champaign, 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 (1/1/1913 - Current[Estimated Date]).
UIUC Directory Information
School NameUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
Address601 E John Street, Champaign, IL 61820-5711
Phone217-333-1000
Webhttps://www.illinois.edu
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.illinois.edu/apply
Financial Infohttps://www.osfa.illinois.edu
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is $18,131 for Illinois residents and $32,416 for out-of-state students. The school has 21,796 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 56,916 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 368 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$32,416
$18,131 for Illinois Residents
Student Population21,796
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs368 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio21 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is $18,131 for Illinois residents and $32,416 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $538 for Illinois residents and $624 for out-of-state students.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 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, Navy, Air Force)
  • 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

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is $18,131 for Illinois residents and $32,416 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.04% 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$15,068$3,058$28,221$3,058
2019-2020$14,997$3,086$28,404$3,086
2020-2021$15,016$2,896$27,187$2,896
2021-2022$14,635$3,188$27,674$3,188
2022-2023$14,891$3,240$29,176$3,240
The graduate school tuition & fees of UIUC is expensive 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
ResidentsOut-of-State
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign$18,131$32,416
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 $12,719 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.51% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-Campus
Room & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$11,308$2,500
2019-2020$11,480$2,500
2020-2021$12,252$2,500
2021-2022$12,494$2,500
2022-2023$12,720$2,500
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $538 for Illinois residents and $624 for other students at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.05% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Illinois ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$554$974
2019-2020$543$726
2020-2021$525$680
2021-2022$529$594
2022-2023$538$624

Graduate Programs at UIUC

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers 230 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, 5,812 students have completed their study at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Offered Degrees at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree13104,812
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship900733
Doctor's degree - other40258
Post Master's Degree509
Total23005,812
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Music program with 6 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 1,079 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Veterinary Medicine program with 156 completers.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers 230 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 5,812 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 4,812 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 258 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 9 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] 104 completers-
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture6-
Animal Sciences18-
Animal Health0-
Food Science43-
Agronomy and Crop Science25-
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences11-
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology1-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 15 completers-
Environmental Science15-
Architecture [+] 70 completers-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology70-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 14 completers-
African Studies1-
East Asian Studies8-
European Studies/Civilization3-
Latin American Studies1-
Russian Studies1-
Area Studies (other)0-
Communication and Journalism [+] 40 completers-
Communication11-
Journalism4-
Advertising11-
Health Communication14-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 910 completers-
Information Science/Studies367-
Computer Science543$123,100
Education [+] 293 completers-
Education170-
Curriculum and Instruction30-
Educational Leadership and Administration0$55,400
Educational Statistics and Research Methods9-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education1$54,600
Special Education and Teaching20-
Elementary Education and Teaching1-
Secondary Education and Teaching8-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1-
Agricultural Teacher Education14$52,600
Art Teacher Education3-
Mathematics Teacher Education3-
Music Teacher Education11-
Social Studies Teacher Education0-
Technical Teacher Education0-
Biology Teacher Education11-
Chemistry Teacher Education1-
Physics Teacher Education0-
Latin Teacher Education0-
Earth Science Teacher Education0-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor10-
Engineering [+] 655 completers-
Engineering14-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering37-
Agricultural Engineering19-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering34-
Chemical Engineering8-
Civil Engineering169$70,100
Electrical and Electronics Engineering176-
Engineering Mechanics0-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering36-
Materials Engineering20-
Mechanical Engineering61-
Nuclear Engineering9-
Systems Engineering1-
Industrial Engineering25-
Operations Research46-
Engineering Technology [+] 62 completers-
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician0-
Engineering/Industrial Management62$65,300
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 40 completers-
Linguistics4-
Language Interpretation and Translation19-
Comparative Literature1-
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics0-
German Language and Literature0-
French Language and Literature4-
Italian Language and Literature3-
Portuguese Language and Literature1-
Spanish Language and Literature7-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1-
Legal Studies [+] 47 completers-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies46-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)1-
English Language and Literature [+] 12 completers-
English Language and Literature4-
Creative Writing8-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 37 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences2-
Biomedical Sciences3-
Biochemistry0-
Biophysics0-
Botany/Plant Biology4-
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology1-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology6-
Microbiology2-
Entomology3-
Physiology3-
Bioinformatics11-
Biotechnology1-
Epidemiology0-
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology1-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 270 completers-
Mathematics29-
Applied Mathematics9-
Financial Mathematics121-
Statistics111-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 50 completers-
Nutrition Sciences7-
Sustainability Studies43-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 53 completers$40,700
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies41$40,700
Kinesiology and Exercise Science12-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 3 completers-
Philosophy0-
Religion/Religious Studies3-
Physical Sciences [+] 29 completers-
Astronomy1-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology6-
Chemistry11-
Geology/Earth Science0-
Physics11-
Psychology [+] 27 completers-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)26-
Educational Psychology1-
Human Services [+] 157 completers-
Community Organization and Advocacy2-
Social Work155$40,700
Social Sciences [+] 115 completers-
Anthropology3-
Economics0-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics98-
Geography0-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography11-
Political Science and Government2-
Sociology1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 79 completers-
Dance3-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts8$34,600
Fine/Studio Arts20-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation2-
Music46$15,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 53 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist27-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management4-
Public Health18-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine4-
Rehabilitation Science0-
Business [+] 1,671 completers-
Business Administration and Management1,079$91,500
Accounting0$62,700
Labor and Industrial Relations125-
Actuarial Science17-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)412-
Marketing/Marketing Management38-
Taxation0$88,800
History [+] 6 completers-
History6-
Total4,812
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] 35 completers-
Agricultural Economics0-
Animal Sciences10-
Food Science5-
Agronomy and Crop Science16-
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences0-
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology4-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 8 completers-
Environmental Science8-
Architecture [+] 2 completers-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology2-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 completers-
East Asian Studies1-
Communication and Journalism [+] 8 completers-
Communication8-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 67 completers-
Information Science/Studies15-
Computer Science52-
Education [+] 75 completers-
Education41-
Curriculum and Instruction10-
Educational Leadership and Administration6-
Educational Statistics and Research Methods5-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education7-
Special Education and Teaching4-
Art Teacher Education0-
Music Teacher Education0-
Technical Teacher Education2-
Engineering [+] 201 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering12-
Agricultural Engineering6-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering8-
Chemical Engineering17-
Civil Engineering32-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering49-
Engineering Mechanics6-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering5-
Materials Engineering21-
Mechanical Engineering29-
Nuclear Engineering7-
Systems Engineering4-
Industrial Engineering5-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 9 completers-
Linguistics5-
Comparative Literature0-
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics0-
German Language and Literature0-
French Language and Literature2-
Italian Language and Literature0-
Portuguese Language and Literature0-
Spanish Language and Literature2-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics0-
Legal Studies [+] 0 completers$67,700
Advanced Legal Research/Studies0-
English Language and Literature [+] 9 completers-
English Language and Literature9-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 57 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences1-
Biomedical Sciences2-
Biochemistry9-
Biophysics2-
Botany/Plant Biology6-
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology9-
Microbiology11-
Entomology4-
Physiology3-
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology3-
Neuroscience7-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 29 completers-
Mathematics17-
Financial Mathematics1-
Statistics11-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 8 completers-
Nutrition Sciences5-
Sustainability Studies3-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 5 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies2-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science3-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 1 completers-
Philosophy1-
Physical Sciences [+] 94 completers-
Astronomy5-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology5-
Chemistry44$68,100
Chemical Physics0-
Geology/Earth Science8-
Physics32-
Psychology [+] 13 completers-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)13-
Educational Psychology0-
Human Services [+] 6 completers-
Community Organization and Advocacy3-
Social Work3-
Social Sciences [+] 39 completers-
Anthropology5-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics22-
Geography4-
Political Science and Government7-
Sociology1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 40 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts2-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation2-
Music34-
Musicology and Ethnomusicology2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 5 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist1-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine4-
Business [+] 7 completers-
Business Administration and Management4-
Accounting0-
Labor and Industrial Relations1-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)2-
History [+] 14 completers-
History14-
Total733
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] 133 completers-
Veterinary Medicine133-
Legal Studies [+] 122 completers$67,700
Law122$67,700
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 3 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist3-
Medicine0-
Total258
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Information Science/Studies0-
Education [+] 3 completers-
Education2-
Curriculum and Instruction1-
Psychology [+] 0 completers-
Educational Psychology0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 6 completers-
Music6-
Total9

Graduate Student Population at UIUC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 21,828 students enrolled into University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduate schools where it has total 56,916 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 13,119 full-time and 8,709 part-time graduate students. By gender, 12,170 male and 9,658 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
Total21,82812,1709,658
Full-time13,1197,2575,862
Part-tme8,7094,9133,796
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 8,218 White (37.65%), 926 Black/African American (4.24%), 1,503 Hispanic (6.89%), 2,540 Asian (11.64%), and 8,641 students with other races. 6,783 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total21,82812,1709,658
American Indian/Native American1284
Asian2,5401,5081,032
Black/African American926390536
Hispanic1,503706797
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander19127
White8,2184,2193,999
Two More404210194
Un-Known1,423939484
Non-resident Alien6,7834,1782,605
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 10,320 graduate students (47.28% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 5,350 graduate students (24.51% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total21,828
Enrolled Online Exclusively10,320
Enrolled Some Online Courses5,350
Not in Online Courses6,158
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 6,288 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.81% of total students), 3 students are aged below 20 (0.01%), 759 students are aged above 50 (3.48%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total21,82812,1709,658
Age 18-19330
Age 20-21413234179
Age 22-245,8753,0672,808
Age 25-296,5413,5522,989
Age 30-343,5702,0781,492
Age 35-392,2831,422861
Age 40-492,3841,413971
Age 50-64734390344
Over 64251114

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