Graduate Programs at University of Northern Iowa

Graduate School Overview

University of Northern Iowa (referred to as UNI) is a Public, 4 years school located in Cedar Falls, IA.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1918 - Current[Estimated Date]).

UNI Directory Information
School Name	University of Northern Iowa (UNI)
Address	1227 W 27th St, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0005
Phone	319-273-2311
Web	https://www.uni.edu
Online Application	https://uni.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.uni.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UNI is $11,362 for Iowa residents and $22,834 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,210 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,945 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 174 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 16 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$22,834 $11,362 for Iowa Residents
Student Population	1,210
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	174 graduate programs (16 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at UNI is $11,362 for Iowa residents and $22,834 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $539 for Iowa residents and $1,155 for out-of-state students.

UNI offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Iowa Residents	$11,362
Out-of-State	$22,834
Tuition per Credit Hour
Iowa Residents	$539
Out-of-State	$1,155

UNI 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)	16 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

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Northern Iowa is $11,362 for Iowa residents and $22,834 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.44% 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
	Iowa Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$9,159	$1,273	$19,633	$1,273
2019-2020	$9,159	$1,273	$21,375	$1,273
2020-2021	$9,159	$1,273	$21,375	$1,273
2021-2022	$9,296	$1,273	$19,928	$1,273
2022-2023	$9,691	$1,300	$20,774	$1,300
2023-2024	$10,030	$1,332	$21,502	$1,332

The graduate school tuition & fees of UNI is relatively expensive compared to public graduate schools in Iowa. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Iowa graduate tuition is $18,011 (public) / $12,480 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Northern Iowa	$11,362	$22,834
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Iowa Graduate Schools	$11,201	$13,537
Public	$11,498	$18,011
Private	$12,480

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $12,148 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at UNI.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.57% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,148. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.78% 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	$8,948	$2,148	$8,948	$2,148
2019-2020	$9,160	$2,296	$9,160	$2,296
2020-2021	$9,160	$2,396	$9,160	$2,396
2021-2022	$9,160	$2,396	$9,160	$2,396
2022-2023	$9,343	$2,434	$9,160	$2,434
2023-2024	$9,648	$2,550	$9,648	$2,500

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $557 for Iowa residents and $1,195 for other students at University of Northern Iowa. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.46% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Iowa Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$509	$1,092
2019-2020	$509	$1,091
2020-2021	$509	$1,091
2021-2022	$517	$1,108
2022-2023	$539	$1,155
2023-2024	$557	$1,195

Graduate Programs at UNI

University of Northern Iowa offers 65 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 504 students have completed their study at University of Northern Iowa.

Offered Degrees at University of Northern Iowa
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	58	11	495
Doctor's degree - professional practice	7	2	9
Total	65	13	504

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Northern Iowa by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 89 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Curriculum and Instruction program with 5 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at University of Northern Iowa
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	89	-
Social Work	✔	61	$42,800
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	46	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	29	$65,500
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	25	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Northern Iowa
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	5	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	2	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	✔	1	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✔	1	-
Education	✔	-	-

University of Northern Iowa offers 65 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 504 students have completed their graduate studies.

495 students have earned/completed Master's program.
9 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.

Master's
Doctorate (Other)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	-	-
Environmental Science	✕	-	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Women's Studies	✕	4	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	10	-
Mass Communication/Media Studies	✕	-	-
Public Relations/Image Management	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✔ (6 completers)	101 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	29	$65,500
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	-	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	✕	1	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	10	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	14	$40,600
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✔	14	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	-	-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	7	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	9	-
Art Teacher Education	✔	-	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	9	-
Social Science Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	6	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	-	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	7	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	4 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	13 completers	-
Library and Information Science	✔	13	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	6	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	2	-
Applied Mathematics (other)	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	6	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	25 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	✕	8	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✔	11	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Psychology	✕	-	-
Social Psychology	✕	1	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	3	-
School Psychology	✕	15	-
Educational Psychology	✕	7	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (2 completers)	77 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✔	16	-
Social Work	✔	61	$42,800
Social Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Geography	✕	5	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	-	-
Music	✕	-	-
Music History, Literature, and Theory	✕	-	-
Music Performance	✕	6	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	-	-
Conducting	✕	1	-
Keyboard Instruments	✕	2	-
Jazz/Jazz Studies	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	63 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	46	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	7	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	8	-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	129 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	89	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	15	-
Accounting	✕	-	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	25	-
History [+]	✕	6 completers	-
History	✕	6	-
	Total	495

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	7 completers	-
Education	✕	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	5	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	2	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✔	-	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	✕	1	-
	Total	9

Graduate Student Population at UNI

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,210 students enrolled into University of Northern Iowa graduate schools where it has total 8,945 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 399 full-time and 811 part-time graduate students. By gender, 284 male and 926 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	1,210	284	926
Full-time	399	109	290
Part-tme	811	175	636

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

There are 1,004 White (82.98%), 34 Black/African American (2.81%), 43 Hispanic (3.55%), 16 Asian (1.32%), and 113 students with other races. 61 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,210	284	926
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	16	5	11
Black/African American	34	12	22
Hispanic	43	10	33
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	1,004	210	794
Two More	24	5	19
Un-Known	26	14	12
Non-resident Alien	61	26	35

University of Northern Iowa offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 465 graduate students (38.43% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 148 graduate students (12.23% 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	1,210
Enrolled Online Exclusively	465
Enrolled Some Online Courses	148
Not in Online Courses	597

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