Graduate Programs at University of St Francis

Graduate School Overview

University of St Francis (referred to as St Francis) is a Private, 4 years school located in Joliet, IL.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1938 - Current[Estimated Date]).

St Francis Directory Information
School Name	University of St Francis (St Francis)
Address	500 N Wilcox St, Joliet, IL 60435-6188
Phone	815-740-3400
Web	https://www.stfrancis.edu
Online Application	https://myusf.stfrancis.edu/portal/apply
Financial Info	https://www.stfrancis.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid-services

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of St Francis is $14,757 in average. The school has 1,883 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,297 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 94 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 29 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$14,757
Student Population	1,883
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	94 graduate programs (29 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at St Francis is $14,757 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $775.

St Francis offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$13,950
Required Fees	$375
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$775

St Francis 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	29 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college 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 University of St Francis is $14,757. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.02% 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	$13,464	$375
2019-2020	$13,464	$375
2020-2021	$13,464	$375
2021-2022	$13,464	$375
2022-2023	$13,950	$375
2023-2024	$14,382	$375

The graduate school tuition & fees of St Francis is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Illinois. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Illinois graduate tuition is $18,738 (public) / $21,100 (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 St Francis	$14,757
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Illinois Graduate Schools	$18,871	$20,166
Public	$11,992	$18,738
Private	$21,100

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,100 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at St Francis.

On-campus living costs are increased by 3.81% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,320. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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	$9,544	$3,000	$7,200	$4,120
2019-2020	$10,010	$3,000	$7,200	$4,120
2020-2021	$10,210	$3,000	$7,200	$4,120
2021-2022	$10,210	$3,000	$7,200	$4,120
2022-2023	$11,430	$3,000	$7,200	$4,120
2023-2024	$11,980	$3,000	$7,200	$4,120

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $798 at University of St Francis. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.97% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$748
2019-2020	$748
2020-2021	$748
2021-2022	$748
2022-2023	$775
2023-2024	$798

Graduate Programs at St Francis

University of St Francis offers 39 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, 543 students have completed their study at University of St Francis.

Offered Degrees at University of St Francis
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	19	10	441
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	1	36
Doctor's degree - professional practice	1	1	0
Post Bachelor's Degree	14	13	42
Post Master's Degree	4	2	24
Total	39	27	543

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of St Francis by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing program with 21 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Curriculum and Instruction program with 165 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Superintendency and Educational System Administration program with 36 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of St Francis
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	21	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✕	14	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	10	-
Human Resources Development	✔	7	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✔	3	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of St Francis
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	165	$54,400
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	57	$75,000
Business Administration and Management	✔	47	$64,600
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	33	$56,400
Physician Assistant	✕	33	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of St Francis
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	36	-
Nursing Practice	✔	-	-

University of St Francis offers 39 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 543 students have completed their graduate studies.

441 students have earned/completed Master's program.
42 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
24 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	228 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	165	$54,400
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	33	$56,400
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	-	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	18	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	10 completers	-
Social Work	✔	10	$40,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	130 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	57	$75,000
Physician Assistant	✕	33	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	30	$98,700
Nursing Administration	✔	10	-
Business [+]	✔	73 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	47	$64,600
Human Resources Development	✔	6	-
Management Science	✔	20	-
	Total	441

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	36 completers	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✔	36	-
	Total	36

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	-	-
Nursing Practice	✔	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Human Services [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Social Work	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	-	-
Business [+]	✔	7 completers	-
Human Resources Development	✔	7	-
Management Science	✔	-	-
	Total	42

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	24

Graduate Student Population at St Francis

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,883 students enrolled into University of St Francis graduate schools where it has total 3,297 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 238 full-time and 1,645 part-time graduate students. By gender, 407 male and 1,476 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	1,883	407	1,476
Full-time	238	63	175
Part-tme	1,645	344	1,301

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

There are 1,370 White (72.76%), 135 Black/African American (7.17%), 255 Hispanic (13.54%), 64 Asian (3.40%), and 59 students with other races. 11 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,883	407	1,476
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	64	15	49
Black/African American	135	29	106
Hispanic	255	59	196
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0	3
White	1,370	287	1,083
Two More	31	10	21
Un-Known	14	2	12
Non-resident Alien	11	5	6

University of St Francis offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,403 graduate students (74.51% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 156 graduate students (8.28% 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	1,883
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,403
Enrolled Some Online Courses	156
Not in Online Courses	324

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