Western Illinois University Graduate Schools

Western Illinois University (referred to as Western Illinois) is a Public, 4 years school located in Macomb, IL. Western Illinois University is a historically black school. Western Illinois University is a tribal college. 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 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Western Illinois University is $12,693 for Illinois residents and $12,693 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,334 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,643 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Western Illinois University (referred to as Western Illinois) is a Public, 4 years school located in Macomb, IL. Western Illinois University is a historically black school. Western Illinois University is a tribal college. 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 (1/1/1913 - Current[Estimated Date]).
Western Illinois Directory Information
School NameWestern Illinois University (Western Illinois)
Address1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455
Phone309-298-1414
Webhttps://www.wiu.edu
Online Applicationhttps://wiu.edu/admissions/apply_now
Financial Infohttps://www.wiu.edu/student_services/financial_aid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Western Illinois University is $12,693 for Illinois residents and $12,693 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,334 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,643 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 126 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 32 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$12,693
$12,693 for Illinois Residents
Student Population2,334
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs126 graduate programs
(32 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio13 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Western Illinois University is $12,693 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $359.
Western Illinois University offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.
Western Illinois University 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)32 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
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Western Illinois University is $12,693. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.19% 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
TuitionFees
2018-2019$7,767$3,837
2019-2020$7,962$3,841
2020-2021$8,156$3,840
2021-2022$8,319$3,863
2022-2023$8,609$4,084
The graduate school tuition & fees of Western Illinois is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Illinois. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,532 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
Western Illinois University$12,693
All Graduate Schools$16,006$19,532
Public$11,452$20,604
Private$19,609
Illinois Graduate Schools$18,869$19,862
Public$11,983$18,843
Private$20,716
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,261 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Western Illinois University. On-campus living costs are decreased by -0.08% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,261. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -0.07% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$9,630$2,216$9,630$3,856
2019-2020$9,800$2,292$9,800$4,112
2020-2021$9,800$2,230$9,800$4,030
2021-2022$10,192$2,339$10,192$4,079
2022-2023$10,500$2,021$10,500$3,761
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $359 at Western Illinois University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.46% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition
2018-2019$324
2019-2020$332
2020-2021$340
2021-2022$347
2022-2023$359

Graduate Programs at Western Illinois

Western Illinois University offers 56 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, 578 students have completed their study at Western Illinois University.
Offered Degrees at Western Illinois University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree4311541
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship204
Post Bachelor's Degree11633
Total5617578
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Western Illinois University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Business Statistics program with 16 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 76 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Administration and Supervision (other) program with 4 completers.
Western Illinois University offers 56 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 578 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 541 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 33 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] 3 completers-
Radio and Television3-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 43 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences43-
Education [+] (6 completers) 173 completers-
Education16-
Educational Leadership and Administration31$71,700
Superintendency and Educational System Administration4-
Educational/Instructional Technology19-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education1-
Special Education and Teaching7-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services22$36,200
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services28-
Elementary Education and Teaching26-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)0-
Health Teacher Education9-
Mathematics Teacher Education1-
Reading Teacher Education9-
Engineering Technology [+] 10 completers-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician10-
English Language and Literature [+] 9 completers-
English Language and Literature9-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 2 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies2-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 8 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences8-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] (2 completers) 27 completers-
Mathematics5-
Statistics22-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 22 completers-
Museology/Museum Studies13-
Behavioral Sciences9-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 31 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management10-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management17-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science4-
Physical Sciences [+] 14 completers-
Chemistry10-
Physics4-
Psychology [+] 13 completers-
Psychology7-
School Psychology6-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] (1 completers) 25 completers$48,000
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration25-
Human Services [+] 16 completers-
Community Organization and Advocacy16-
Social Sciences [+] 20 completers-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics9-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography3-
Political Science and Government5-
Sociology3-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 18 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts1-
Music17-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 15 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders15$47,200
Music Therapy/Therapist0-
Business [+] (2 completers) 89 completers-
Business Administration and Management76$61,800
Accounting13$52,900
History [+] 3 completers-
History3-
Total541
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 0 completers-
Environmental Science0-
Education [+] 4 completers-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)4-
Total4
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] (3 completers) 6 completers-
Educational/Instructional Technology2-
Health Teacher Education2-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor2-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Zoology/Animal Biology0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 1 completers-
Museology/Museum Studies1-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 0 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] (1 completers) 1 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration1-
Human Services [+] 2 completers-
Community Organization and Advocacy2-
Social Sciences [+] 3 completers-
Geography3-
Business [+] 20 completers-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management4-
Business Statistics16-
Total33

Graduate Student Population at Western Illinois

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,061 students enrolled into Western Illinois University graduate schools where it has total 7,643 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,007 full-time and 1,054 part-time graduate students. By gender, 884 male and 1,177 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
Total2,0618841,177
Full-time1,007531476
Part-tme1,054353701
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 1,147 White (55.65%), 146 Black/African American (7.08%), 113 Hispanic (5.48%), 22 Asian (1.07%), and 633 students with other races. 541 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,0618841,177
American Indian/Native American101
Asian22616
Black/African American1466779
Hispanic1133875
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White1,147399748
Two More311120
Un-Known593128
Non-resident Alien541332209
Western Illinois University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 691 graduate students (33.53% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 797 graduate students (38.67% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total2,061
Enrolled Online Exclusively691
Enrolled Some Online Courses797
Not in Online Courses573
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Western Illinois University. 611 students are aged 20 to 24 (29.65% of total students), 119 students are aged above 50 (5.77%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Western Illinois University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,0618841,177
Age 20-21432122
Age 22-24568270298
Age 25-29447240207
Age 30-34321139182
Age 35-3919474120
Age 40-4926998171
Age 50-641053669
Over 641468
Age Un-Known1000100

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