Graduate Programs at Western Illinois University

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 completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. 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 Name	Western Illinois University (Western Illinois)
Address	1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455
Phone	309-298-1414
Web	https://www.wiu.edu
Online Application	https://wiu.edu/admissions/apply_now
Financial Info	https://www.wiu.edu/student_services/financial_aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Western Illinois University is $12,182 for Illinois residents and $12,693 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,061 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 7,455 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 128 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 27 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,693 $12,182 for Illinois Residents
Student Population	2,061
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	128 graduate programs (27 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Western Illinois University is $12,182 for Illinois residents and $12,693 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $0 for Illinois residents and $362 for out-of-state students.

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, 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)	27 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) 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 Western Illinois University is $12,182 for Illinois residents and $12,693 for other students. 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
	Illinois Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,767	$3,837	$7,767	$3,837
2019-2020	$7,962	$3,841	$7,962	$3,841
2020-2021	$8,156	$3,840	$8,156	$3,840
2021-2022	$8,319	$3,863	$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 $19,603 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
Western Illinois University	$12,182	$12,693
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 tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $362 at Western Illinois University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.32% 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	$362

Graduate Programs at Western Illinois

Western Illinois University offers 57 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, 611 students have completed their study at Western Illinois University.

Offered Degrees at Western Illinois University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	42	9	556
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	0	16
Post Bachelor's Degree	13	6	39
Total	57	15	611

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 21 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Computer and Information Sciences program with 59 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Administration and Supervision (other) program with 14 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Western Illinois University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Statistics	✔	21	-
Business Statistics	✔	14	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	5	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	5	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at Western Illinois University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	59	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	52	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	49	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	47	$71,700
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	43	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Western Illinois University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	14	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	12	-
Environmental Science	✕	2	-
Environmental Science	✕	0	-

Western Illinois University offers 57 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 611 students have completed their graduate studies.

556 students have earned/completed Master's program.
39 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
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Radio and Television	✕	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	52 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	52	-
Education [+]	✔ (6 completers)	171 completers	-
Education	✔	10	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	47	$71,700
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	10	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	11	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	✕	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	9	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	14	$36,200
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	9	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	41	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	0	-
Health Teacher Education	✕	14	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✔	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	6	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	9 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	9	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	2	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	19	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	6	-
Statistics	✕	22	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Museology/Museum Studies	✕	12	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	47 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	✕	17	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	19	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	11	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	12	-
Physics	✕	7	-
Psychology [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Psychology	✕	15	-
School Psychology	✕	4	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	43 completers	$48,000
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	43	-
Human Services [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✕	7	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Economics	✕	0	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	8	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	4	-
Political Science and Government	✕	6	-
Sociology	✕	5	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	4	-
Music	✕	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	20	$47,200
Business [+]	✔ (2 completers)	59 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	41	$61,800
Accounting	✔	18	$52,900
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	556

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	14	-
	Total	16

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	7 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	2	-
Health Teacher Education	✔	3	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	2	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Zoology/Animal Biology	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Museology/Museum Studies	✕	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	4	-
Human Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Geography	✕	2	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Music	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✔	24 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	3	-
Business Statistics	✔	21	-
	Total	39

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 7,455 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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,061	884	1,177
Full-time	1,007	531	476
Part-tme	1,054	353	701

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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,061	884	1,177
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	22	6	16
Black/African American	146	67	79
Hispanic	113	38	75
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,147	399	748
Two More	31	11	20
Un-Known	59	31	28
Non-resident Alien	541	332	209

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
Total	2,061
Enrolled Online Exclusively	691
Enrolled Some Online Courses	797
Not in Online Courses	573

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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,061	884	1,177
Age 20-21	43	21	22
Age 22-24	568	270	298
Age 25-29	447	240	207
Age 30-34	321	139	182
Age 35-39	194	74	120
Age 40-49	269	98	171
Age 50-64	105	36	69
Over 64	14	6	8
Age Un-Known	100	0	100

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