For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate tuition & fees of Illinois Graduate Schools is $12,419 for in-state and $21,318 for out-of-state students.
Illinois Graduate Schools' tuition & fees is higher than 2025 national average, which is $12,048 for in-state and $20,567 for out-of-state students.
University of Chicago has the most expensive graduate tuition & fees of $68,652 and Columbia College Chicago has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $2,544 among Illinois Graduate Schools.
The average itemized graduate cost for Illinois Graduate Schools is as follows:
| School Name | Tuition & Fees | Cost Per Credit Hour | Living Costs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | On Campus | Off Campus | |
| Adler UniversityChicago, IL | $47,179 | $1,570 | - | - | ||
| American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL | $4,650 | $250 | - | $6,750 | ||
| Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL | $35,010 | - | $12,502 | $12,502 | ||
| Aurora UniversityAurora, IL | $16,463 | $618 | $13,580 | $4,626 | ||
| Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL | $19,584 | $799 | $10,850 | $10,944 | ||
| Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.Chicago, IL | $20,790 | $770 | - | - | ||
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL | $27,830 | $675 | - | - | ||
| Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL | $20,440 | $1,090 | $13,500 | $11,692 | ||
| Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoChicago, IL | $23,232 | $968 | - | - | ||
| Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL | $15,300 | $703 | - | $15,448 | ||
| Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL | $10,294 | $16,162 | $349 | $675 | $11,550 | $32,250 |
| Chicago Theological SeminaryChicago, IL | $26,598 | $1,102 | - | - | ||
| Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL | $2,544 | $1,334 | $20,629 | $23,400 | ||
| Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL | $10,782 | $581 | $11,510 | $11,750 | ||
| DePaul UniversityChicago, IL | $23,358 | $886 | $19,095 | $19,095 | ||
| DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, IL | $9,832 | $776 | - | $16,608 | ||
| Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | $18,500 | $850 | $12,716 | $12,716 | ||
| Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL | $11,647 | $23,214 | $344 | $826 | $12,282 | $11,862 |
| Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL | $34,460 | $885 | $14,528 | $12,038 | ||
| Endeavor Health School of Nurse Anesthesia-DePaul UniversityEvanston, IL | $34,000 | - | - | - | ||
| Erikson InstituteChicago, IL | $14,164 | $1,157 | - | - | ||
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryEvanston, IL | $22,760 | $899 | - | - | ||
| Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL | $10,666 | $10,666 | $383 | $383 | $11,736 | $11,736 |
| Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL | $8,784 | $488 | $11,598 | $9,546 | ||
| Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL | $18,300 | $750 | $12,026 | $7,498 | ||
| Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | $35,222 | $1,780 | $17,356 | $15,525 | ||
| Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | $10,218 | $13,062 | $423 | $878 | $11,754 | $12,194 |
| Institute for Clinical Social WorkChicago, IL | $26,750 | $1,305 | - | - | ||
| Judson UniversityElgin, IL | $20,775 | $673 | $12,320 | $9,500 | ||
| Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL | $16,880 | $1,055 | $12,700 | $12,700 | ||
| Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | $15,800 | $860 | $12,140 | $10,000 | ||
| Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, IL | $9,910 | - | - | - | ||
| Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | $21,912 | $1,165 | $17,010 | $16,088 | ||
| Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoChicago, IL | $18,960 | $2,000 | - | - | ||
| McCormick Theological SeminaryChicago, IL | $9,410 | $320 | - | - | ||
| McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL | $9,450 | $525 | $12,742 | $9,284 | ||
| Meadville Theological School of Lombard CollegeChicago, IL | $28,086 | $972 | - | - | ||
| Methodist CollegePeoria, IL | $15,762 | $779 | $17,280 | $16,614 | ||
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieSkokie, IL | $20,290 | $359 | - | - | ||
| Midwestern University-Downers GroveDowners Grove, IL | $48,006 | $985 | - | - | ||
| Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL | $21,333 | $800 | $13,695 | $12,710 | ||
| Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL | $9,702 | $539 | $13,410 | $12,940 | ||
| National Louis UniversityChicago, IL | $13,453 | $650 | - | $14,700 | ||
| National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL | $28,913 | $567 | - | - | ||
| North Central CollegeNaperville, IL | $15,922 | $879 | $14,688 | $14,076 | ||
| North Park UniversityChicago, IL | $14,417 | $920 | $11,090 | $12,405 | ||
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL | $9,874 | $18,217 | $464 | $927 | $10,390 | $5,220 |
| Northern Baptist Theological SeminaryLisle, IL | $14,135 | - | - | - | ||
| Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL | $9,176 | $9,176 | $510 | $510 | $14,160 | $13,900 |
| Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | $54,655 | $7,935 | $21,126 | $21,126 | ||
| Oak Point UniversityOak Brook, IL | $8,000 | - | - | - | ||
| Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL | $12,450 | $494 | $11,090 | $17,680 | ||
| Pacific College of Health and ScienceChicago, IL | $16,460 | $480 | - | $13,640 | ||
| Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL | $12,038 | $525 | $13,000 | $16,000 | ||
| Rockford UniversityRockford, IL | $14,060 | $770 | $11,420 | $7,750 | ||
| Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL | $20,935 | $1,013 | $16,065 | $10,768 | ||
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceNorth Chicago, IL | $36,769 | $700 | - | - | ||
| Rush UniversityChicago, IL | $38,755 | $1,348 | - | - | ||
| Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL | $18,987 | $1,014 | - | $8,766 | ||
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL | $9,365 | $755 | - | - | ||
| Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL | $13,950 | $750 | $12,860 | $9,106 | ||
| School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL | $49,649 | $1,926 | $16,550 | $10,730 | ||
| Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL | $10,488 | $10,488 | $366 | $366 | $14,490 | $14,490 |
| Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL | $14,220 | $31,122 | $470 | $1,174 | $12,341 | $12,812 |
| Spertus CollegeChicago, IL | $23,100 | $456 | - | - | ||
| St. John's CollegeSpringfield, IL | $17,228 | $916 | - | - | ||
| Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL | $8,000 | $266 | $2,000 | $12,192 | ||
| The Chicago School at ChicagoChicago, IL | $35,328 | $1,409 | - | $18,536 | ||
| Toyota Technological Institute at ChicagoChicago, IL | $32,150 | $30,000 | - | - | ||
| Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL | $22,630 | $601 | $11,450 | $8,400 | ||
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL | $37,188 | $751 | - | - | ||
| Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL | $18,520 | $750 | $6,090 | $9,200 | ||
| University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $68,652 | $2,240 | $20,109 | - | ||
| University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | $17,550 | $27,748 | $802 | $1,276 | $16,500 | $14,400 |
| University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL | $11,938 | $19,515 | $382 | $497 | $12,242 | - |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $19,278 | $34,406 | $558 | $679 | $14,522 | - |
| University of Saint Mary of the LakeMundelein, IL | $35,998 | $825 | - | - | ||
| University of St FrancisJoliet, IL | $14,757 | $799 | $11,980 | $7,200 | ||
| Urbana Theological SeminaryUrbana, IL | $3,030 | - | - | - | ||
| VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL | $8,135 | $600 | $14,008 | $7,500 | ||
| Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL | $13,683 | $13,683 | $372 | $372 | $11,320 | $11,320 |
| Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | $20,160 | $840 | $13,010 | $12,868 | ||
| Average | $12,419 | $21,318 | $452 | $1,329 | $13,354 | $12,746 |