Graduate School Tuition at Benedictine University

Benedictine University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Lisle, IL. It offers 43 graduate programs - 25 Master's, 2 Doctorate, and 16 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $20,258 for all graduate students. A total of 1,081 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,123 students at Benedictine.

Benedictine offers online graduate programs and 862 out of 1,081 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($80,900) after graduation and the Master's Business Administration and Management program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $70,100 average salary.

You can find Benedictine's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

Benedictine University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Lisle, Illinois. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $20,258. It offers forty-three (43) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Benedictine University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	5700 College Rd, Lisle, IL
Graduate School Students	1,193 students 862 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$20,258
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 43 Graduate Programs 25 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 16 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Benedictine University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

The tuition & fees is $20,258 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $795.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$19,188
Fees	$1,070
Cost per Credit	$795
Books & Supplies	$1,900
Room & Board	$10,266 (On-Campus) / $12,498 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,488 (On-Campus) / $4,770 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$35,912
Off-Campus Total	$39,426

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$19,409	$19,709	$19,640	$20,239	$20,258

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Benedictine University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 43 major areas - 25 Master's , 2 Doctorate , 16 Post-Bachelor'(1 online programs).

647 students have been conferred Master's degree and 16 students have received Doctorate degree last year. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	647	16	195	-
Men	232	4	40	-
Women	415	12	155	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Epidemiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	89	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Health Education and Promotion	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Public Health (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	76	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$70,100	-	-
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Accounting		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Accounting and Related Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Organizational Behavior Studies				NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Marketing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Reading Teacher Education		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Linguistics	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	15	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physiology	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Exercise Physiology	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Clinical Psychology	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Health	218	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$59,900	-	-
Nursing Science	60	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	197	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$70,100	-	-
Accounting	3	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Finance		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	17			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Management Information Systems	70	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	8	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Taxation		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Organizational Behavior Studies				NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,378 students enrolled in Benedictine University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,193 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 311 male and 882 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 318 full-time and 875 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 862 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 111 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,193	318	875
Men Students	311	99	212
Women Students	882	219	663

By race/ethnicity 400 White, 116 Black, and 111 Asian students are attending at Benedictine University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,193	311	882
American Indian or Native American	1	0	1
Asian	21	90	116
Black	116	20	96
Hispanic	76	17	59
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	0	3
White	400	88	312
Tow or More Races	13	5	8
Race Unknown	460	155	305

2 students are younger than 22 and 281 students are older than 65. The school has 464 students aged between 22 and 30 and 334 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,193
21 & Under	2
22-24	151
25-29	313
30-34	194
35-39	140
40 & Over	281

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At Benedictine, 862 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 111 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,081
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	862
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	111
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	108

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	862
Illinois Resident	339
Other State In U.S.	262
Outside of U.S.	261

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