| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
It offers 230 graduate programs - 164 Master's, 16 Doctorate, 25 Post-bachelor's, and 25 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $23,358.
A total of 7,022 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 21,210 students at DePaul. DePaul offers online graduate programs and 1,497 out of 7,022 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $23,358. It offers 230 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | DePaul University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
| Address | 1 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL |
| Graduate School Students | 6,974 students 1,497 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $23,358 |
| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 230 Graduate Programs 164 Master's, 16 Doctorate, 50 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at DePaul University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $23,358 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $886.
| Amounts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $22,959 | |
| Fees | $399 | |
| Cost per Credit | $886 | |
| Books & Supplies | $1,104 | |
| Room & Board | $19,095 (On-Campus) / $19,095 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $2,829 (On-Campus) / $2,829 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $46,386 | |
| Off-Campus Total | $46,386 | |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $19,760 | $18,341 | $22,109 | $22,525 | $23,358 |
DePaul University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 230 major areas - 164 Master's (2 online programs), 16 Doctorate (1 online programs), 25 Post-Bachelor's, 25 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 2,698 students have been conferred Master's degree and 249 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,698 | 249 | 160 | 30 |
| Men | 1,244 | 89 | 42 | 11 |
| Women | 1,454 | 160 | 118 | 19 |
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.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Studies | NOT OFFER | 3 |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration | NOT OFFER | |||
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | NOT OFFER | 18 |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | |||
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | NOT OFFER | 2 |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language Interpretation and Translation | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 26 | NOT OFFER |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other) | NOT OFFER | 46 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 9 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Sustainability Studies | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | NOT OFFER | 5 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Organization and Advocacy | NOT OFFER | 9 | ||
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 7 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | NOT OFFER | 16 | NOT OFFER | |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| International Public Health/International Health | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Resources Development | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 9 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Women's Studies | 3 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 16 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Communication and Media Studies (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Journalism | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 19 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Health Communication | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other) | 23 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphic Communications | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects | 60 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Software Engineering | 20 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Japanese Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| German Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| French Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Italian Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Arabic Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence | 43 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Health Law | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| International Law and Legal Studies | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Tax Law/Taxation | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other) | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Creative Writing | 19 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| General Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other) | 17 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Applied Mathematics | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Computational Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Financial Mathematics | 68 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Statistics | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Applied Statistics, General | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Human Computer Interaction | 121 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Sustainability Studies | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Data Science, General | 158 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Business Analytics | 243 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies (other) | 8ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Polymer Chemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Experimental Psychology | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Research and Experimental Psychology (other) | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Clinical Psychology | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Community Psychology | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 32 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Organization and Advocacy | NOT OFFER | |||
| Public Administration | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Public Policy Analysis | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Social Work | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| International Relations and Affairs | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| International Relations and National Security Studies (other) | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Sociology | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Visual Communications | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Game and Interactive Media Design | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | 23 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Acting | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Directing and Theatrical Production | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Documentary Production | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Music Performance | 45 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Music Theory and Composition | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Jazz/Jazz Studies | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Theatre/Theatre Arts Management | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 38 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Public Health | 17 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 29 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Medical Informatics | 57 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 146 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Nurse Anesthetist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Nursing Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Studies | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Communication | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Science/Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration | NOT OFFER | |||
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | NOT OFFER | |||
| Information Technology Project Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Curriculum and Instruction | NOT OFFER | |||
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | |||
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | |||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | |
| Reading Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Organization and Advocacy | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 9 | |
| Music Theory and Composition | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Public Health/International Health | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2 |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 17 |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Informatics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Computer Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | NOT OFFER | |||
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | |||
| International School Administration/Leadership | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Clinical Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Community Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 5,378 full-time and 1,596 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,497 students enrolled through online exclusively and 2,519 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,512 White, 750 Black, and 557 Asian students are attending at DePaul University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
141 grad students are younger than 22 and 768 students are older than 65. It has 4,679 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,433 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 6,974 |
|---|---|
| Men | 3,115 |
| Women | 3,859 |
| Total | 6,974 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 5,378 |
| Part-time Students | 1,596 |
| Total | 6,974 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 5 |
| Asian | 557 |
| Black | 750 |
| Hispanic | 841 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 7 |
| White | 2,512 |
| Two or more races | 162 |
| Un-Known | 280 |
| Total | 6,974 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 141 |
| 22-24 | 2,272 |
| 25-29 | 2,407 |
| 30-34 | 965 |
| 35-39 | 468 |
| 40 & Over | 768 |
At DePaul University graduate schools, 1,497 students enrolled online exclusively and 2,519 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 7,022 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,497 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 2,519 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,006 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,497 |
|---|---|
| Illinois Resident | 1,158 |
| Other State In U.S. | 323 |
| Outside of U.S. | 16 |