Graduate School Tuition at School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Chicago, IL. It offers 14 graduate programs - 12 Master's, and 2 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $44,634 for all graduate students. A total of 713 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,532 students at School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago offers online graduate programs and 60 out of 713 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find School of the Art Institute of Chicago's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Chicago, 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 $44,634. It offers fourteen (14) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	36 S Wabash, Chicago, IL
Graduate School Students	764 students 60 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$44,634
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 14 Graduate Programs 12 Master's, 2 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

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

The tuition & fees is $44,634 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,774.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$43,654
Fees	$980
Cost per Credit	$1,774
Books & Supplies	$2,380
Room & Board	$16,100 (On-Campus) / $10,370 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,180 (On-Campus) / $2,310 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$67,294
Off-Campus Total	$59,694

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$43,844	$43,912	$45,601	$46,802	$44,634

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

School of the Art Institute of Chicago offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 14 major areas - 12 Master's , 2 Post-Bachelor'.

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	260	-	14	-
Men	69	-	3	-
Women	191	-	11	-

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.

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Fashion/Apparel Design		NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts		NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Architecture

what is Architecture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Interior Architecture		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Journalism (other)	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Art Teacher Education	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Creative Writing	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Visual and Performing Arts	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Fashion/Apparel Design	6	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Design and Applied Arts (other)	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts	116	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Fine and Studio Arts Management	13	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
Art Therapy/Therapist	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,559 students enrolled in School of the Art Institute of Chicago including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 764 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 197 male and 567 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 672 full-time and 92 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 60 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 158 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	764	672	92
Men Students	197	174	23
Women Students	567	498	69

By race/ethnicity 297 White, 41 Black, and 54 Asian students are attending at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	764	197	567
American Indian or Native American	1	0	1
Asian	8	46	41
Black	41	9	32
Hispanic	81	25	56
White	297	73	224
Tow or More Races	6	3	3
Race Unknown	46	13	33

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

At School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 60 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 158 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	713
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	60
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	158
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	495

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	60
Illinois Resident	11
Other State In U.S.	46
Outside of U.S.	3

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