Graduate School Tuition at Western Illinois University

Western Illinois University is a four-years, public school located in Macomb, IL. It offers 56 graduate programs - 43 Master's, 2 Doctorate, and 11 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $12,693 for Illinois residents and $13,290 for others. A total of 2,334 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 7,643 students at Western Illinois.
Western Illinois offers online graduate programs and 870 out of 2,334 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Educational Leadership and Administration program has the highest salary ($71,700) after graduation and the Master's Business Administration and Management program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $61,800 average salary.
You can find Western Illinois's health profession programs at health professions information page.
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Graduate Program Overview

Western Illinois University is a four-years, public school located in Macomb, 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 $12,693 for Illinois residents and $13,290 for out-of-state students. It offers fifty-six (56) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWestern Illinois University
Typefour-years, public
Address1 University Circle, Macomb, IL
Graduate School Students2,061 students
870 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$12,693
Out-of-State$13,290
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 56 Graduate Programs
43 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 11 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Western Illinois University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.
For Illinois residents, the tuition & fees are $12,693 and $13,290 for non-Illinois residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $376.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$0$8,867
Fees$0$4,423
Cost per Credit$0$376
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$10,920 (On-Campus) / $10,920 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$1,776 (On-Campus) / $3,341 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$13,896$27,186
Off-Campus Total$15,461$28,751
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$11,803$11,996$12,182$12,693-
Out-of-State$11,803$11,996$12,182$12,693$13,290

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Western Illinois University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 56 major areas - 43 Master's (11 online programs), 2 Doctorate , 11 Post-Bachelor'(6 online programs).
545 students have been conferred Master's degree and 4 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'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total545433-
Men234-15-
Women311418-
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.
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational/Instructional TechnologyONLINE NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Health Teacher Education NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Zoology/Animal BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Museology/Museum Studies NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Community Organization and Advocacy NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Business StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Radio and Television3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences43 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education16ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational Leadership and Administration31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $71,700 - -
Superintendency and Educational System Administration4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Educational/Instructional Technology19ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Special Education and Teaching7ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $36,200 - -
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Elementary Education and Teaching26ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Health Teacher Education9 NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mathematics Teacher Education1ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Reading Teacher Education9ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering Technology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Statistics2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Museology/Museum Studies13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Behavioral Sciences9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Kinesiology and Exercise Science4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physics4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
School Psychology6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration25ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Community Organization and Advocacy2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geographic Information Science and Cartography3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Political Science and Government5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Sociology3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication Sciences and Disorders15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $47,200 - -
Music Therapy/Therapist NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management76ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $61,800 - -
Accounting13ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $52,900 - -
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 7,455 students enrolled in Western Illinois University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,061 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 884 male and 1,177 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,007 full-time and 1,054 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 870 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 911 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,0611,007 1,054
Men Students884531 353
Women Students1,177476 701
By race/ethnicity 1,147 White, 146 Black, and 22 Asian students are attending at Western Illinois University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total2,061 8841,177
American Indian or Native American1 01
Asian6 16146
Black146 6779
Hispanic113 3875
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1 01
White1,147 399748
Tow or More Races31 1120
Race Unknown59 3128
46 students are younger than 22 and 417 students are older than 65. The school has 1,321 students aged between 22 and 30 and 550 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,061
21 & Under46
22-24696
25-29625
30-34347
35-39203
40 & Over417
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At Western Illinois, 870 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 911 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,334
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses870
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses911
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses553
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses870
Illinois Resident580
Other State In U.S.86
Outside of U.S.204
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