Online Degrees and Programs at Eastern Illinois University

Online Program Overview

Eastern Illinois University offers 102 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 8 major programs - 6 Masters and 2 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $13,377 for Illinois residents and $15,859 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,283 students out of total 8,505 students have enrolled online exclusively.

Eastern Illinois University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameEastern Illinois University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, IL
Online Students1,283 Enrolled Online Exclusively
2,051 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$13,377
Out-of-State$15,859
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$11,647
Out-of-State$23,214
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Online Degree Programs
Total8 Programs
Masters6 Programs
Post-Graduate2 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Eastern Illinois University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Illinois residents, the tuition & fees are $13,377 and $15,859 for non-Illinois residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $11,647 and $23,214 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $335 for Illinois residents and $408 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $344 for Illinois residents and $826 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$11,931$12,297$12,809$13,124$13,377
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$14,126$14,551$15,274$15,566$15,859
Graduate (In-State)$10,257$10,640$10,942$11,410$11,647
Graduate (Out-of-State)$20,761$21,407$21,709$22,695$23,214
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$306$312$320$326$335
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$377$381$389$400$408
Graduate (In-State)$313$320$320$336$344
Graduate (Out-of-State)$750$769$769$806$826

Online Programs By Area of Study

Eastern Illinois University offers 102 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 8 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 6 Masters, 2 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED2
Overall ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED59 31NOT OFFERED12

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Eastern Illinois University, there are 8,505 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,334 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,283 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,051 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment8,505
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,283
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,051
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses5,171

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,283 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,085 Illinois Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 182 students living in the U.S. States other than Illinois, and 2 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,283
Illinois Resident1,085
Other State In U.S.182
Outside of U.S.2
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,283
Undergraduate606
Graduate677
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses606
Degree/Certificate Seeking605
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking1
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