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2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Dominican University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $19,500 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $812.
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$19,000
Fees$500
Cost per Credit$812
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$12,552 (On-Campus) / $12,554 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$850 (On-Campus) / $1,350 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$34,102
Off-Campus Total$34,604
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$20,884$20,884$20,413$20,400$19,500

Graduate Program Overview

Dominican University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in River Forest, 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 $19,500.
It offers thirty-two (32) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameDominican University
TypeFour-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address7900 W Division Street, River Forest, IL
Graduate School Students1,003 students
257 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$19,500
Student to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 32 Graduate Programs
26 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 5 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Dominican University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 32 major areas - 26 Master's (2 online programs), 1 Doctorate , 4 Post-Bachelor', 1 Post-Master'. 420 students have been conferred Master's degree and 3 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total420312-
Men9622-
Women324110-
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.
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nutrition Sciences-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/Dietitian- NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Business
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Knowledge Management- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Science/Studies- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bilingual and Multilingual Education11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and Instruction- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Library Science
what is Library Science program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science112 - NOT OFFERED -
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nutrition Sciences7ONLINE NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Dispute Resolution13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work98 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Work (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physician Assistant30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/Dietitian3 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Business
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management41 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting-ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior Studies- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Resources Management6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Knowledge Management- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Library Science
what is Library Science program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science- - NOT OFFERED -

Graduate Student Population

Total 3,066 students enrolled in Dominican University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 1,003 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 197 male and 806 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 348 full-time and 655 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 257 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 696 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,003
Men Students197
Women Students806
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,003
Full-time Students348
Part-time Students655
By race/ethnicity 538 White, 91 Black, and 41 Asian students are attending at Dominican University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,003
American Indian /
Native American		1
Asian41
Black91
Hispanic243
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander		2
White538
Two or more races8
Un-Known67
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Dominican University, 257 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 696 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,060
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses257
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses696
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses107
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses257
Illinois Resident237
Other State In U.S.19
Outside of U.S.1
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