Eastern Illinois University (EIU) is a four-year, public school located in Charleston, IL.
It offers 43 graduate programs - 31 Master's, 10 Post-bachelor's, 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,647 for in-state and $23,214 for out-of-state students.
A total of 1,720 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 8,505 students at EIU. EIU offers online graduate programs and 677 out of 1,720 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find EIU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,647 for Illinois residents and $23,214 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-three (43) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Eastern Illinois University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, IL |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,955 students
677 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$11,647
Out-of-State$23,214 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 43 Graduate Programs
31 Master's, 12 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Eastern Illinois University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Eastern 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 $11,647 and $23,214 for non-Illinois residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $344 for Illinois residents and $826 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $8,262 | $19,829 |
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| Fees | $3,385 | $3,385 |
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| Cost per Credit | $344 | $826 |
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| Books & Supplies | $150 |
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| Room & Board | $12,282 (On-Campus) / $11,862 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $1,944 (On-Campus) / $2,194 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $26,023 | $37,590 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $25,853 | $37,420 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $10,257 | $10,640 | $10,942 | $11,410 | $11,647 |
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| Out-of-State | $20,761 | $21,407 | $21,709 | $22,695 | $23,214 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Eastern Illinois University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 43 major areas - 31 Master's (6 online programs), 10 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs), 2 Post-Master's.
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 |
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| Total | 881 | - | 371 | 15 |
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| Men | 431 | - | 249 | 9 |
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| Women | 450 | - | 122 | 6 |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Communication | 18 |
NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Chemistry | 4 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Art/Art Studies | 40 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Music | 18 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 12 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
EIU graduate schools have a total of 1,955 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 901 male and 1,054 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,030 full-time and 925 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 677 students enrolled through online exclusively and 458 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 912 White, 96 Black, and 31 Asian students are attending at Eastern Illinois University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
55 grad students are younger than 22 and 297 students are older than 65. It has 1,026 students aged between 22 and 30 and 342 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,955 |
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| Men | 901 |
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| Women | 1,054 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,955 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,030 |
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| Part-time Students | 925 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,955 |
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| Asian | 31 |
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| Black | 96 |
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| Hispanic | 77 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 912 |
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| Two or more races | 29 |
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| Un-Known | 50 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,955 |
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| 21 & Under | 55 |
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| 22-24 | 569 |
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| 25-29 | 457 |
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| 30-34 | 197 |
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| 35-39 | 145 |
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| 40 & Over | 297 |
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Online Population
At Eastern Illinois University graduate schools, 677 students enrolled online exclusively and 458 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,720 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 677 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 458 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 585 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 677 |
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| Illinois Resident | 513 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 152 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 2 |
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