Governors State University

Graduate Programs

Governors State University (GSU) is a four-years, public school located in University Park, IL. It offers 57 graduate programs - 31 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 9 Post-bachelor's, and 9 Post-master's. The average tuition & fees for graduate programs are $8,320 for Illinois residents and $14,674 for others in the academic year 2021-2022. A total of 1,628 students is enrolled in graduate degree programs out of total 4,650 students at GSU. Governors State University offers online graduate programs and 238 out of 1,628 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively. The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($84,100) after graduation and the Doctorate Art Therapy/Therapist program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $72,300 average salary.

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Graduate Programs Overview

Governors State University is a four-years, public school located in University Park, Illinois. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022 the graduate school tuition & fees are $8,320 for Illinois residents and $14,674 for other students in average.

It offers fifty-seven graduate programs: 31 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 9 Post-Bachelor's, 9 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 405 students have been conferred Master's degree and 45 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Governors State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	1 University Pky, University Park, IL
Graduate School Students	1,628 students 238 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$8,320 Out-of-State$14,674
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 57 Graduate Programs 31 Master's, 9 Doctorate, 18 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at Governors State 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 $8,320 and $14,674 for non-Illinois residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $353 for Illinois residents and $706 for out-of-state students.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 14, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$6,354	$12,708
Fees	$1,966	$1,966
Cost per Credit	$353	$706
Books & Supplies	$1,000
Room & Board	$10,729 (On-Campus) / $11,638 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,000 (On-Campus) / $3,000 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$23,049	$29,403
Off-Campus Total	$23,958	$30,312

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
In-State	$10,372	$9,984	$8,282	$8,320	$8,320
Out-of-State	$18,844	$13,494	$14,636	$14,674	$14,674

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Governors State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 57 major areas - 30 Master's (1 online programs), 5 Doctorate (1 online programs), 8 Post-Bachelor', 8 Post-Master'(1 online programs). 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	405	45	4	10
Men	101	17	3	-
Women	304	28	1	10

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.

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching		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	-	-	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Biology Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Environmental Biology	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Analytical Chemistry	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counseling Psychology	55	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
School Psychology	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Social Work	48	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$39,100	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Political Science and Government	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Art/Art Studies	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	14	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	25^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$31,400	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	26		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Administration	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Science	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$66,900	-	-
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Accounting	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Management Information Systems	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 4,650 students enrolled in Governors State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,628 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 473 male and 1,155 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 685 full-time and 943 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 238 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 329 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,628
Men Students	473
Women Students	1,155

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,628
Full-time Students	685
Part-time Students	943

By race/ethnicity 576 White, 572 Black, and 58 Asian students are attending at Governors State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	1,628
Asian	58
Black	572
Hispanic	165
White	576
Two or more races	35
Un-Known	105

4 students are younger than 22 and 507 students are older than 65. The school has 725 students aged between 22 and 30 and 392 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,628
21 & Under	4
22-24	272
25-29	453
30-34	219
35-39	173
40 & Over	507

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Governors State University, 238 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 329 students are enrolled in some online courses.