Graduate Program Overview
Illinois State University is a four-year, public school located in Normal, 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 $10,009 for Illinois residents and $12,646 for out-of-state students. It offers eighty-four (84) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Illinois State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | North and School Streets, Normal, IL |
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| Graduate School Students | 2,559 students
758 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | In-State$10,009
Out-of-State$12,646 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 84 Graduate Programs
41 Master's, 10 Doctorate, 33 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Illinois State University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Illinois 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 $10,009 and $12,646 for non-Illinois residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $431 for Illinois residents and $951 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $7,971 | $10,608 |
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| Fees | $2,038 | $2,038 |
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| Cost per Credit | $431 | $951 |
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| Books & Supplies | $830 |
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| Room & Board | $11,584 (On-Campus) / $12,048 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $5,874 (On-Campus) / $7,338 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $28,297 | $30,934 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $30,225 | $32,862 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| In-State | $9,753 | $9,457 | $9,773 | $9,648 | $10,009 |
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| Out-of-State | $11,030 | $11,069 | $11,773 | $11,454 | $12,646 |
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Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 5/10/2024)
Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Illinois State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 84 major areas -
41 Master's , 10 Doctorate , 27 Post-Bachelor', 6 Post-Master'. 840 students have been conferred Master's degree and 73 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 840 | 73 | 232 | 14 |
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| Men | 352 | 20 | 65 | 2 |
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| Women | 488 | 53 | 167 | 12 |
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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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| Women's Studies | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
19 |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | 22 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Gerontology | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Social Work | |
NOT OFFER |
1 |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 14 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Illinois State graduate schools have a total of 2,559 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 897 male and 1,662 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,289 full-time and 1,270 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 758 students enrolled through online exclusively and 437 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,627 White, 187 Black, and 46 Asian students are attending at Illinois State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
66 grad students are younger than 22 and 446 students are older than 65. It has 1,529 students aged between 22 and 30 and 587 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 2,559 |
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| Men | 897 |
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| Women | 1,662 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 2,559 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,289 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,270 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 2,559 |
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| Asian | 46 |
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| Black | 187 |
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| Hispanic | 178 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 1,627 |
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| Two or more races | 73 |
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| Un-Known | 32 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 2,559 |
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| 21 & Under | 66 |
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| 22-24 | 812 |
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| 25-29 | 717 |
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| 30-34 | 359 |
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| 35-39 | 228 |
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| 40 & Over | 446 |
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Online Population
At Illinois State University graduate schools, 758 students enrolled online exclusively and 437 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,628 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 758 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 437 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,433 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 758 |
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| Illinois Resident | 684 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 70 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 4 |
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