Illinois State University Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

Illinois State University is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Normal, Illinois. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $9,457 for Illinois residents and $11,069 for other students in average.

It offers ninety-two graduate programs: 45 Master's, 12 Doctorate, 27 Post-Bachelor's, 8 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 685 students have been conferred Master's degree and 50 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Illinois State University
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	North and School Streets, Normal, IL
Graduate School Students	2,528 students 351 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$9,457 Out-of-State$11,069
Student to Faculty	20:1 (5.00%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 92 Graduate Programs 45 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 35 Post graduate certificates

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 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 $9,457 and $11,069 for non-Illinois residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $404 for Illinois residents and $838 for out-of-state students.

2021 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$7,892	$9,504
Fees	$1,565	$1,565
Cost per Credit	$404	$838
Books & Supplies	$820
Room & Board	$9,850 (On-Campus) / $8,358 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$5,764 (On-Campus) / $7,094 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$25,891	$27,503
Off-Campus Total	$25,729	$27,341

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
In-State	$8,970	$9,517	$9,509	$9,753	$9,457
Out-of-State	$16,542	$17,197	$14,290	$11,030	$11,069

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Illinois State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 92 major areas - 39 Master's (5 online programs), 10 Doctorate , 27 Post-Bachelor'(1 online programs), 7 Post-Master'. 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	685	50	124	19
Men	275	15	42	4
Women	410	35	82	15

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.

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sociology	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Accounting	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$60,800	-	-
Business Administration and Management	54	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$69,900	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	30^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$93,200	-	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	30		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Visual and Performing Arts (other)	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$31,700	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Art/Art Studies	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Political Science and Government	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Economics	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Anthropology	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Social Work	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$40,400	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Psychology	9		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	8	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Chemistry	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	^ONLINE		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$44,900	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Science	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

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

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

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

English Language And Literature

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

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching				NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$39,300	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
School Psychology	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	5
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Administration of Special Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)		NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Gerontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Library Science

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Library and Information Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language And Literature

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

Engineering Technology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Quality Control Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Anthropology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching			11	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music Teacher Education	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	68^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$39,300	-	-

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	15			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	9			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Work and Family Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Foreign Languages and Literatures	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering Technology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Industrial Technology/Technician	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry Teacher Education	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	11			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	16		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	34^ONLINE		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$44,900	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Information Technology	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$42,900	-	-

Agriculture

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 20,635 students enrolled in Illinois State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,528 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 866 male and 1,662 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,290 full-time and 1,238 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 351 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 124 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	2,528
Men Students	866
Women Students	1,662

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	2,528
Full-time Students	1,290
Part-time Students	1,238

By race/ethnicity 1,777 White, 144 Black, and 46 Asian students are attending at Illinois State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	2,528
American Indian / Native American	3
Asian	46
Black	144
Hispanic	136
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	1
White	1,777
Two or more races	53
Un-Known	17

55 students are younger than 22 and 400 students are older than 65. The school has 1,521 students aged between 22 and 30 and 552 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	2,528
21 & Under	55
22-24	752
25-29	769
30-34	317
35-39	235
40 & Over	400

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Illinois State University, 351 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 124 students are enrolled in some online courses.