McKendree University (McKendree) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Lebanon, IL.

It offers 21 graduate programs - 16 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 1 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,450.

A total of 635 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,392 students at McKendree. McKendree offers online graduate programs and 493 out of 635 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find McKendree'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 $9,450. It offers twenty-one (21) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameMcKendree University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address701 College Rd, Lebanon, IL
Graduate School Students470 students
493 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)$9,450
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 21 Graduate Programs
16 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at McKendree University

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at McKendree University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $9,450 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $525.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$9,450
Cost per Credit$525
Books & Supplies$1,000
Room & Board$12,742 (On-Campus) / $9,284 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,710 (On-Campus) / $3,980 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$25,902
Off-Campus Total$23,714

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

McKendree University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 21 major areas - 16 Master's (14 online programs), 2 Doctorate (2 online programs), 1 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs), 2 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 225 students have been conferred Master's degree and 22 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
Total22522-10
Men825-4
Women14317-6

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'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education37ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Curriculum and Instruction10ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary School Administration/Principalship20ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Superintendency and Educational System AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 7ONLINE
Elementary Education and Teaching2ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching25ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching23ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
History Teacher EducationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cyber/Electronic Operations and WarfareNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sports Studies7ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Counseling Psychology16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse21ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management49ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Finance1ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Digital MarketingONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

McKendree graduate schools have a total of 470 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 151 male and 319 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 196 full-time and 274 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 493 students enrolled through online exclusively and 91 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 331 White, 54 Black, and 2 Asian students are attending at McKendree University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

9 grad students are younger than 22 and 216 students are older than 65. It has 237 students aged between 22 and 30 and 173 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total470
Men151
Women319
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total470
Full-time Students196
Part-time Students274
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total470
Asian2
Black54
Hispanic24
White331
Two or more races24
Un-Known21
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total470
21 & Under9
22-24141
25-2996
30-3470
35-39103
40 & Over216

Online Population

At McKendree University graduate schools, 493 students enrolled online exclusively and 91 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment635
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses493
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses91
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses51
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses493
Illinois Resident438
Other State In U.S.55
Outside of U.S.0