Northern Illinois University (Northern Illinois) is a four-year, public school located in Dekalb, IL.
It offers 102 graduate programs - 69 Master's, 30 Doctorate, and 3 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,176.
A total of 4,066 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 15,414 students at Northern Illinois. Northern Illinois offers online graduate programs and 1,367 out of 4,066 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Northern Illinois have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at College of Law. In addition, you can find Northern Illinois'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 $9,176 for Illinois residents and $9,176 for out-of-state students. It offers 102 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Northern Illinois University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1425 W. Lincoln Hwy., Dekalb, IL |
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| Graduate School Students | 4,146 students
1,367 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$9,176
Out-of-State$9,176 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 102 Graduate Programs
69 Master's, 30 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Northern Illinois University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Northern 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 $9,176 and $9,176 for non-Illinois residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $510.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $9,176 | $9,176 |
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| Cost per Credit | $510 | $510 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| Room & Board | $14,160 (On-Campus) / $13,900 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,422 (On-Campus) / $2,422 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $26,958 | $26,958 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $26,698 | $26,698 |
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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 | $11,086 | $11,390 | $9,066 | $9,090 | $9,176 |
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| Out-of-State | $11,086 | $11,390 | $9,066 | $9,090 | $9,176 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Northern Illinois University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 102 major areas - 69 Master's (6 online programs), 30 Doctorate (2 online programs), 3 Post-Master's. 1,154 students have been conferred Master's degree and 278 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 | 1,154 | 278 | - | 24 |
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| Men | 526 | 102 | - | 9 |
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| Women | 628 | 176 | - | 15 |
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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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| Law | NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | 14 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Northern Illinois graduate schools have a total of 4,146 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,724 male and 2,422 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,982 full-time and 2,164 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,367 students enrolled through online exclusively and 780 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,088 White, 310 Black, and 222 Asian students are attending at Northern Illinois University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 4,146 |
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| Men | 1,724 |
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| Women | 2,422 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 4,146 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,982 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,164 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 4,146 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 5 |
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| Asian | 222 |
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| Black | 310 |
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| Hispanic | 468 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 2,088 |
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| Two or more races | 80 |
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| Un-Known | 82 |
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Online Population
At Northern Illinois University graduate schools, 1,367 students enrolled online exclusively and 780 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 4,066 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,367 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 780 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,919 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,367 |
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| Illinois Resident | 1,225 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 130 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 12 |
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