Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale) is a four-year, public school located in Carbondale, IL.
It offers 153 graduate programs - 89 Master's, 49 Doctorate, and 15 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,220 for in-state and $31,122 for out-of-state students.
A total of 3,237 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 11,790 students at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale offers online graduate programs and 780 out of 3,237 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Southern Illinois University School of Law and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. In addition, you can find Southern Illinois University-Carbondale'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 $14,220 for Illinois residents and $31,122 for out-of-state students. It offers 153 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL |
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| Graduate School Students | 3,164 students
780 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$14,220
Out-of-State$31,122 |
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| Student to Faculty | 11:1 (9.09%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 153 Graduate Programs
89 Master's, 49 Doctorate, 15 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 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 $14,220 and $31,122 for non-Illinois residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $470 for Illinois residents and $1,174 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $11,268 | $28,170 |
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| Fees | $2,952 | $2,952 |
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| Cost per Credit | $470 | $1,174 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,100 |
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| Room & Board | $12,341 (On-Campus) / $12,812 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,951 (On-Campus) / $2,951 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $30,612 | $47,514 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $31,083 | $47,985 |
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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 | $16,026 | $16,162 | $16,320 | $14,148 | $14,220 |
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| Out-of-State | $32,928 | $33,064 | $33,222 | $31,050 | $31,122 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 153 major areas - 89 Master's (10 online programs), 49 Doctorate (2 online programs), 15 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs). 737 students have been conferred Master's degree and 288 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 | 737 | 288 | 5 | - |
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| Men | 329 | 139 | 1 | - |
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| Women | 408 | 149 | 4 | - |
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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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| Architecture | 45ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | |
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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
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale graduate schools have a total of 3,164 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,459 male and 1,705 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 2,120 full-time and 1,044 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 780 students enrolled through online exclusively and 338 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,780 White, 328 Black, and 130 Asian students are attending at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
70 grad students are younger than 22 and 550 students are older than 65. It has 1,861 students aged between 22 and 30 and 756 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 3,164 |
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| Men | 1,459 |
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| Women | 1,705 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 3,164 |
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| Full-time Students | 2,120 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,044 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 3,164 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 9 |
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| Asian | 130 |
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| Black | 328 |
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| Hispanic | 153 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 1,780 |
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| Two or more races | 63 |
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| Un-Known | 10 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 3,164 |
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| 21 & Under | 70 |
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| 22-24 | 880 |
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| 25-29 | 981 |
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| 30-34 | 459 |
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| 35-39 | 297 |
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| 40 & Over | 550 |
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Online Population
At Southern Illinois University-Carbondale graduate schools, 780 students enrolled online exclusively and 338 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,237 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 780 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 338 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,119 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 780 |
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| Illinois Resident | 544 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 226 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 8 |
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