2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Illinois Chicago 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 $17,268 and $28,641 for non-Illinois residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $736 for Illinois residents and $1,113 for out-of-state students.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$14,108$25,481
Fees$3,160$3,160
Cost per Credit$736$1,113
Books & Supplies$1,400
Room & Board$14,600 (On-Campus) / $14,400 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$6,026 (On-Campus) / $6,026 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$39,294$50,667
Off-Campus Total$39,094$50,467
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$16,566$17,121$17,277$17,257$17,268
Out-of-State$27,140$27,036$28,468$28,422$28,641

Graduate Program Overview

University of Illinois Chicago is a four-years, public school located in Chicago, 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 $17,268 for Illinois residents and $28,641 for out-of-state students.
It offers 189 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Illinois Chicago
TypeFour-years, Public
Address601 S Morgan, Chicago, IL
Graduate School Students11,920 students
3,276 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$17,268
Out-of-State$28,641
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 189 Graduate Programs
108 Master's, 71 Doctorate, 10 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Illinois Chicago offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 189 major areas - 108 Master's (6 online programs), 71 Doctorate (1 online programs), 2 Post-Bachelor'(1 online programs), 8 Post-Master'(1 online programs). 1,864 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,469 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
Total1,8641,469222
Men692611-13
Women1,17285829
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.
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work- - 1 NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Architecture
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Architectural History and Criticism2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Latin American Studies5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German Studies4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Disability Studies1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences (other)7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst28 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Science68 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration32 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)20ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching34 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Occupations Teacher Education12ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History Teacher Education7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language Teacher Education4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering20 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering16 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering35 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering34 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering27 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial Engineering17 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Work and Family Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Child Development7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Advanced Legal Research/Studies3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Tax Law/Taxation3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Intellectual Property Law2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature20 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell Biology and Anatomy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Microbiology and Immunology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physiology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pathology/Experimental Pathology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Molecular Pharmacology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacology and Toxicology (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biostatistics- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioinformatics4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biotechnology21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Epidemiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Mathematics24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Museology/Museum Studies12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sustainability Studies53 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science9 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics9 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Forensic Science and Technology8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration25 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Policy Analysis10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Work225 - - NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geography- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Industrial and Product Design3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Design and Applied Arts (other)1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Photography2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (other)26 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator98ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE -ONLINE
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Scientist4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health124ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services Administration26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist46 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation Science7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/Dietitian23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Science104 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)5ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management140 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Science69 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real Estate- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Urban Education and LeadershipNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED -
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Endodontics/EndodontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Oral/Maxillofacial SurgeryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Orthodontics/OrthodontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9
Pediatric Dentistry/PedodonticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Periodontics/PeriodontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Prosthodontics/ProsthodontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator-ONLINE NOT OFFERED -ONLINE 1ONLINE
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
German Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Disability Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Urban Education and LeadershipNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED -
Learning SciencesNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell Biology and Anatomy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Microbiology and Immunology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pathology/Experimental Pathology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Molecular Pharmacology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioinformatics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Epidemiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sustainability Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational PsychologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Work- - - NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Art History, Criticism and Conservation- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmaceutical SciencesNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health-ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)-ONLINE - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
DentistryNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MedicineNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PharmacyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health-ONLINE -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 34,199 students enrolled in University of Illinois Chicago including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 11,920 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 4,752 male and 7,168 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 8,416 full-time and 3,504 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 3,276 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 5,703 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total11,920
Men Students4,752
Women Students7,168
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total11,920
Full-time Students8,416
Part-time Students3,504
By race/ethnicity 4,719 White, 1,097 Black, and 1,582 Asian students are attending at University of Illinois Chicago. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total11,920
American Indian /
Native American
17
Asian1,582
Black1,097
Hispanic1,579
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
5
White4,719
Two or more races328
Un-Known301
210 students are younger than 22 and 1,261 students are older than 65. The school has 7,823 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,646 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total11,920
21 & Under210
22-243,378
25-294,445
30-341,752
35-39894
40 & Over1,261
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Illinois Chicago, 3,276 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,703 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment11,940
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,276
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses5,703
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,961
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,276
Illinois Resident2,232
Other State In U.S.638
Outside of U.S.406

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