Western Illinois University Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

Western Illinois University is a four-years, public school located in Macomb, Illinois. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022 the graduate school tuition & fees are $11,996 for Illinois residents and $12,182 for other students in average.

It offers fifty-nine graduate programs: 42 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 14 Post-Bachelor's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 593 students have been conferred Master's degree and 12 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Western Illinois University
Type	four-years, public
Address	1 University Circle, Macomb, IL
Graduate School Students	1,636 students 665 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$11,996 Out-of-State$12,182
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 59 Graduate Programs 42 Master's, 14 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at Western 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 $11,996 and $12,182 for non-Illinois residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $347.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 14, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	-$1	$8,319
Fees	$0	$3,863
Cost per Credit	$0	$347
Books & Supplies	$1,200
Room & Board	$10,192 (On-Campus) / $10,192 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,339 (On-Campus) / $4,079 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$13,730	$25,913
Off-Campus Total	$15,470	$27,653

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
In-State	$11,458	$11,604	$11,803	$11,996	-$1
Out-of-State	$11,458	$11,604	$11,803	$11,996	$12,182

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Western Illinois University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 59 major areas - 41 Master's (8 online programs), 2 Doctorate , 13 Post-Bachelor'(6 online programs). 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	593	12	37	-
Men	265	6	18	-
Women	328	6	19	-

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.

Natural Resources And Conservation

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Radio and Television	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	59	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	14^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$71,700	-	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	15^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$36,200	-	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	31^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Health Teacher Education	19	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering Technology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Zoology/Animal Biology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Statistics	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Museology/Museum Studies	12	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	26	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physics	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
School Psychology	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	49^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Community Organization and Advocacy	6	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Economics	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Geography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Political Science and Government	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Sociology	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music	13	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication Sciences and Disorders	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$47,200	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	36^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$61,800	-	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Accounting	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$52,900	-	-
Business Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 7,490 students enrolled in Western Illinois University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,636 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 633 male and 1,003 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 704 full-time and 932 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 665 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 500 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,636
Men Students	633
Women Students	1,003

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,636
Full-time Students	704
Part-time Students	932

By race/ethnicity 1,126 White, 127 Black, and 20 Asian students are attending at Western Illinois University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	1,636
American Indian / Native American	1
Asian	20
Black	127
Hispanic	91
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	1
White	1,126
Two or more races	27
Un-Known	49

39 students are younger than 22 and 345 students are older than 65. The school has 862 students aged between 22 and 30 and 390 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,636
21 & Under	39
22-24	433
25-29	429
30-34	235
35-39	155
40 & Over	345

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Western Illinois University, 665 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 500 students are enrolled in some online courses.