University of Illinois Chicago offers 287 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 15 major programs - 3 Bachelors, 11 Masters, and 1 Doctorate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $15,949 for Illinois residents and $32,009 for out-of-state students.

Total 4,153 students out of total 33,906 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,453 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

University of Illinois Chicago is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameUniversity of Illinois Chicago
TypeFour-year, Public
Address601 S Morgan, Chicago, IL
Online Students4,153 Enrolled Online Exclusively
18,836 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$15,949
Out-of-State$32,009
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$17,550
Out-of-State$27,748
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Online Degree Programs
Total15 Programs
Bachelors3 Programs
Masters11 Programs
Doctorate1 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at University of Illinois Chicago. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Illinois residents, the tuition & fees are $15,949 and $32,009 for non-Illinois residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $17,550 and $27,748 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $464 for Illinois residents and $911 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $802 for Illinois residents and $1,276 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$15,427$15,603$15,472$15,816$15,949
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$30,048$30,370$30,841$31,505$32,009
Graduate (In-State)$17,121$17,277$17,257$17,268$17,550
Graduate (Out-of-State)$27,036$28,468$28,422$28,641$27,748
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$456$440$455$449$464
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$804$910$898$843$911
Graduate (In-State)$692$710$736$772$802
Graduate (Out-of-State)$993$993$1,104$1,121$1,276

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Illinois Chicago offers 287 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 15 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Bachelors, 11 Masters, 1 Doctorate.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED3 111NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs1NOT OFFERED92 1117310

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Occupations Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED27 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3557 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM148 24 NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED40 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 379NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 143260 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Illinois Chicago, there are 33,906 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 22,989 students were attending classes through distance learning (4,153 students are enrolled exclusively and 18,836 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment33,906
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses4,153
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses18,836
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses10,917

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 4,153 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 3,229 Illinois Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 676 students living in the U.S. States other than Illinois, and 230 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses4,153
Illinois Resident3,229
Other State In U.S.676
Outside of U.S.230
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses4,153
Undergraduate865
Graduate3,288
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses865
Degree/Certificate Seeking789
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking76

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