University of Northern Iowa

Online Program Overview

University of Northern Iowa is a four-years, public school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $9,728 for Iowa residents and $21,272 for other students on average.

It offers 174 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 16 programs - 3 Bachelors, 11 Masters, 2 Doctorate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	University of Northern Iowa
Type	four-years, public
Address	1227 W 27th St, Cedar Falls, IA
Online Students	955 Enrolled Online Exclusively 2,985 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,728 Out-of-State$21,272
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,362 Out-of-State$22,834
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Total	16 Programs
Bachelors	3 Programs
Masters	11 Programs
Doctorate	2 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at University of Northern Iowa . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Iowa residents, the tuition & fees are $9,728 and $21,272 for non-Iowa residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $11,362 and $22,834 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $349 for Iowa residents and $831 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $557 for Iowa residents and $1,195 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$8,938	$8,938	$9,053	$9,411	$9,728
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$21,222	$21,222	$19,753	$20,565	$21,272
Graduate (In-State)	$10,432	$10,432	$10,569	$10,991	$11,362
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$22,648	$22,648	$21,201	$22,074	$22,834

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$320	$320	$325	$338	$349
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$759	$759	$770	$803	$831
Graduate (In-State)	$509	$509	$517	$539	$557
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$1,091	$1,091	$1,108	$1,155	$1,195

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Northern Iowa offers 174 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate programs. Of that, 16 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Bachelors, 11 Masters, 2 Doctorate. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	11	2	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	109	58	7	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Library Science

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Library and Information Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Policy Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	61	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Northern Iowa, there are 8,945 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,940 students were attending classes through distance learning (955 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,985 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	8,945
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	955
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	2,985
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	5,005

By student location, out of a total of 955 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 839 Iowa Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 75 students living in the U.S. States other than Iowa, and 41 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.