Online Degrees and Programs at Western Illinois University

Online Degrees and Programs

Western Illinois University offers 128 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 27 major programs - 12 Bachelors, 9 Masters, and 6 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2022 tuition & fees is $13,297 for undergraduate programs and $12,182 for graduate programs. (Western Illinois University is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.) Total 1,744 students out of total 7,455 students have enrolled online exclusively. Western Illinois University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

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Online Program 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 the academic year 2021-2022, the tuition & fees are $13,297 for Illinois residents and $13,297 for other students on average.

It offers 128 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 27 programs - 12 Bachelors, 9 Masters, 6 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Western Illinois University
Type	four-years, public
Address	1 University Circle, Macomb, IL
Online Students	1,744 Enrolled Online Exclusively 4,203 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$13,297 Western Illinois University is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students.
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$12,182 Western Illinois University is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students.
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Total	27 Programs
Bachelors	12 Programs
Masters	9 Programs
Post-Graduate	6 Programs

2022 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Western Illinois University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $13,297 for all students. Western Illinois University is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.For graduate programs, the 2022 tuition & fees is $12,182 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $296 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $347 for all students.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Undergraduate	$12,664	$12,848	$12,940	$13,104	$13,297
Graduate	$11,458	$11,604	$11,803	$11,996	$12,182

Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Undergraduate	$288	$287	$288	$290	$296
Graduate	$324	$324	$332	$340	$347

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Western Illinois University offers 128 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 27 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 12 Bachelors, 9 Masters, 6 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. 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	12	9	NOT OFFERED	6
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	71	42	2	13

The next 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.

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	70	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	2
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	3
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	148	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	256	43	NOT OFFERED	4

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	41	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	47	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Western Illinois University, there are 7,455 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 5,947 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,744 students are enrolled exclusively and 4,203 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	7,455
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,744
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	4,203
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,508

By student location, out of a total of 1,744 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,388 Illinois Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 257 students living in the U.S. States other than Illinois, and 99 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.