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Graduate Programs at Illinois State

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Graduate Program 55 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 11 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 2,439
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2025 Tuition & Fees $13,062

Graduate Programs Overview

Illinois State University offers 55 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 11 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 2,439 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at Illinois State and 882 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $10,218 for Illinois residents and $13,062 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at Illinois State University.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (45 programs)
Doctorate - Research (8 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (2 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (7 programs)
Doctorate - Research (3 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (1 programs)
Tuition & Fees$10,218 Illinois residents
$13,062 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment2,439 graduate students
882 enrolled in online courses
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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Offered Graduate Degrees at Illinois State

It offers 55 graduate programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. Through distance learning, it offers Master's, Doctorate and Post-MS Certificate degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Master's Degree457
Post Master's Degree74
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship83
Doctor's degree - professional practice21
Total5511

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $10,218 for Illinois residents and $13,062 for students from other States at Illinois State University. The 2025 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.29% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2022202320242025
In-State$9,773$9,662$10,009$10,218
Out-of-State$11,773$11,454$12,646$13,062
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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[Chart] Illinois State University Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At Illinois State University, 2,439 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 728 male and 1,711 female students. By attendance status, there are 1,235 full-time and 1,204 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total2,4391,711728
Full-time1,235788447
Part-time1,204923281
[Chart] Illinois State University Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At Illinois State University, 882 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 323 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 2,439 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total2,439
Online Exclusively882
In Some Online Classes323
Not In Online Classes1,234
[Chart] Illinois State University Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs
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