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Graduate Programs at Northern Illinois

Graduate Program 93 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 4,220
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2024 Tuition & Fees $9,090

Graduate Programs Overview

Northern Illinois University offers 93 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Total 4,220 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at Northern Illinois and 1,288 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $9,066 for Illinois residents and $9,090 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at Northern Illinois University.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (67 programs)
Doctorate - Research (22 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (4 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsNot reported.
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Tuition & Fees$9,066 Illinois residents
$9,090 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment4,220 graduate students
1,288 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 Northern Illinois

It offers 93 graduate programs through on-site (classroom) only. Through distance learning, it offers 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 Degree670
Post Master's Degree30
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship220
Doctor's degree - professional practice40
Total930

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $9,066 for Illinois residents and $9,090 for students from other States at Northern Illinois University. The 2024 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.26% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2021202220232024
In-State$11,086$11,170$9,066-$1
Out-of-State$11,086$11,390$9,066$9,090
* 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] Northern Illinois University Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At Northern Illinois University, 4,220 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 1,730 male and 2,490 female students. By attendance status, there are 1,977 full-time and 2,243 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total4,2202,4901,730
Full-time1,9771,025952
Part-time2,2431,465778
[Chart] Northern Illinois University Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At Northern Illinois University, 1,288 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 1,091 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 4,220 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total4,220
Online Exclusively1,288
In Some Online Classes1,091
Not In Online Classes1,841
[Chart] Northern Illinois University Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs