Graduate Schools at Illinois State
Illinois State University is a Public, 4 years school located in Normal, IL. It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
The 2025 graduate tuition & fees of Illinois State graduate schools is $10,218 for Illinois residents and $13,062 for out-of-state. Its tuition is inexpensive than the average graduate tuition of other public graduate schools (Research University with high research activity), which is $22,098.
Total 2,439 students have enrolled in graduate schools at Illinois State University and, of that, 882 graduate school students enrolled online exclusively.
Illinois State University offers 55 graduate programs and 12 graduate programs are available through distance learning (online classes).
2025 Tuition & fees
The 2025 graduate tuition & fees at Illinois State graduate schools is $10,218 for Illinois residents and $13,062 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 3.29% from last year. The following tables show the 2025 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Illinois State.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
| Year | Illinois Residents | Out-of-State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Tuition | Fees | Total | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2021 | $9,457 | $7,892 | $1,565 | $11,069 | $9,504 | $1,565 |
| 2022 | $9,773 | $7,805 | $1,968 | $11,773 | $9,805 | $1,968 |
| 2023 | $9,648 | $7,694 | $1,954 | $11,454 | $9,500 | $1,954 |
| 2024 | $10,009 | $7,971 | $2,038 | $12,646 | $10,608 | $2,038 |
| 2025 | $10,218 | $8,158 | $2,060 | $13,062 | $11,002 | $2,060 |
| Year | Illinois Residents | Out-of-State |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $404 | $838 |
| 2022 | $404 | $838 |
| 2023 | $415 | $861 |
| 2024 | $423 | $878 |
| 2025 | $423 | $878 |
| Year | On-Campus | Off-Campus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room & Board | Other Expenses | Room & Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2021 | $9,850 | $5,764 | $8,358 | $7,094 |
| 2022 | $10,146 | $5,856 | $8,462 | $7,200 |
| 2023 | $10,602 | $5,856 | $8,462 | $7,200 |
| 2024 | $11,584 | $5,874 | $12,048 | $7,338 |
| 2025 | $11,754 | $5,874 | $12,194 | $7,338 |
Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs
The graduate schools at Illinois State University offers 172 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 23 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
| Number of Graduate Programs | Number of Online Graduate Programs | |
|---|---|---|
| Master's | 45 | 9 |
| Doctorate (Research) | 8 | 2 |
| Doctorate (Professional) | 2 | 0 |
| Post-BS Certificate | 31 | 8 |
| Post-MS Certificate | 7 | 4 |
| Total | 172 | 23 |
| Program Name | Number of Completers |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) | 73 |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 40 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 20 |
| Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration | 19 |
| Management Science | 17 |
| Program Name | Number of Completers |
|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 55 |
| Industrial Technology/Technician | 38 |
| Accounting | 34 |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 33 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 28 |
| Program Name | Number of Completers |
|---|---|
| Nursing Practice | 7 |
Graduate Student Population
At Illinois State, there are 21,546 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 2,439 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 728 male and 1,711 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.43 to 1. Illinois State University offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 882 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Asian | 61 | 16 | 45 |
| Black or African American | 177 | 61 | 116 |
| Hispanic | 174 | 49 | 125 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 1,485 | 372 | 1,113 |
| Two or More Races | 59 | 18 | 41 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 37 | 12 | 25 |
| Total | 2,439 | 728 | 1,711 |
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