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Graduate Schools at Western Illinois

Western Illinois University is a Public, 4 years school located in Macomb, IL. It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees of Western Illinois graduate schools is $13,290. Its tuition is relatively inexpensive than the average graduate tuition of other public graduate schools (Master's College and University (larger programs)), which is $17,500.

Total 2,334 students have enrolled in graduate schools at Western Illinois University and, of that, 870 graduate school students enrolled online exclusively.

Western Illinois University offers 46 graduate programs and 10 graduate programs are available through distance learning (online classes).

2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at Western Illinois graduate schools is $13,290 in average over all graduate programs. The tuition & fees has increased by 4.70% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Western Illinois.

You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page

Western Illinois 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
Year	Total	Tuition	Fees
2020	$11,803	$7,962	$3,841
2021	$11,996	$8,156	$3,840
2022	$12,182	$8,319	$3,863
2023	$12,693	$8,609	$4,084
2024	$13,290	$8,867	$4,423

Western Illinois 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
Year	Tuition Per Credit Hour
2020	$332
2021	$340
2022	$347
2023	$359
2024	$369

2024 Living Costs
Year	On-Campus		Off-Campus
Year	Room & Board	Other Expenses	Room & Board	Other Expenses
2020	$9,800	$2,292	$9,800	$4,112
2021	$9,800	$2,230	$9,800	$4,030
2022	$10,192	$2,339	$10,192	$4,079
2023	$10,500	$2,021	$10,500	$3,761
2024	$10,920	$1,776	$10,920	$3,341

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at Western Illinois University offers 126 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Post BS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 32 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.

Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
	Number of Graduate Programs	Number of Online Graduate Programs
Master's	43	11
Doctorate (Research)	2	0
Post-BS Certificate	11	6
Total	126	32

Popular Graduate Programs
Program Name	Number of Completers
Business Statistics	16
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	4
Geography	3
Health Teacher Education	2
Educational/Instructional Technology	2

Popular Graduate Programs
Program Name	Number of Completers
Business Administration and Management	76
Computer and Information Sciences	43
Educational Leadership and Administration	31
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	28
Elementary Education and Teaching	26

Popular Graduate Programs
Program Name	Number of Completers
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	4
Environmental Science	0

Graduate Student Population

At Western Illinois, there are 7,643 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 2,334 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 1,043 male and 1,291 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.81 to 1. Western Illinois University offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 870 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.

Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	17	5	12
Black or African American	141	65	76
Hispanic	110	30	80
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	1,048	357	691
Two or More Races	30	9	21
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	59	27	32
Total	2,334	1,043	1,291