Graduate School Tuition at Eastern Illinois University

Eastern Illinois University (EIU) is a four-year, public school located in Charleston, IL.
It offers 44 graduate programs - 31 Master's, 11 Post-bachelor's, 2 Post-master's, .
The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $11,410 for Illinois residents and $22,695 for others. A total of 1,941 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 8,857 students at EIU.
EIU offers online graduate programs and 674 out of 1,941 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find EIU's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,410 for Illinois residents and $22,695 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-four (44) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameEastern Illinois University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, IL
Graduate School Students1,705 students
674 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$11,410
Out-of-State$22,695
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 44 Graduate Programs
31 Master's, 13 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Eastern Illinois University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Eastern Illinois University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Illinois residents, the tuition & fees are $11,410 and $22,695 for non-Illinois residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $336 for Illinois residents and $806 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$8,060$19,345
Fees$3,350$3,350
Cost per Credit$336$806
Books & Supplies$150
Room & Board$11,298 (On-Campus) / $10,602 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,768 (On-Campus) / $2,768 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$25,626$36,911
Off-Campus Total$24,930$36,215
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$10,144$10,257$10,640$10,942$11,410
Out-of-State$20,442$20,761$21,407$21,709$22,695

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Eastern Illinois University offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 44 major areas - 31 Master's, 11 Post-Bachelor's, 2 Post-Master's.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total913-38128
Men429-2709
Women484-11119

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication NOT OFFER 8 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
WritingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 13 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geographic Information Science and Cartography NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction62 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration68 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Industrial Technology/Technician354 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Systems Science and Theory8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Gerontology3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Kinesiology and Exercise Science7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Psychology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School Psychology10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Economics2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geographic Information Science and Cartography1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Art/Art Studies48 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication Sciences and Disorders35 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Community Health and Preventive Medicine13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Dietetics/Dietitian25 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management41 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Development4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 23
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
School Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5

Graduate Student Population

EIU graduate schools have a total of 1,705 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 640 male and 1,065 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 730 full-time and 975 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 674 students enrolled through online exclusively and 615 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,084 White, 108 Black, and 26 Asian students are attending at Eastern Illinois University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

35 grad students are younger than 22 and 295 students are older than 65. It has 1,192 students aged between 22 and 30 and 419 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,705
Men640
Women1,065
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,705
Full-time Students730
Part-time Students975
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,705
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian26
Black108
Hispanic69
White1,084
Two or more races27
Un-Known102
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,705
21 & Under35
22-24642
25-29550
30-34253
35-39166
40 & Over295

Online Population

At Eastern Illinois University graduate schools, 674 students enrolled online exclusively and 615 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,941
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses674
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses615
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses652
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses674
Illinois Resident507
Other State In U.S.167
Outside of U.S.0
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