| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African-American/Black Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4 | NOT OFFER |
| Women's Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4 | NOT OFFER |
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $14,148 for Illinois residents and $31,050 for out-of-state students. It offers 146 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL |
| Graduate School Students | 3,119 students 621 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | In-State$14,148 Out-of-State$31,050 |
| Student to Faculty | 11:1 (9.09%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 146 Graduate Programs 87 Master's, 46 Doctorate, 13 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 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 $14,148 and $31,050 for non-Illinois residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $470 for Illinois residents and $1,174 for out-of-state students.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,268 | $28,170 |
| Fees | $2,880 | $2,880 |
| Cost per Credit | $470 | $1,174 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,100 | |
| Room & Board | $12,114 (On-Campus) / $12,668 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $2,951 (On-Campus) / $2,951 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $30,313 | $47,215 |
| Off-Campus Total | $30,867 | $47,769 |
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | $15,826 | $16,026 | $16,162 | $16,320 | $14,148 |
| Out-of-State | $32,728 | $32,928 | $33,064 | $33,222 | $31,050 |
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 146 major areas - 87 Master's (12 online programs), 46 Doctorate (1 online programs), 13 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs). 671 students have been conferred Master's degree and 275 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 671 | 275 | 23 | - |
| Men | 283 | 138 | 6 | - |
| Women | 388 | 137 | 17 | - |
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.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African-American/Black Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4 | NOT OFFER |
| Women's Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journalism | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | |||
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Physiology | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerontology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geology/Earth Science | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Geography | 12 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | ONLINE | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Animal Sciences | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Plant Sciences | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Forestry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 42ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Communication and Media Studies (other) | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Journalism | NOT OFFER | |||
| Journalism (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Radio and Television | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 45 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | 16 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | 8 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Special Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Health Teacher Education | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Trade and Industrial Teacher Education | 7ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Civil Engineering | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Civil Engineering (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician | 22ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Languages and Literatures | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Linguistics | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Creative Writing | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Rhetoric and Composition | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Biomedical Sciences | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Molecular Biochemistry | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 19 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Molecular Physiology | NOT OFFER | |||
| Pharmacology | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systems Science and Theory | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geology/Earth Science | 1 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Physics | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Educational Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Fire Services Administration | 16ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Social Work | 50ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Criminology | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Economics | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geography | NOT OFFER | |||
| Political Science and Government | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Sociology | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology | 7ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Fine/Studio Arts | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Music | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | 26 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 52ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | 16ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist | 37ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physician Assistant | 38 | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Behavioral Aspects of Health | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other) | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 34ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | |
| Accounting | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | 17ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Natural Resources Management and Policy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Journalism | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | |||
| Special Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Health Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Trade and Industrial Teacher Education | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Rhetoric and Composition | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Biochemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Botany/Plant Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Zoology/Animal Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Molecular Physiology | NOT OFFER | |||
| Pharmacology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systems Science and Theory | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Geology/Earth Science | NOT OFFER | |||
| Physics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Educational Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Anthropology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Criminology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Geography | NOT OFFER | |||
| Political Science and Government | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Sociology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Medicine | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 1,883 full-time and 1,236 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 621 students enrolled through online exclusively and 298 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,828 White, 358 Black, and 127 Asian students are attending at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
52 grad students are younger than 22 and 503 students are older than 65. It has 1,744 students aged between 22 and 30 and 808 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 3,119 |
|---|---|
| Men | 1,444 |
| Women | 1,675 |
| Total | 3,119 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 1,883 |
| Part-time Students | 1,236 |
| Total | 3,119 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 2 |
| Asian | 127 |
| Black | 358 |
| Hispanic | 169 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 4 |
| White | 1,828 |
| Two or more races | 55 |
| Un-Known | 7 |
| Total | 3,119 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 52 |
| 22-24 | 837 |
| 25-29 | 907 |
| 30-34 | 491 |
| 35-39 | 317 |
| 40 & Over | 503 |
At Southern Illinois University-Carbondale graduate schools, 621 students enrolled online exclusively and 298 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 3,107 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 621 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 298 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,188 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 621 |
|---|---|
| Illinois Resident | 403 |
| Other State In U.S. | 214 |
| Outside of U.S. | 4 |