For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate tuition & fees of Illinois Graduate Schools is $12,218 for in-state and $20,983 for out-of-state students.

Illinois Graduate Schools' tuition & fees is higher than 2024 national average, which is $11,746 for in-state and $20,129 for out-of-state students.

University of Chicago has the most expensive graduate tuition & fees of $66,543 and Columbia College Chicago has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $2,464 among Illinois Graduate Schools.

The average itemized graduate cost for Illinois Graduate Schools is as follows:

  • Graduate Tuition & Fees is $12,218 for state residents and $20,983 for out-of-state.
  • Cost per credit hour is $451 for state residents and $912 for out-of-state.
  • Living cost is $12,642 (on-campus), $11,797 (off-campus).

2024 Graduate Tuition, fees, and Living Costs Comparison for Illinois Graduate Schools

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2024 Graduate Tuition Comparison Between Illinois Graduate Schools
School NameTuition & FeesCost Per Credit HourLiving Costs
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State On CampusOff Campus
Adler UniversityChicago, IL$45,613 $1,468 - -
American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL$4,650 $250 - $5,400
Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL$34,660 - $12,166 $12,166
Aurora UniversityAurora, IL$15,363 $618 $13,240 $4,248
Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL$20,258 $796 $10,266 $12,498
Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.Chicago, IL$19,845 $735 - -
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL$27,830 $675 - -
Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL$19,014 $1,039 $12,850 $12,850
Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoChicago, IL$23,232 $968 - -
Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, IL$14,900 $683 - $14,540
Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL$10,294 $16,162$349 $675 $11,550 $11,550
Chicago Theological SeminaryChicago, IL$26,598 $1,102 - -
Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL$2,464 $1,270 $16,838 $22,000
Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL$10,782 $581 $11,140 $7,650
DePaul UniversityChicago, IL$22,525 $852 $18,468 $18,468
DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, IL$17,552 $776 - $14,536
Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL$19,500 $850 $12,552 $12,554
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL$11,410 $22,695$336 $806 $11,298 $10,602
Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL$34,037 $842 $11,858 $11,300
Erikson InstituteChicago, IL$20,588 $1,135 - -
Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryEvanston, IL$24,465 $875 - -
Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL$10,072 $10,072$368 $368 $11,360 $11,360
Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL$8,784 $488 $10,658 $8,924
Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL$9,200 $375 $10,264 $6,300
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL$33,810 $1,712 $16,528 $15,300
Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL$10,009 $12,646$423 $878 $11,584 $12,048
Institute for Clinical Social WorkChicago, IL$26,750 $1,305 - -
Judson UniversityElgin, IL$18,708 $692 $11,820 $9,500
Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL$16,212 $1,013 $12,480 $12,480
Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL$15,490 $845 $12,140 $7,500
Lincoln Christian UniversityLincoln, IL$9,910 $545 - $8,528
Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL$22,305 $1,125 $16,894 $15,556
Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoChicago, IL$18,720 $2,000 - -
McCormick Theological SeminaryChicago, IL$9,410 $320 - -
McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL$9,450 $525 $12,270 $7,810
Meadville Theological School of Lombard CollegeChicago, IL$27,414 $948 - -
Methodist CollegePeoria, IL$15,762 $779 $17,280 $16,614
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieSkokie, IL$20,290 $359 - -
Midwestern University-Downers GroveDowners Grove, IL$46,686 $988 - -
Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL$21,333 $800 $13,330 $12,710
Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL$9,342 $519 $12,820 $12,210
National Louis UniversityChicago, IL$12,225 $650 - $13,950
National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL$27,801 $545 - -
North Central CollegeNaperville, IL$15,822 $879 $12,434 $10,208
North Park UniversityChicago, IL$16,191 $887 $10,775 $12,000
Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL$9,874 $18,217$464 $927 $10,742 $5,040
Northern Baptist Theological SeminaryLisle, IL$14,135 $505 - -
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL$9,090 $9,090$505 $505 $12,800 $12,800
NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse AnesthesiaEvanston, IL$32,000 - - -
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL$53,871 $7,667 $20,334 $20,334
Oak Point UniversityOak Brook, IL$8,000 $667 - -
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL$10,957 $494 $10,590 $16,840
Pacific College of Health and ScienceChicago, IL$15,649 $457 - $13,640
Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL$11,475 $500 $12,160 $16,000
Rockford UniversityRockford, IL$14,060 $770 $10,940 $7,750
Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL$23,094 $1,013 $15,525 $10,768
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceNorth Chicago, IL$34,167 $692 - -
Rush UniversityChicago, IL$38,013 $1,312 - -
Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL$18,987 $1,014 - $8,766
Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL$9,086 $733 - -
Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL$15,410 $830 $12,480 $8,672
School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL$44,634 $1,860 $16,100 $10,370
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL$14,148 $31,050$470 $1,174 $12,114 $12,668
Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL$10,102 $10,102$357 $357 $10,562 $10,562
Spertus CollegeChicago, IL$21,400 $419 - -
St. John's College-Department of NursingSpringfield, IL$17,228 $916 - -
Telshe Yeshiva-ChicagoChicago, IL$8,000 $266 $2,000 $16,700
The Chicago School at ChicagoChicago, IL$26,136 $1,219 - $18,536
Toyota Technological Institute at ChicagoChicago, IL$31,865 - - -
Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL$15,073 $596 $11,200 $5,800
Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL$32,398 $751 - -
Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL$18,520 $750 $6,090 $12,250
University of ChicagoChicago, IL$66,543 $2,172 $19,221 -
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL$17,268 $28,641$772 $1,121 $14,600 $14,400
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL$18,837 $33,640$543 $648 $13,938 -
University of Saint Mary of the LakeMundelein, IL$34,640 $795 - -
University of St FrancisJoliet, IL$14,757 $799 $11,980 $7,200
VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL$7,995 $590 - $7,500
Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL$13,290 $13,290$369 $369 $10,920 $10,920
Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL$19,440 $810 $12,390 $14,362
Average$12,218$20,983$451$912$12,642$11,797
*The tuition data is updated with the academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS.
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