Benedictine University (Benedictine) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Lisle, IL.

It offers 45 graduate programs - 25 Master's, 2 Doctorate, and 18 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $20,258.

A total of 1,081 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,123 students at Benedictine. Benedictine offers online graduate programs and 862 out of 1,081 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Benedictine'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 $20,258. It offers forty-five (45) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameBenedictine University
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address5700 College Rd, Lisle, IL
Graduate School Students1,193 students
862 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$20,258
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 45 Graduate Programs
25 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 18 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Benedictine University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Benedictine University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $20,258 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $796.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$19,188
Fees$1,070
Cost per Credit$796
Books & Supplies$1,900
Room & Board$10,266 (On-Campus) / $12,498 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,488 (On-Campus) / $4,770 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$35,912
Off-Campus Total$39,426

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Benedictine University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 45 major areas - 25 Master's (1 online programs), 2 Doctorate, 18 Post-Bachelor's. 766 students have been conferred Master's degree and 15 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

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
Total76615108-
Men280423-
Women4861185-

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.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Curriculum and Instruction NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physiology31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Exercise Physiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
EpidemiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 44 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Data Analytics, GeneralNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical Psychology18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Health206 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 17 NOT OFFER
Public Health (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 31 NOT OFFER
Nursing EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Nursing Science101ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Project ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting and Related Services (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Finance NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational Behavior Studies 2 NOT OFFER
Management Information Systems114 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marketing (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Taxation NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Benedictine graduate schools have a total of 1,193 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 311 male and 882 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 318 full-time and 875 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 862 students enrolled through online exclusively and 111 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 400 White, 116 Black, and 111 Asian students are attending at Benedictine University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

2 grad students are younger than 22 and 281 students are older than 65. It has 464 students aged between 22 and 30 and 334 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,193
Men311
Women882
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,193
Full-time Students318
Part-time Students875
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,193
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian111
Black116
Hispanic76
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
3
White400
Two or more races13
Un-Known460
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,193
21 & Under2
22-24151
25-29313
30-34194
35-39140
40 & Over281

Online Population

At Benedictine University graduate schools, 862 students enrolled online exclusively and 111 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,081
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses862
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses111
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses108
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses862
Illinois Resident339
Other State In U.S.262
Outside of U.S.261