University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a four-year, public school located in Chicago, IL.

It offers 191 graduate programs - 110 Master's, 71 Doctorate, 2 Post-bachelor's, and 8 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $17,268 for in-state and $28,641 for out-of-state students.

A total of 11,940 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 33,747 students at UIC. UIC offers online graduate programs and 3,276 out of 11,940 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

UIC have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law and University of Illinois College of Medicine. In addition, you can find UIC'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 $17,268 for Illinois residents and $28,641 for out-of-state students. It offers 191 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Illinois Chicago
TypeFour-year, Public
Address601 S Morgan, Chicago, IL
Graduate School Students11,920 students
3,276 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$17,268
Out-of-State$28,641
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 191 Graduate Programs
110 Master's, 71 Doctorate, 10 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Illinois Chicago

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Illinois Chicago 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 $17,268 and $28,641 for non-Illinois residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $772 for Illinois residents and $1,121 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$14,108$25,481
Fees$3,160$3,160
Cost per Credit$772$1,121
Books & Supplies$1,400
Room & Board$14,600 (On-Campus) / $14,400 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$6,026 (On-Campus) / $6,026 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$39,294$50,667
Off-Campus Total$39,094$50,467

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Illinois Chicago offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 191 major areas - 110 Master's (4 online programs), 71 Doctorate (1 online programs), 2 Post-Bachelor's, 8 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 2,504 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,385 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
Total2,5041,385733
Men1,048568111
Women1,456817622

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
Architecture12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Architectural History and Criticism1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Latin American Studies2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
German Studies3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Disability Studies2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences (other)8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Urban Education and LeadershipNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Learning SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)28 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and Teaching48 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher Education4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Occupations Teacher Education13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
History Teacher Education8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Spanish Language Teacher Education4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering6ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering36 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering27 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Construction Engineering22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Engineering (other)13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
French Language and Literature5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Spanish Language and Literature6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Child Development3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Advanced Legal Research/Studies2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Tax Law/Taxation NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Intellectual Property Law NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomedical Sciences5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cell Biology and Anatomy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Microbiology and Immunology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pathology/Experimental Pathology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Molecular Pharmacology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacology and Toxicology (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biostatistics1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioinformatics2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biotechnology26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Epidemiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Neuroscience NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Financial Mathematics42 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Museology/Museum Studies7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sustainability Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Forensic Science and Technology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Policy Analysis12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work 7 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geography NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Industrial and Product Design5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Graphic Design16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Design and Applied Arts (other)1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cinematography and Film/Video Production NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Photography NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art History, Criticism and Conservation NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
DentistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Endodontics/EndodontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6
Oral/Maxillofacial SurgeryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Orthodontics/OrthodontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8
Pediatric Dentistry/PedodonticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Periodontics/PeriodontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5
Prosthodontics/ProsthodontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 9
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (other)30 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Scientist2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
PharmacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmaceutical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)3ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health168 ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Services Administration60 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/Therapist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Rehabilitation Science5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Dietetics/Dietitian36 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Science109 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting33 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science198 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)32 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing Management27 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Real Estate NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

UIC graduate schools have a total of 11,920 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 4,752 male and 7,168 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 8,416 full-time and 3,504 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 3,276 students enrolled through online exclusively and 5,703 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 4,719 White, 1,097 Black, and 1,582 Asian students are attending at University of Illinois Chicago. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

210 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,261 students are older than 65. It has 7,823 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,646 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total11,920
Men4,752
Women7,168
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total11,920
Full-time Students8,416
Part-time Students3,504
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total11,920
American Indian /
Native American
17
Asian1,582
Black1,097
Hispanic1,579
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
5
White4,719
Two or more races328
Un-Known301
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total11,920
21 & Under210
22-243,378
25-294,445
30-341,752
35-39894
40 & Over1,261

Online Population

At University of Illinois Chicago graduate schools, 3,276 students enrolled online exclusively and 5,703 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment11,940
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,276
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses5,703
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,961
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,276
Illinois Resident2,232
Other State In U.S.638
Outside of U.S.406