University of Iowa (UI) is a four-year, public school located in Iowa City, IA.

It offers 341 graduate programs - 134 Master's, 115 Doctorate, 40 Post-bachelor's, and 52 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,211 for in-state and $34,882 for out-of-state students.

A total of 8,042 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 30,015 students at UI. UI offers online graduate programs and 2,273 out of 8,042 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

UI have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at College of Law and Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. In addition, you can find UI'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 $13,211 for Iowa residents and $34,882 for out-of-state students. It offers 341 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Iowa
TypeFour-year, Public
Address101 Jessup Hall, Iowa City, IA
Graduate School Students8,301 students
2,273 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$13,211
Out-of-State$34,882
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 341 Graduate Programs
134 Master's, 115 Doctorate, 92 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Iowa

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Iowa with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Iowa residents, the tuition & fees are $13,211 and $34,882 for non-Iowa residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $625 for Iowa residents and $1,829 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$11,256$32,927
Fees$1,955$1,955
Cost per Credit$625$1,829
Books & Supplies$950
Room & Board$12,616 (On-Campus) / $12,616 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,066 (On-Campus) / $4,066 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$30,843$52,514
Off-Campus Total$30,843$52,514

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Iowa offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 341 major areas - 134 Master's (3 online programs), 115 Doctorate (7 online programs), 40 Post-Bachelor's, 52 Post-Master's (7 online programs). 1,743 students have been conferred Master's degree and 949 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
Total1,743949652705
Men837423205404
Women906526447301

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
African StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3
American/United States Studies/Civilization NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Asian Studies/Civilization1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Latin American StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
African-American/Black Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
American Indian/Native American StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Women's StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 10
Disability StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 31 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Journalism NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Informatics NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education27ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Superintendency and Educational System Administration17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Statistics and Research Methods NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Learning Sciences NOT OFFER 7
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and TalentedNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 13
Art Teacher Education5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
English/Language Arts Teacher Education6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Foreign Language Teacher Education4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Studies Teacher Education4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education (other)13ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Language Interpretation and Translation14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Comparative LiteratureNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
German Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
French Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Spanish Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1 NOT OFFER
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Latin Language and Literature1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Advanced Legal Research/Studies5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
WritingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 22 NOT OFFER
Creative Writing58 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science48 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Archives/Archival AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 14
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomedical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Molecular BiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Radiation Biology/Radiobiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cell Biology and Anatomy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Microbiology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ImmunologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
GeneticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Molecular PhysiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pathology/Experimental PathologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Oncology and Cancer BiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Toxicology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biostatistics NOT OFFER
Bioinformatics NOT OFFER
Epidemiology28 NOT OFFER
Neurobiology and AnatomyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied MathematicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Financial Mathematics40 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
GerontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 7
Medieval and Renaissance StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Museology/Museum StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 22 NOT OFFER
Behavioral Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nutrition SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Cognitive ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sustainability Studies7 NOT OFFER
Data Science, General NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)7
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Religion/Religious Studies2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Religious/Sacred MusicNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Astronomy3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)2 NOT OFFER
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counseling Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School Psychology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work138 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 50 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Research Methodology and Quantitative MethodsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Anthropology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
CriminologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 3 NOT OFFER
International Relations and National Security Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Digital ArtsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Dance4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Playwriting and Screenwriting4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Directing and Theatrical Production2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Film/Cinema/Video Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cinematography and Film/Video Production1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art/Art Studies36 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art History, Criticism and Conservation NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged ArtNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Visual and Performing Arts (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist35 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
DentistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Dental Clinical SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Dental Public Health and Education3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Endodontics/EndodontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Orthodontics/Orthodontology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pediatric Dentistry/PedodonticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6
Periodontics/PeriodontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3
Prosthodontics/ProsthodontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cardiovascular Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nuclear Medical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Perfusion Technology/PerfusionistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound TechnicianNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Scientist1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Orthoptics/OrthoptistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
PharmacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design NOT OFFER
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry NOT OFFER
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmaceutical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health41 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Health NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Health and Industrial HygieneNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4
Community Health and Preventive MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Services Administration34 NOT OFFER
Public Health (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Rehabilitation Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Informatics6 NOT OFFER
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Administration ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nurse Anesthetist ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER 13ONLINE
Clinical Nurse Leader5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER 10ONLINE
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 28 NOT OFFER
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 252ONLINE
Risk ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Accounting28 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 87
FinanceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 103ONLINE
Meeting and Event PlanningNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 98 NOT OFFER
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 36 NOT OFFER
Actuarial Science5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) NOT OFFER 90ONLINE
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 46ONLINE
InsuranceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 30 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

UI graduate schools have a total of 8,301 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 3,828 male and 4,473 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 5,106 full-time and 3,195 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,273 students enrolled through online exclusively and 463 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 5,461 White, 293 Black, and 480 Asian students are attending at University of Iowa. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

188 grad students are younger than 22 and 829 students are older than 65. It has 5,072 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,953 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total8,301
Men3,828
Women4,473
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total8,301
Full-time Students5,106
Part-time Students3,195
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total8,301
American Indian /
Native American
12
Asian480
Black293
Hispanic544
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
3
White5,461
Two or more races223
Un-Known247
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total8,301
21 & Under188
22-242,225
25-292,847
30-341,276
35-39677
40 & Over829

Online Population

At University of Iowa graduate schools, 2,273 students enrolled online exclusively and 463 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment8,042
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,273
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses463
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses5,306
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,273
Iowa Resident1,493
Other State In U.S.708
Outside of U.S.72