University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is a four-year, public school located in Cedar Falls, IA.

It offers 63 graduate programs - 57 Master's, and 6 Doctorate. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,362 for in-state and $22,834 for out-of-state students.

A total of 1,210 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 8,945 students at UNI. UNI offers online graduate programs and 465 out of 1,210 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find UNI'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 $11,362 for Iowa residents and $22,834 for out-of-state students. It offers sixty-three (63) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Northern Iowa
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1227 W 27th St, Cedar Falls, IA
Graduate School Students1,250 students
465 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$11,362
Out-of-State$22,834
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 63 Graduate Programs
57 Master's, 6 Doctorate

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Northern Iowa

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Northern 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 $11,362 and $22,834 for non-Iowa residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $558 for Iowa residents and $1,195 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$10,030$21,502
Fees$1,332$1,332
Cost per Credit$558$1,195
Books & Supplies$800
Room & Board$9,648 (On-Campus) / $9,648 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,550 (On-Campus) / $2,500 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$24,360$35,832
Off-Campus Total$24,310$35,782

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Northern Iowa offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 63 major areas - 57 Master's (12 online programs), 6 Doctorate (2 online programs). 330 students have been conferred Master's degree and 17 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
Total33017--
Men886--
Women24211--

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
Environmental Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Women's Studies3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mass Communication/Media Studies1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Relations/Image Management1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional Technology1ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services10 ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching14ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)1ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art Teacher Education11ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
English/Language Arts Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education7ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Science Teacher Education2ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Spanish Language and Literature1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature4 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
Library and Information Science9ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Mathematics (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Physical Sciences1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health and Physical Education/FitnessONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Kinesiology and Exercise Science7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Psychology7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical Psychology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School Psychology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Psychology4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy AnalysisONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work32 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geography2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Art/Art Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music History, Literature, and Theory NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Performance5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Theory and Composition NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Conducting1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Keyboard Instruments1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Jazz/Jazz Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist43 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Community Health and Preventive Medicine2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management11ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

UNI graduate schools have a total of 1,250 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 324 male and 926 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 449 full-time and 801 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 465 students enrolled through online exclusively and 148 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,008 White, 38 Black, and 12 Asian students are attending at University of Northern Iowa. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,250
Men324
Women926
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,250
Full-time Students449
Part-time Students801
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,250
American Indian /
Native American
2
Asian12
Black38
Hispanic46
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
1
White1,008
Two or more races16
Un-Known23

Online Population

At University of Northern Iowa graduate schools, 465 students enrolled online exclusively and 148 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,210
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses465
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses148
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses597
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses465
Iowa Resident383
Other State In U.S.47
Outside of U.S.35