University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Graduate Programs

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a Public, 4-years school located in Champaign, IL. UIUC offers total 230 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $32,416 ($18,131 Illinois residents)
  • Graduate Students: 21,828
  • Graduate Programs: 230

UIUC Graduate Programs Overview

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (referred to as UIUC) is a Public, 4-years school located in Champaign, IL. UIUC offers total 230 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is $18,131 for Illinois residents and $32,416 for out-of-state students when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $538 for Illinois residents and $624 for out-of-state students. Total 21,828 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 56,607 with undergraduate students.
UIUC 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & FeesIllinois residents: $18,131
Out-of-State: $32,416
Costs per CreditIllinois residents: $538
Out-of-State: $624
Graduate Students21,828
Graduate Programs230 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Who Accredits University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1913 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduate schools offers 230 major programs (all on-site class). Last year, total 5,812 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at UIUC. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at UIUC with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 7 programs 104
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture1 program 6
Animal Sciences1 program 18
Animal Health1 program 0
Food Science1 program 43
Agronomy and Crop Science1 program 25
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences1 program 11
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology1 program 1
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 program 15
Environmental Science1 program 15
Architecture [+] 1 program 70
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology1 program 70
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 6 programs 14
African Studies1 program 1
East Asian Studies1 program 8
European Studies/Civilization1 program 3
Latin American Studies1 program 1
Russian Studies1 program 1
Area Studies (other)1 program 0
Communication and Journalism [+] 4 programs 40
Communication1 program 11
Journalism1 program 4
Advertising1 program 11
Health Communication1 program 14
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 2 programs 910
Information Science/Studies1 program 367
Computer Science1 program 543
Education [+] 21 programs 293
Education1 program 170
Curriculum and Instruction1 program 30
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 0
Educational Statistics and Research Methods1 program 9
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education1 program 1
Special Education and Teaching1 program 20
Elementary Education and Teaching1 program 1
Secondary Education and Teaching1 program 8
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1 program 1
Agricultural Teacher Education1 program 14
Art Teacher Education1 program 3
Mathematics Teacher Education1 program 3
Music Teacher Education1 program 11
Social Studies Teacher Education1 program 0
Technical Teacher Education1 program 0
Biology Teacher Education1 program 11
Chemistry Teacher Education1 program 1
Physics Teacher Education1 program 0
Latin Teacher Education1 program 0
Earth Science Teacher Education1 program 0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor1 program 10
Engineering [+] 15 programs 655
Engineering1 program 14
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering1 program 37
Agricultural Engineering1 program 19
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 34
Chemical Engineering1 program 8
Civil Engineering1 program 169
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 176
Engineering Mechanics1 program 0
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering1 program 36
Materials Engineering1 program 20
Mechanical Engineering1 program 61
Nuclear Engineering1 program 9
Systems Engineering1 program 1
Industrial Engineering1 program 25
Operations Research1 program 46
Engineering Technology [+] 2 programs 62
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician1 program 0
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program 62
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 10 programs 40
Linguistics1 program 4
Language Interpretation and Translation1 program 19
Comparative Literature1 program 1
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 0
German Language and Literature1 program 0
French Language and Literature1 program 4
Italian Language and Literature1 program 3
Portuguese Language and Literature1 program 1
Spanish Language and Literature1 program 7
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 1
Legal Studies [+] 2 programs 47
Advanced Legal Research/Studies1 program 46
Legal Professions and Studies (other)1 program 1
English Language and Literature [+] 2 programs 12
English Language and Literature1 program 4
Creative Writing1 program 8
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 14 programs 37
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 2
Biomedical Sciences1 program 3
Biochemistry1 program 0
Biophysics1 program 0
Botany/Plant Biology1 program 4
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology1 program 1
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 program 6
Microbiology1 program 2
Entomology1 program 3
Physiology1 program 3
Bioinformatics1 program 11
Biotechnology1 program 1
Epidemiology1 program 0
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology1 program 1
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 4 programs 270
Mathematics1 program 29
Applied Mathematics1 program 9
Financial Mathematics1 program 121
Statistics1 program 111
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 2 programs 50
Nutrition Sciences1 program 7
Sustainability Studies1 program 43
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 2 programs 53
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies1 program 41
Kinesiology and Exercise Science1 program 12
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 2 programs 3
Philosophy1 program 0
Religion/Religious Studies1 program 3
Physical Sciences [+] 5 programs 29
Astronomy1 program 1
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology1 program 6
Chemistry1 program 11
Geology/Earth Science1 program 0
Physics1 program 11
Psychology [+] 2 programs 27
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)1 program 26
Educational Psychology1 program 1
Human Services [+] 2 programs 157
Community Organization and Advocacy1 program 2
Social Work1 program 155
Social Sciences [+] 7 programs 115
Anthropology1 program 3
Economics1 program 0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 98
Geography1 program 0
Geographic Information Science and Cartography1 program 11
Political Science and Government1 program 2
Sociology1 program 1
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 5 programs 79
Dance1 program 3
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts1 program 8
Fine/Studio Arts1 program 20
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 program 2
Music1 program 46
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 5 programs 53
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist1 program 27
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management1 program 4
Public Health1 program 18
Community Health and Preventive Medicine1 program 4
Rehabilitation Science1 program 0
Business [+] 7 programs 1,671
Business Administration and Management1 program 1,079
Accounting1 program 0
Labor and Industrial Relations1 program 125
Actuarial Science1 program 17
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)1 program 412
Marketing/Marketing Management1 program 38
Taxation1 program 0
History [+] 1 programs 6
History1 program 6
Total131 programs4,812
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 6 programs 35
Agricultural Economics1 program 0
Animal Sciences1 program 10
Food Science1 program 5
Agronomy and Crop Science1 program 16
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences1 program 0
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology1 program 4
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] 1 program 8
Environmental Science1 program 8
Architecture [+] 1 program 2
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology1 program 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 program 1
East Asian Studies1 program 1
Communication and Journalism [+] 1 program 8
Communication1 program 8
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 2 programs 67
Information Science/Studies1 program 15
Computer Science1 program 52
Education [+] 9 programs 75
Education1 program 41
Curriculum and Instruction1 program 10
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 6
Educational Statistics and Research Methods1 program 5
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education1 program 7
Special Education and Teaching1 program 4
Art Teacher Education1 program 0
Music Teacher Education1 program 0
Technical Teacher Education1 program 2
Engineering [+] 13 programs 201
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering1 program 12
Agricultural Engineering1 program 6
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 8
Chemical Engineering1 program 17
Civil Engineering1 program 32
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 49
Engineering Mechanics1 program 6
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering1 program 5
Materials Engineering1 program 21
Mechanical Engineering1 program 29
Nuclear Engineering1 program 7
Systems Engineering1 program 4
Industrial Engineering1 program 5
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 9 programs 9
Linguistics1 program 5
Comparative Literature1 program 0
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 0
German Language and Literature1 program 0
French Language and Literature1 program 2
Italian Language and Literature1 program 0
Portuguese Language and Literature1 program 0
Spanish Language and Literature1 program 2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 0
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 0
Advanced Legal Research/Studies1 program 0
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program 9
English Language and Literature1 program 9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 11 programs 57
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 1
Biomedical Sciences1 program 2
Biochemistry1 program 9
Biophysics1 program 2
Botany/Plant Biology1 program 6
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology1 program 9
Microbiology1 program 11
Entomology1 program 4
Physiology1 program 3
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology1 program 3
Neuroscience1 program 7
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 3 programs 29
Mathematics1 program 17
Financial Mathematics1 program 1
Statistics1 program 11
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 2 programs 8
Nutrition Sciences1 program 5
Sustainability Studies1 program 3
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 2 programs 5
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies1 program 2
Kinesiology and Exercise Science1 program 3
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 1 program 1
Philosophy1 program 1
Physical Sciences [+] 6 programs 94
Astronomy1 program 5
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology1 program 5
Chemistry1 program 44
Chemical Physics1 program 0
Geology/Earth Science1 program 8
Physics1 program 32
Psychology [+] 2 programs 13
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)1 program 13
Educational Psychology1 program 0
Human Services [+] 2 programs 6
Community Organization and Advocacy1 program 3
Social Work1 program 3
Social Sciences [+] 5 programs 39
Anthropology1 program 5
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 22
Geography1 program 4
Political Science and Government1 program 7
Sociology1 program 1
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 4 programs 40
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts1 program 2
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 program 2
Music1 program 34
Musicology and Ethnomusicology1 program 2
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 2 programs 5
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist1 program 1
Community Health and Preventive Medicine1 program 4
Business [+] 4 programs 7
Business Administration and Management1 program 4
Accounting1 program 0
Labor and Industrial Relations1 program 1
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)1 program 2
History [+] 1 programs 14
History1 program 14
Total90 programs733
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] 1 program 133
Veterinary Medicine1 program 133
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 122
Law1 program 122
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 2 programs 3
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist1 program 3
Medicine1 program 0
Total4 programs258
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 0
Information Science/Studies1 program 0
Education [+] 2 programs 3
Education1 program 2
Curriculum and Instruction1 program 1
Psychology [+] 1 program 0
Educational Psychology1 program 0
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 1 programs 6
Music1 program 6
Total5 programs9

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2021-2022, the average tuition & fees of UIUC graduate programs is $18,131 for Illinois residents and $32,416 for other students. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $538 for Illinois residents and $624 for other students. The average living costs is $15,220 when a student lives on campus housing.
2021-2022 Graduate Program Tuition at UIUC
Illinois residentsOut of State
Tuition$14,891$29,176
Fees$3,240$3,240
Costs per Credit Hour$538$624
Living on-campus$15,220

Graduate Student Population

At UIUC graduate schools, there are total 21,828 graduate students. Among them, 10,320 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 12,170 men and 9,658 women students at UIUC graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at UIUC.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
TotalMaleFemale
Total21,82812,1709,658
American Indian/Native American1284
Asian2,5401,5081,032
Black/African American926390536
Hispanic1,503706797
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander19127
White8,2184,2193,999
Two More404210194
Un-Known1,423939484
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at UIUC
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students21,82810,3205,3506,158

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