by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Lewis University Graduate School. Learn how it ranks, what graduate degree programs it offers, how diverse it is, and much more. Click on any of the following links to jump to that section on this page.
The goal of College Factual’s yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them.These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Lewis University landed the #221 spot in College Factual’s 2026 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 4,630 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year’s ranking.Lewis University also ranked #9 for Best Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois.
### Best Graduate Certificate Schools RankingIn College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States ranking, Lewis University took the #221 spot out of 4,630 schools. In addition, Lewis University took the #9 spot for Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois.
Lewis University ranked #221 in College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools in the United States ranking, out of 4,630 schools. In addition, Lewis University took the #9 spot for Best Graduate Schools in Illinois.
For the last year in which we have data, 2,685 graduate students decided that Lewis University was the best place for them.Since diversity is such an important part of the grad school experience, College Factual looked deeper at the demographics of these students.Keep reading to learn more.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 55.8% of the total graduate students at Lewis University are women and 44.2% are men.
About 19.1% of the graduate students who attend Lewis University are from a racial-ethnic minority group*.Lewis University is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 47.9% of the graduate student population.For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to a page with more details.
Data on the average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students at the school is not available.
The typical graduate student at Lewis University who borrowed carries a median debt of $24,838.
After earning their master’s degree from Lewis University, graduates go on to jobs with an average early-career salary of $84,920.
Yearly salaries vary depending on the field of study, but the table below shows the highest-earning graduate fields of study at Lewis University based on the early-career earnings of recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Nursing | $123,620 |
| Information Technology | $108,294 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | $87,368 |
| Business Administration & Management | $81,905 |
| Human Resource Management | $71,216 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | $67,197 |
| Student Counseling | $64,864 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | $58,030 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | $54,228 |
Lewis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Romeoville, Illinois.Lewis University is located in a safe and convenient suburb. Get more details about the location of Lewis University.
Contact details for Lewis University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One University Parkway, Romeoville, IL 60446-2200 |
| Phone: | 815-838-0500 |
| Website: | www.lewisu.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/lewisu.edu/ |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/LewisUniversity |
79.4% of the graduate students at Lewis University took at least one online course.Approximately 25.5% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
Listed here are the degree programs in which the school awarded master’s degrees.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation | 39 | — |
| Business Administration & Management | 132 | $81,905 |
| Chemistry | 6 | — |
| Communication Sciences | 38 | — |
| Computer Science | 207 | — |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 23 | $87,368 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 8 | $67,197 |
| Data Science. | 122 | — |
| Educational Administration | 15 | — |
| Finance & Financial Management | 10 | — |
| Information Technology | 42 | $108,294 |
| Management Sciences & Methods | 174 | — |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 29 | — |
| Nursing | 118 | $123,620 |
| Physics | 1 | — |
| Rehabilitation Professions | 24 | — |
| Social Work | 24 | — |
| Special Education | 24 | — |
| Student Counseling | 20 | $64,864 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 20 | $58,030 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 11 | — |
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 8 | — |
| Nursing | 5 | — |
Listed here are the programs in which Lewis University awarded a graduate certificate.
| Graduate Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 5 | — |
| Computer Software Applications | 1 | — |
| Data Science. | 1 | — |
Only the programs in which a post-masters certificate was awarded are shown here.
| Post-Masters Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 13 | — |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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