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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Master’s in Political Science & Government

4 Master's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Political Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Political Science & Government is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in political science, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Political Science from UIUC Cost?

$17,912 Average Tuition and Fees

UIUC Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UIUC was $680 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $525 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$15,016$27,187
Fees$2,896$2,896

Does UIUC Offer an Online Master’s in Political Science?

Online degrees for the UIUC political science master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UIUC Online Learning page.

UIUC Master’s Student Diversity for Political Science

4 Master's Degrees Awarded
25.0% Women
25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 4 master’s degrees in political science awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 25.0% of the students who received their Master’s in political science in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 44.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the political science master’s degrees at UIUC in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White2
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities1

Master’s in Political Science Focus Areas at UIUC

Political Science & Government students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Political Science4

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Anthropology2
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*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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