Western Illinois University Master’s in Education

Education is a program of study at Western Illinois University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in education, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Education from WIU Cost?

$11,996 Average Tuition and Fees

WIU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at WIU was $340 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,156	$8,156
Fees	$3,840	$3,840

Does WIU Offer an Online Master’s in Education?

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that WIU offers online option in its education master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WIU Online Learning page.

WIU Master’s Student Diversity for Education

186 Master's Degrees Awarded

68.8% Women

18.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 186 master’s degrees in education awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in education in 2019-2020, 68.8% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in education at WIU in 2019-2020, 18.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	16
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	136
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Master’s in Education Focus Areas at WIU

Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
General Education	14
Educational Administration	45
Instructional Media Design	15
Education Philosophy	2
Special Education	8

References

*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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