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DePaul University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Chicago, Illinois. The city atmosphere of Chicago makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

2,751 Master's Degrees
275 Doctor's Degrees

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DePaul University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at DePaul.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Communications Technology/Support Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Value Real Estate Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Taxation Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#48 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#114 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#158 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards DePaul has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Graphic Communications Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best Other Communication Technology Schools College Factual
#4 Best Computer Programming Schools College Factual
#18 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools College Factual
#19 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools College Factual
#108 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual

Where Is DePaul University?

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Contact details for DePaul are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 312-362-8000
Website: https://www.depaul.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DePaulUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DePaulU

DePaul University Graduate Student Diversity

7,777 Graduate Students
56% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,777 graduate students at DePaul, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of DePaul University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 728
Black or African American 1,053
Hispanic or Latino 1,041
White 3,623
International Students 764
Other Races/Ethnicities 568

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at DePaul University. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 111 countries are represented at DePaul. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at DePaul University

19,809 Took All Classes Online
21,594 Took At Least One Class Online
237.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 21,594 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at DePaul has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 35th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of DePaul

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time graduate tuition at DePaul University was $18,330 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how DePaul is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Computer Programming #3 #3
Computer Systems Analysis #7 #1
Other Computer & Information Sciences #12 #9
Computer Software & Applications #13 #9
Taxation #16 #13
Communication & Media Studies #41 #22
Medical Illustration & Informatics #43 #25
Management Information Systems #62 #47
Information Science #63 #30
Computer Information Systems #64 #40
Information Technology #64 #49
Computer Science #70 #40
Communication & Journalism #72 #51

Online Affordability Rankings of DePaul

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time graduate tuition at DePaul University was $19,760 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how DePaul is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies #1 #1
Other Education #18 #18
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #38 #35

Online Growth Rankings of DePaul

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at DePaul University was 237.0%. This is the #166 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at DePaul regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of DePaul majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 18%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at DePaul ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at DePaul.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #1
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies #1
Other Education #3
Education #94

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

DePaul University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 586 9 595
Nursing 2 200 33 235
Law 0 0 192 192
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 136 0 136
Computer Programming 0 132 0 132
Human Computer Interaction 0 108 0 108
Computer Software & Applications 2 97 0 99
Accounting 0 86 0 86
Information Technology 1 82 0 83
Information Science 0 76 0 76
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 75 1 76
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 72 0 72
Student Counseling 0 69 0 69
Human Resource Management 0 62 0 62
Applied Mathematics 0 58 0 58
Taxation 0 54 0 54
Public Administration 0 50 0 50
Music 13 36 0 49
Computer Engineering 0 47 0 47
Special Education 0 45 0 45
Educational Administration 0 26 16 42
Legal Research 0 39 0 39
Marketing 0 34 0 34
Graphic Communications 0 33 0 33
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 33 0 33
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 33 0 33
Drama & Theater Arts 0 32 0 32
Public Relations & Advertising 0 28 0 28
Public Health 0 24 0 24
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 23 0 23
Sustainability Science 0 21 0 21
Computer Systems Networking 0 20 0 20
Economics 0 20 0 20
Public Policy 0 20 0 20
Applied Statistics 0 19 0 19
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 10 9 19
Journalism 0 18 0 18
Writing Studies 0 18 0 18
International Relations & National Security 0 18 0 18
Communication & Media Studies 0 17 0 17
Curriculum & Instruction 0 11 6 17
Social Work 0 17 0 17
Real Estate 0 16 0 16
Ethnic Studies 1 14 0 15
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 13 0 13
Design & Applied Arts 0 12 0 12
Multilingual Education 0 11 0 11
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 11 0 11
Education Philosophy 0 10 0 10
Philosophy 0 8 2 10
Hospitality Management 0 9 0 9
General Biology 0 7 0 7
Child Development & Psychology 0 3 4 7
General English Literature 0 6 0 6
Sociology 0 6 0 6
Mathematics 0 5 0 5
Natural Resources Conservation 0 4 0 4
Arts & Media Management 0 4 0 4
Computer Information Systems 0 3 0 3
Computer Science 0 0 3 3
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 3 0 3
Romance Languages 0 3 0 3
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 0 3 0 3
Other Education 0 2 0 2
Teaching English or French 2 0 0 2
East Asian Languages 0 2 0 2
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 2 0 2
History 0 2 0 2
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 2 0 2
Chemistry 0 2 0 2
General Psychology 0 2 0 2
Physics 0 1 0 1
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0
General Sales & Marketing 0 0 0 0
Computer Systems Analysis 0 0 0 0
Area Studies 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0
Statistics 0 0 0 0
Data Analytics 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 0
Urban Studies 0 0 0 0
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 21 2,751 275 3,047

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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