Governors State University Graduate Programs

Located in University Park, Illinois, Governors State University is a public institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

Where Is Governors State University?

Contact details for GSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 University Pky, University Park, IL 60484
Phone:	708-534-5000
Website:	www.govst.edu

Governors State University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,686 graduate students at GSU, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	54
Black or African American	546
Hispanic or Latino	169
White	524
International Students	278
Other Races/Ethnicities	115

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Governors State University. At this time, 4 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at GSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Governors State University

In 2022-2023, 3,358 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Professions	3%

Governors State University Graduate Concentrations

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

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	31	65	96
Educational Administration	0	64	0	64
Computer Science	0	58	0	58
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	46	0	46
Business Administration & Management	0	33	7	40
Nursing	1	35	2	38
Public Administration	0	38	0	38
Social Work	0	34	0	34
Communication Sciences	0	18	0	18
Mental & Social Health Services	1	14	0	15
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	10	0	10
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	10	0	10
Political Science & Government	0	10	0	10
Accounting	0	9	0	9
General Psychology	0	9	0	9
Student Counseling	0	0	7	7
Mathematics	0	6	0	6
General English Literature	0	5	0	5
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	5	0	5
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	4	0	4
Chemistry	0	4	0	4
Human Resource Management	0	3	0	3
Management Information Systems	0	3	0	3
Communication & Media Studies	0	3	0	3
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	3	0	3
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	1	0	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1	0	0	1
Fine & Studio Arts	0	1	0	1
General Biology	0	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	0
Information Technology	0	0	0	0
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0
Special Education	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	0
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0
Public Health	0	0	0	0
History	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0
Sociology & Anthropology	0	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3	457	81	541

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By User:Astuishin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.