About
Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU) is a public research university in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Chartered in 1869, SIU is the oldest and flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system. SIU enrolls students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Originally founded as a normal college, the university today provides programs in a variety of disciplines. SIU was granted limited university status in 1943 and began offering graduate degrees in 1950. A separate campus was established in Edwardsville, Illinois, in 1957, eventually becoming Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – very High research activity". It is also known for its research partnerships, including those with the Argonne and Oak Ridge National Laboratories, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and NASA. The university is home to hundreds of student organizations, twenty-seven fraternity and sorority chapters, and a competitive flight team. SIU's intercollegiate athletic teams are collectively known as the Southern Illinois Salukis.
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Key facts
- Global rank
- #1579
- Location
- Carbondale, United States
- Type
- Public
- Admission rate
- 92%
- SAT middle range
- 900 to 1140
- ACT middle range
- 19 to 27
- English test
- Required
- How to apply
- ApplyBoard
Outcomes and costs
Official figures from US College Scorecard, US Department of Education. Salaries are for all graduates, not only international students.
- Median salary 10 years after starting
- $53,390 a year
- Median salary 6 years after starting
- $43,087 a year
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 62%
- Students returning for a second year
- 67%
- Tuition (out-of-state, per year)
- $13,334
- Average cost of attendance (per year)
- $28,329
- Undergraduate students
- 8,494
- Students per faculty member
- 11 to 1
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,543
Programmes
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Postgraduate · Accountancy – Auditing and Accounting Information Systems
Master of Accountancy - Accountancy - Auditing and Accounting Information Systems
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027
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Postgraduate · Accountancy – Taxation
Master of Accountancy - Accountancy - Taxation
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 12 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027
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Postgraduate · Architecture
Master of Architecture - Architecture
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 15 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 June 2027 Intakes: 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 June 2028
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Postgraduate · Anthropology
Master of Arts - Anthropology
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027
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Postgraduate · Communication Studies
Master of Arts - Communication Studies
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 August 2027 Intakes: 1 August 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Criminology and Criminal Justice
Master of Arts - Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027
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Postgraduate · Economics
Master of Arts - Economics
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 16 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027
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Postgraduate · English
Master of Arts - English
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 August 2027 Intakes: 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · English – English Studies
Master of Arts - English - English Studies
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 June 2027 Intakes: 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · English – Literature
Master of Arts - English - Literature
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 June 2027 Intakes: 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · English – Rhetoric and Composition
Master of Arts - English - Rhetoric and Composition
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 June 2027 Intakes: 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Geology
Master of Arts - Geology
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027
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Postgraduate · Geology – Environmental Geology
Master of Arts - Geology - Environmental Geology
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027
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Postgraduate · Geology – Geospatial Analysis
Master of Arts - Geology - Geospatial Analysis
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027
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Postgraduate · History
Master of Arts - History
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 January 2028
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Postgraduate · History – American
Master of Arts - History - American
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027
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Postgraduate · History – European
Master of Arts - History - European
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027
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Postgraduate · History – Latin American
Master of Arts - History - Latin American
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027
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Postgraduate · Linguistics
Master of Arts - Linguistics
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 June 2027 Intakes: 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Media Theory and Research
Master of Arts - Media Theory and Research
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 August 2027 Intakes: 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Philosophy
Master of Arts - Philosophy
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 June 2027 Intakes: 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Political Science
Master of Arts - Political Science
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 August 2027 Intakes: 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Sociology
Master of Arts - Sociology
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 June 2027 Intakes: 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Master of Arts - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 June 2027 Intakes: 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Curriculum and Instruction Secondary Education
Master of Arts in Teaching - Curriculum and Instruction Secondary Education
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 15 months
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Deadline: 1 June 2027 Intakes: 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 June 2028
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Postgraduate · Civil and Environmental Engineering
Master of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027
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Postgraduate · Electrical and Computer Engineering
Master of Engineering - Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 18 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027
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Postgraduate · Art and Design
Master of Fine Arts - Art and Design
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 36 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 August 2027 Intakes: 1 August 2027, 1 September 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Creative Writing
Master of Fine Arts - Creative Writing
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 June 2027 Intakes: 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Mass Communication and Media Arts
Master of Fine Arts - Media Arts
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 36 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 June 2027 Intakes: 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Theater
Master of Fine Arts - Theater
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027
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Postgraduate · Collaborative Piano
Master of Music - Music - Collaborative Piano
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 June 2027 Intakes: 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Music Education
Master of Music - Music - Music Education
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 June 2027 Intakes: 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Music History and Literature
Master of Music - Music - Music History and Literature
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
- Apply through
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Deadline: 1 June 2027 Intakes: 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Music Theory and Composition
Master of Music - Music - Music Theory and Composition
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 June 2027 Intakes: 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Music – Opera/Music Theater
Master of Music - Music - Opera/Music Theater
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 June 2027 Intakes: 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Music – Performance
Master of Music - Music - Performance
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 June 2027 Intakes: 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027, 1 August 2028
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Postgraduate · Animal Science
Master of Science - Animal Science
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027
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Postgraduate · Agribusiness Economics
Master of Science - Agribusiness Economics
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027
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Postgraduate · Agribusiness Economics – Agricultural Services
Master of Science - Agribusiness Economics - Agricultural Services
- Tuition per year
- USD 28,170 (ApplyBoard listing)
- Duration
- 24 months
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Deadline: 1 January 2027 Intakes: 1 January 2027, 1 June 2027, 1 August 2027
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Scholarships you could use here
Fulbright-Nehru Master's Fellowships · USIEF (United States-India Educational Foundation)
Indian citizens with a bachelor's (minimum 55%) or master's degree and at least three years of relevant full-time work experience, without a US degree. Government of India employees are not eligible.
The last published cycle (2026-2027) closed on 14 May 2025. A 2027-2028 master's cycle is not currently listed.
Official pageFulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships · USIEF
Indian scholars registered for a PhD at an Indian institution, for 6 to 9 months of research in the US.
The 2027-2028 cycle closed on 1 July 2026.
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