Augustana College
Rock Island, Illinois · Private, nonprofit
Of 23 assessed programs, 20 leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 27 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $15,787 |
| $30k to $48k | $16,525 |
| $48k to $75k | $16,865 |
| $75k to $110k | $22,405 |
| $110k and up | $28,086 |
| All families (average) | $22,736 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
23 of 50 programs could be assessed 46% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $68,648 | +$32,566 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.8 yrs | 78 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $52,092 | +$16,010 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.7 yrs | 59 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,818 | +$16,736 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.6 yrs | 52 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $81,562 | +$45,480 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 51 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $63,730 | +$27,648 | clears the bar | $26,375 | 1.0 yrs | 34 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $91,143 | +$55,061 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 31 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $83,339 | +$47,257 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 27 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $55,909 | +$19,827 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 23 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,223 | +$24,141 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.1 yrs | 20 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $55,295 | +$19,213 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 18 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $47,613 | +$11,531 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.3 yrs | 16 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $34,069 1-year earnings | -$2,013 | falls short | $26,000 | insufficient data | 15 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $43,492 | +$7,410 | clears the bar | $26,759 | 3.6 yrs | 14 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,943 | +$21,861 | clears the bar | $26,497 | 1.2 yrs | 13 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $75,672 | +$39,590 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 0.6 yrs | 13 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $85,993 | +$49,911 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $38,436 1-year earnings | +$2,354 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 11.5 yrs | 10 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $62,757 | +$26,675 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.0 yrs | 9 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $45,048 | +$8,966 | clears the bar | $26,243 | 2.9 yrs | 9 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $33,950 | -$2,132 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $49,763 | +$13,681 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.0 yrs | 7 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $20,326 1-year earnings | -$15,756 | falls short | $26,955 | insufficient data | 7 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $49,015 | +$12,933 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.1 yrs | insufficient data |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 37 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $27,000 | insufficient data | 20 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Computational Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $27,000 | insufficient data | 8 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,082/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.