Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois · Private, nonprofit
Of 35 assessed programs, 34 leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 84 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $17,269 |
| $30k to $48k | $16,539 |
| $48k to $75k | $18,609 |
| $75k to $110k | $22,954 |
| $110k and up | $30,008 |
| All families (average) | $22,719 |
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.
35 of 119 programs could be assessed 29% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $123,381 | +$87,299 | clears the bar | $61,500 | 0.7 yrs | 86 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $86,941 | +$50,859 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 79 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $58,515 | +$22,433 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.1 yrs | 65 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $64,378 | +$28,296 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.0 yrs | 64 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $50,358 1-year earnings | +$14,276 | clears the bar | $61,500 | 4.3 yrs | 63 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,896 | +$59,814 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 56 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $73,110 | +$37,028 | clears the bar | $24,575 | 0.7 yrs | 53 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $46,460 | +$10,378 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.6 yrs | 51 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $107,379 | +$71,297 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.4 yrs | 48 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $76,255 | +$40,173 | clears the bar | $24,017 | 0.6 yrs | 44 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $67,735 | +$31,653 | clears the bar | $26,604 | 0.8 yrs | 41 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $80,877 | +$44,795 | clears the bar | $25,250 | 0.6 yrs | 38 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $60,888 | +$24,806 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 32 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $83,801 | +$47,719 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 26 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $37,657 | +$1,575 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 17.1 yrs | 25 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $100,391 | +$64,309 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.4 yrs | 25 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,325 | +$12,243 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.2 yrs | 24 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $77,976 | +$41,894 | clears the bar | $21,212 | 0.5 yrs | 23 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $53,715 | +$17,633 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.4 yrs | 22 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $57,832 | +$21,750 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.2 yrs | 21 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $89,362 | +$53,280 | clears the bar | $25,685 | 0.5 yrs | 19 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $57,401 1-year earnings | +$21,319 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $58,636 | +$22,554 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.2 yrs | 18 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,690 | +$52,608 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 16 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $42,006 | +$5,924 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 4.6 yrs | 13 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $70,040 | +$33,958 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $111,907 | +$75,825 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $28,137 1-year earnings | -$7,945 | falls short | $27,000 | insufficient data | 9 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $52,357 1-year earnings | +$16,275 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $58,014 1-year earnings | +$21,932 | clears the bar | $24,975 | 1.1 yrs | 4 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $74,883 | +$38,801 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | Bachelor's Degree | $56,489 | +$20,407 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Construction Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $82,309 | +$46,227 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $84,214 | +$48,132 | clears the bar | $61,500 | 1.3 yrs | insufficient data |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $108,003 1-year earnings | +$71,921 | clears the bar | $80,137 | 1.1 yrs | insufficient data |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 42 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $27,000 | insufficient data | 37 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Telecommunications Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Educational Administration | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $27,000 | insufficient data | 7 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Design | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Industrial Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Literature | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $27,000 | insufficient data | 2 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Data Analytics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| School Counseling | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
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.