Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois · Private, nonprofit

All 23 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr). Another 67 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,759
$30k to $48k	$9,014
$48k to $75k	$11,891
$75k to $110k	$16,851
$110k and up	$17,963
All families (average)	$11,745

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

23 of 90 programs could be assessed 26% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Illinois high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$54,946	+$18,864	clears the bar	$37,998	2.0 yrs	112
Social Work	Master's Degree	$63,207	+$27,125	clears the bar	$41,167	1.5 yrs	98
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,093	+$15,011	clears the bar	$22,858	1.5 yrs	42
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$80,127	+$44,045	clears the bar	$35,603	0.8 yrs	41
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$80,703	+$44,621	clears the bar	$23,000	0.5 yrs	36
Special Education	Master's Degree	$76,142	+$40,060	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Natural Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$56,555	+$20,473	clears the bar	$25,109	1.2 yrs	30
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$134,175	+$98,093	clears the bar	$142,027	1.4 yrs	30
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$66,871	+$30,789	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	28
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$72,425	+$36,343	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,686	+$18,604	clears the bar	$27,000	1.5 yrs	24
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,775	+$16,693	clears the bar	$26,000	1.6 yrs	23
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,040	+$9,958	clears the bar	$25,117	2.5 yrs	21
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$86,730	+$50,648	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	18
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$53,810	+$17,728	clears the bar	$26,500	1.5 yrs	16
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$57,532	+$21,450	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
English	Bachelor's Degree	$46,780	+$10,698	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Dispute Resolution	Master's Degree	$75,828	+$39,746	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$60,311	+$24,229	clears the bar	$26,246	1.1 yrs	11
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$77,878	+$41,796	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	11
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$47,930	+$11,848	clears the bar	$26,344	2.2 yrs	9
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$47,078	+$10,996	clears the bar	$26,585	2.4 yrs	6
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	$64,660	+$28,578	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Nutrition Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Library Science and Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Theology and Ministry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master'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	1
Mathematics and Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Data Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Fine Arts	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
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	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
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Culinary Arts	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	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	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
Library Science and Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Literature	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nutrition Sciences	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	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, 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.