Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
15of 15 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082 a year).
15 of 60 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 45: 43 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. The 30 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$11,745 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$11,745 a year
About $46,980 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| 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 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Illinois high-school graduate ($36,082 a year).
23 of 90 programs could be assessed 26% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library Science and Administration | Master's Degree | $54,946 | +$18,864 | above HS line | $37,998 | 2.0 yrs | 93 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $63,207 | +$27,125 | above HS line | $41,167 | 1.5 yrs | 93 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $72,425 | +$36,343 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 42 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $80,127 | +$44,045 | above HS line | $35,603 | 0.8 yrs | 40 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,093 | +$15,011 | clears the bar | $22,858 | 1.5 yrs | 38 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $134,175 | +$98,093 | above HS line | $142,027 | 1.4 yrs | 31 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $80,703 | +$44,621 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.5 yrs | 30 |
| Natural Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $56,555 | +$20,473 | clears the bar | $25,109 | 1.2 yrs | 28 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $76,142 | +$40,060 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $46,040 | +$9,958 | clears the bar | $25,117 | 2.5 yrs | 24 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $66,871 | +$30,789 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.8 yrs | 23 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,775 | +$16,693 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.6 yrs | 20 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,686 | +$18,604 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.5 yrs | 20 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $77,878 | +$41,796 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.6 yrs | 20 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $53,810 | +$17,728 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 1.5 yrs | 19 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $86,730 | +$50,648 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 14 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $57,532 | +$21,450 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Dispute Resolution | Master's Degree | $75,828 | +$39,746 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $60,311 | +$24,229 | clears the bar | $26,246 | 1.1 yrs | 11 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $47,930 | +$11,848 | clears the bar | $26,344 | 2.2 yrs | 11 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $46,780 | +$10,698 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $47,078 | +$10,996 | clears the bar | $26,585 | 2.4 yrs | 8 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | $64,660 | +$28,578 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Theology and Ministry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Management Information Systems | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Culinary Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Literature | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Library Science and Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Library Science and Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Information Systems | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nutrition Sciences | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,082 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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