Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois · Public
All 43 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr). Another 66 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $9,828 |
| $30k to $48k | $8,619 |
| $48k to $75k | $11,412 |
| $75k to $110k | $15,665 |
| $110k and up | $21,027 |
| All families (average) | $12,786 |
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.
43 of 109 programs could be assessed 39% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,478 | +$13,396 | clears the bar | $19,712 | 1.5 yrs | 112 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $52,078 | +$15,996 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 1.2 yrs | 102 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $43,190 | +$7,108 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 3.0 yrs | 84 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $72,758 | +$36,676 | clears the bar | $17,123 | 0.5 yrs | 71 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $50,502 | +$14,420 | clears the bar | $22,165 | 1.5 yrs | 70 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $49,117 1-year earnings | +$13,035 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 63 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | $76,047 | +$39,965 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 59 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,725 | +$17,643 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 1.3 yrs | 50 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | $58,301 | +$22,219 | clears the bar | $14,627 | 0.7 yrs | 48 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $95,880 | +$59,798 | clears the bar | $25,546 | 0.4 yrs | 46 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $51,527 | +$15,445 | clears the bar | $26,269 | 1.7 yrs | 45 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,791 | +$18,709 | clears the bar | $16,348 | 0.9 yrs | 41 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $57,887 | +$21,805 | clears the bar | $23,676 | 1.1 yrs | 36 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,209 | +$13,127 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.9 yrs | 33 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $61,989 | +$25,907 | clears the bar | $39,565 | 1.5 yrs | 31 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $62,994 | +$26,912 | clears the bar | $22,625 | 0.8 yrs | 31 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $58,533 | +$22,451 | clears the bar | $15,601 | 0.7 yrs | 29 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $40,489 1-year earnings | +$4,407 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 29 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $47,566 | +$11,484 | clears the bar | $22,062 | 1.9 yrs | 26 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $54,548 | +$18,466 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.5 yrs | 26 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $47,222 | +$11,140 | clears the bar | $24,348 | 2.2 yrs | 26 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $49,236 | +$13,154 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 2.0 yrs | 26 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $60,985 | +$24,903 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 1.0 yrs | 26 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $59,401 | +$23,319 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.0 yrs | 23 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $39,923 | +$3,841 | clears the bar | $23,725 | 6.2 yrs | 23 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $70,704 | +$34,622 | clears the bar | $15,478 | 0.4 yrs | 22 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | $36,094 1-year earnings | +$12 | clears the bar | $27,714 | 2309.5 yrs | 21 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | $63,359 | +$27,277 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $66,840 | +$30,758 | clears the bar | $22,229 | 0.7 yrs | 21 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $40,597 | +$4,515 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 4.4 yrs | 21 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | $58,856 | +$22,774 | clears the bar | $29,035 | 1.3 yrs | 20 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $56,435 | +$20,353 | clears the bar | $19,043 | 0.9 yrs | 18 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,925 | +$12,843 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.9 yrs | 18 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | $43,587 1-year earnings | +$7,505 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $61,519 | +$25,437 | clears the bar | $20,326 | 0.8 yrs | 15 |
| History | Master's Degree | $45,346 | +$9,264 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,473 | +$24,391 | clears the bar | $19,040 | 0.8 yrs | 14 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $54,038 | +$17,956 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $69,772 | +$33,690 | clears the bar | $20,226 | 0.6 yrs | 11 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $72,220 | +$36,138 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.6 yrs | 7 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | $49,424 | +$13,342 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.6 yrs | 6 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $49,556 | +$13,474 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.9 yrs | 6 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $81,362 | +$45,280 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.5 yrs | 2 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 54 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 46 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Music | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Gerontology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Communications and Media | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor'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 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Systems Science and Theory | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biotechnology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor'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 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | 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 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Geography and Cartography | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | 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.