Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois · Public
Graduate earnings
28of 28 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082 a year).
28 of 66 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 38: 24 with no earnings published and 14 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 43 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$12,786 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
$12,786 a year
About $51,144 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 | $9,828 |
| $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 |
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).
43 of 109 programs could be assessed 39% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | $76,047 | +$39,965 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 354 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,478 | +$13,396 | clears the bar | $19,712 | 1.5 yrs | 105 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $43,190 | +$7,108 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 3.0 yrs | 88 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $52,078 | +$15,996 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 1.2 yrs | 87 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $50,502 | +$14,420 | clears the bar | $22,165 | 1.5 yrs | 73 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $72,758 | +$36,676 | above HS line | $17,123 | 0.5 yrs | 68 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $49,1171-year earnings | +$13,035 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 62 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,725 | +$17,643 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 1.3 yrs | 54 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | $58,301 | +$22,219 | above HS line | $14,627 | 0.7 yrs | 48 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $40,4891-year earnings | +$4,407 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 45 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,791 | +$18,709 | clears the bar | $16,348 | 0.9 yrs | 42 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $95,880 | +$59,798 | above HS line | $25,546 | 0.4 yrs | 41 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $39,923 | +$3,841 | clears the bar | $23,725 | 6.2 yrs | 38 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $61,989 | +$25,907 | above HS line | $39,565 | 1.5 yrs | 35 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $57,887 | +$21,805 | clears the bar | $23,676 | 1.1 yrs | 33 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $47,222 | +$11,140 | clears the bar | $24,348 | 2.2 yrs | 33 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $60,985 | +$24,903 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 1.0 yrs | 31 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $54,548 | +$18,466 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.5 yrs | 30 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $51,527 | +$15,445 | above HS line | $26,269 | 1.7 yrs | 29 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $62,994 | +$26,912 | clears the bar | $22,625 | 0.8 yrs | 28 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $70,704 | +$34,622 | clears the bar | $15,478 | 0.4 yrs | 27 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $56,435 | +$20,353 | above HS line | $19,043 | 0.9 yrs | 26 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $58,533 | +$22,451 | above HS line | $15,601 | 0.7 yrs | 25 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $60,473 | +$24,391 | clears the bar | $19,040 | 0.8 yrs | 25 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | $58,856 | +$22,774 | above HS line | $29,035 | 1.3 yrs | 25 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $47,566 | +$11,484 | clears the bar | $22,062 | 1.9 yrs | 24 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,925 | +$12,843 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.9 yrs | 24 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $40,597 | +$4,515 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 4.4 yrs | 23 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $59,401 | +$23,319 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.0 yrs | 22 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,209 | +$13,127 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.9 yrs | 21 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | $43,5871-year earnings | +$7,505 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | $36,0941-year earnings | +$12 | above HS line (1-yr) | $27,714 | 2309.5 yrs | 18 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $66,840 | +$30,758 | clears the bar | $22,229 | 0.7 yrs | 18 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $61,519 | +$25,437 | clears the bar | $20,326 | 0.8 yrs | 16 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $69,772 | +$33,690 | above HS line | $20,226 | 0.6 yrs | 15 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | $63,359 | +$27,277 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $49,236 | +$13,154 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 2.0 yrs | 15 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $54,038 | +$17,956 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| History | Master's Degree | $45,346 | +$9,264 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $72,220 | +$36,138 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.6 yrs | 6 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | $49,424 | +$13,342 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.6 yrs | 4 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $81,362 | +$45,280 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.5 yrs | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $49,556 | +$13,474 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.9 yrs | 0 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 347 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 49 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Communications and Media | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Systems Science and Theory | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Gerontology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | 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 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Biotechnology | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Geography and Cartography | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | 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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