Governors State University
University Park, Illinois · Public
Graduate earnings
16of 16 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082 a year).
16 of 27 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 11 have no earnings published. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 48 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$12,329 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
$12,329 a year
About $49,316 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 | $9,563 |
| $30k to $48k | $10,933 |
| $48k to $75k | $11,705 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,741 |
| $110k and up | $22,076 |
| All families (average) | $12,329 |
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).
26 of 75 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $59,562 | +$23,480 | clears the bar | $17,885 | 0.8 yrs | 96 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,703 | +$14,621 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 1.8 yrs | 89 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,048 | +$10,966 | clears the bar | $19,480 | 1.8 yrs | 84 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $55,811 | +$19,729 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 1.0 yrs | 50 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $46,895 | +$10,813 | clears the bar | $19,813 | 1.8 yrs | 44 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $62,482 | +$26,400 | above HS line | $41,000 | 1.6 yrs | 42 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $61,223 | +$25,141 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.7 yrs | 40 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $63,633 | +$27,551 | above HS line | $47,477 | 1.7 yrs | 37 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $92,964 | +$56,882 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 33 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $56,452 | +$20,370 | above HS line | $42,900 | 2.1 yrs | 29 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $58,036 | +$21,954 | above HS line | $68,912 | 3.1 yrs | 29 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $70,895 | +$34,813 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.4 yrs | 27 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $79,154 | +$43,072 | clears the bar | $15,750 | 0.4 yrs | 25 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $53,227 | +$17,145 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 1.2 yrs | 25 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $57,823 | +$21,741 | above HS line | $69,700 | 3.2 yrs | 25 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $47,475 | +$11,393 | clears the bar | $17,250 | 1.5 yrs | 24 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $131,619 | +$95,537 | above HS line | $41,125 | 0.4 yrs | 23 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $51,027 | +$14,945 | clears the bar | $17,928 | 1.2 yrs | 22 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $76,515 | +$40,433 | above HS line | $49,932 | 1.2 yrs | 20 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $56,123 | +$20,041 | clears the bar | $22,962 | 1.1 yrs | 19 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $58,455 | +$22,373 | clears the bar | $18,500 | 0.8 yrs | 17 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $50,426 | +$14,344 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.4 yrs | 13 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,6411-year earnings | +$7,559 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $19,000 | 2.5 yrs | 11 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $50,7361-year earnings | +$14,654 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $88,391 | +$52,309 | clears the bar | $12,500 | 0.2 yrs | 9 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $87,911 | +$51,829 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 144 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 41 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Film and Photography | Master'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 | 4 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Management Information Systems | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biotechnology | Graduate/Professional 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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