Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois · Public
Graduate earnings
59of 59 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082 a year).
59 of 66 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 7 have no earnings published. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 76 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$19,398 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
$19,398 a year
About $77,592 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 | $11,568 |
| $30k to $48k | $12,301 |
| $48k to $75k | $16,348 |
| $75k to $110k | $23,865 |
| $110k and up | $28,224 |
| All families (average) | $19,398 |
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).
76 of 142 programs could be assessed 54% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $49,240 | +$13,158 | clears the bar | $20,833 | 1.6 yrs | 473 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $77,956 | +$41,874 | clears the bar | $19,472 | 0.5 yrs | 256 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $81,264 | +$45,182 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.4 yrs | 215 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,941 | +$15,859 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.3 yrs | 200 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $62,506 | +$26,424 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.7 yrs | 176 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $85,326 | +$49,244 | clears the bar | $18,625 | 0.4 yrs | 176 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $66,660 | +$30,578 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.5 yrs | 169 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $60,414 | +$24,332 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.8 yrs | 166 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $84,458 | +$48,376 | clears the bar | $20,299 | 0.4 yrs | 166 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $54,452 | +$18,370 | clears the bar | $20,875 | 1.1 yrs | 163 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $52,864 | +$16,782 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.2 yrs | 151 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,744 | +$14,662 | clears the bar | $20,331 | 1.4 yrs | 123 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $63,725 | +$27,643 | clears the bar | $20,989 | 0.8 yrs | 120 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $52,757 | +$16,675 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.3 yrs | 111 |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | $63,600 | +$27,518 | clears the bar | $15,750 | 0.6 yrs | 109 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $47,445 | +$11,363 | clears the bar | $20,750 | 1.8 yrs | 109 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $51,386 | +$15,304 | clears the bar | $17,750 | 1.2 yrs | 97 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $70,671 | +$34,589 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.6 yrs | 96 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $62,510 | +$26,428 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.7 yrs | 90 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $75,318 | +$39,236 | clears the bar | $19,750 | 0.5 yrs | 85 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $62,112 | +$26,030 | clears the bar | $19,700 | 0.8 yrs | 77 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $59,571 | +$23,489 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.9 yrs | 77 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | $55,032 | +$18,950 | clears the bar | $19,236 | 1.0 yrs | 76 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $59,323 | +$23,241 | above HS line | $13,000 | 0.6 yrs | 67 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $67,752 | +$31,670 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.7 yrs | 65 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,000 | +$14,918 | clears the bar | $20,772 | 1.4 yrs | 64 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $111,099 | +$75,017 | clears the bar | $22,043 | 0.3 yrs | 61 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $40,258 | +$4,176 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 5.1 yrs | 56 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $110,971 | +$74,889 | above HS line | $23,515 | 0.3 yrs | 55 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $91,017 | +$54,935 | clears the bar | $19,757 | 0.4 yrs | 52 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $55,089 | +$19,007 | clears the bar | $24,890 | 1.3 yrs | 49 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $45,994 | +$9,912 | clears the bar | $23,750 | 2.4 yrs | 47 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $71,058 | +$34,976 | clears the bar | $19,119 | 0.5 yrs | 39 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | $75,054 | +$38,972 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 38 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $62,105 | +$26,023 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 37 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | $54,604 | +$18,522 | clears the bar | $17,750 | 1.0 yrs | 35 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $55,641 | +$19,559 | clears the bar | $20,750 | 1.1 yrs | 34 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $96,945 | +$60,863 | above HS line | $16,818 | 0.3 yrs | 34 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $61,532 | +$25,450 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 33 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $55,353 | +$19,271 | above HS line | $18,000 | 0.9 yrs | 33 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | $73,220 | +$37,138 | clears the bar | $23,927 | 0.6 yrs | 33 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $52,748 | +$16,666 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.2 yrs | 32 |
| Insurance | Bachelor's Degree | $94,124 | +$58,042 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.3 yrs | 32 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $61,628 | +$25,546 | clears the bar | $24,375 | 1.0 yrs | 31 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $81,949 | +$45,867 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $44,0151-year earnings | +$7,933 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $15,000 | 1.9 yrs | 29 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $61,775 | +$25,693 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $117,757 | +$81,675 | above HS line | $29,000 | 0.4 yrs | 28 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $46,476 | +$10,394 | above HS line | $31,482 | 3.0 yrs | 27 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | $80,530 | +$44,448 | clears the bar | $17,750 | 0.4 yrs | 26 |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | $62,339 | +$26,257 | clears the bar | $19,375 | 0.7 yrs | 26 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $84,790 | +$48,708 | clears the bar | $20,009 | 0.4 yrs | 26 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $55,801 | +$19,719 | above HS line | $31,382 | 1.6 yrs | 25 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $54,767 | +$18,685 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.1 yrs | 25 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $51,806 | +$15,724 | clears the bar | $19,653 | 1.2 yrs | 23 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $69,383 | +$33,301 | clears the bar | $16,750 | 0.5 yrs | 23 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $95,120 | +$59,038 | clears the bar | $17,000 | 0.3 yrs | 23 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | $62,006 | +$25,924 | above HS line | $19,775 | 0.8 yrs | 20 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $105,5921-year earnings | +$69,510 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Legal Support Services | Bachelor's Degree | $59,943 | +$23,861 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $53,272 | +$17,190 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $98,382 | +$62,300 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.3 yrs | 18 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $65,669 | +$29,587 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.8 yrs | 17 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $71,707 | +$35,625 | clears the bar | $20,084 | 0.6 yrs | 17 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $72,6351-year earnings | +$36,553 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $49,679 | +$13,597 | above HS line | $15,000 | 1.1 yrs | 16 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $62,220 | +$26,138 | clears the bar | $22,588 | 0.9 yrs | 16 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $55,723 | +$19,641 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,177 | +$14,095 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 1.7 yrs | 11 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $76,121 | +$40,039 | clears the bar | $16,000 | 0.4 yrs | 10 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | $55,7791-year earnings | +$19,697 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $76,731 | +$40,649 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $58,995 | +$22,913 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Bachelor's Degree | $90,953 | +$54,871 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $52,417 | +$16,335 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 1.4 yrs | 1 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $49,774 | +$13,692 | clears the bar | $21,875 | 1.6 yrs | not published |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 84 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 71 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 44 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 40 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 32 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| English | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Agriculture, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Communication Disorders | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Theatre | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Anthropology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Special Education | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Library Science and Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Gerontology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Social Work | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Analytics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Anthropology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Security Science and Technology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Communication Disorders | Doctoral Degree | 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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