Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois · Public

All 76 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr). Another 66 could not be assessed.

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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

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.

76 of 142 programs could be assessed 54% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Illinois high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,240	+$13,158	clears the bar	$20,833	1.6 yrs	471
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$77,956	+$41,874	clears the bar	$19,472	0.5 yrs	243
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$81,264	+$45,182	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	207
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$85,326	+$49,244	clears the bar	$18,625	0.4 yrs	161
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$60,414	+$24,332	clears the bar	$19,500	0.8 yrs	156
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,941	+$15,859	clears the bar	$20,500	1.3 yrs	149
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$52,864	+$16,782	clears the bar	$19,500	1.2 yrs	147
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$66,660	+$30,578	clears the bar	$15,000	0.5 yrs	147
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$62,506	+$26,424	clears the bar	$19,000	0.7 yrs	146
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$54,452	+$18,370	clears the bar	$20,875	1.1 yrs	141
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$84,458	+$48,376	clears the bar	$20,299	0.4 yrs	140
Agriculture, General	Bachelor's Degree	$63,600	+$27,518	clears the bar	$15,750	0.6 yrs	122
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,725	+$27,643	clears the bar	$20,989	0.8 yrs	109
History	Bachelor's Degree	$52,757	+$16,675	clears the bar	$21,500	1.3 yrs	109
English	Bachelor's Degree	$47,445	+$11,363	clears the bar	$20,750	1.8 yrs	106
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$110,971	+$74,889	clears the bar	$23,515	0.3 yrs	102
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$70,671	+$34,589	clears the bar	$21,500	0.6 yrs	97
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,510	+$26,428	clears the bar	$19,500	0.7 yrs	92
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,744	+$14,662	clears the bar	$20,331	1.4 yrs	91
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$59,571	+$23,489	clears the bar	$20,500	0.9 yrs	91
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$51,386	+$15,304	clears the bar	$17,750	1.2 yrs	90
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$55,032	+$18,950	clears the bar	$19,236	1.0 yrs	81
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$67,752	+$31,670	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	78
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$40,258	+$4,176	clears the bar	$21,500	5.1 yrs	75
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$59,323	+$23,241	clears the bar	$13,000	0.6 yrs	72
Accounting	Master's Degree	$96,945	+$60,863	clears the bar	$16,818	0.3 yrs	68
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$62,112	+$26,030	clears the bar	$19,700	0.8 yrs	66
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$111,099	+$75,017	clears the bar	$22,043	0.3 yrs	58
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	$75,054	+$38,972	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	58
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$52,748	+$16,666	clears the bar	$20,500	1.2 yrs	58
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$55,089	+$19,007	clears the bar	$24,890	1.3 yrs	57
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,000	+$14,918	clears the bar	$20,772	1.4 yrs	57
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$91,017	+$54,935	clears the bar	$19,757	0.4 yrs	54
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$61,775	+$25,693	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$75,318	+$39,236	clears the bar	$19,750	0.5 yrs	47
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$61,532	+$25,450	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$71,058	+$34,976	clears the bar	$19,119	0.5 yrs	43
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$54,604	+$18,522	clears the bar	$17,750	1.0 yrs	41
Insurance	Bachelor's Degree	$94,124	+$58,042	clears the bar	$19,000	0.3 yrs	38
Special Education	Master's Degree	$62,105	+$26,023	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$45,994	+$9,912	clears the bar	$23,750	2.4 yrs	34
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	$80,530	+$44,448	clears the bar	$17,750	0.4 yrs	33
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$54,767	+$18,685	clears the bar	$20,500	1.1 yrs	33
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$55,353	+$19,271	clears the bar	$18,000	0.9 yrs	33
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$55,641	+$19,559	clears the bar	$20,750	1.1 yrs	32
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$95,120	+$59,038	clears the bar	$17,000	0.3 yrs	32
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$72,635 1-year earnings	+$36,553	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$44,015 1-year earnings	+$7,933	clears the bar	$15,000	1.9 yrs	31
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$51,806	+$15,724	clears the bar	$19,653	1.2 yrs	30
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$61,628	+$25,546	clears the bar	$24,375	1.0 yrs	30
Nursing	Master's Degree	$117,757	+$81,675	clears the bar	$29,000	0.4 yrs	28
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$98,382	+$62,300	clears the bar	$20,000	0.3 yrs	26
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	$59,943	+$23,861	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$65,669	+$29,587	clears the bar	$22,500	0.8 yrs	25
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$76,121	+$40,039	clears the bar	$16,000	0.4 yrs	23
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$62,339	+$26,257	clears the bar	$19,375	0.7 yrs	23
Music	Master's Degree	$46,476	+$10,394	clears the bar	$31,482	3.0 yrs	23
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$73,220	+$37,138	clears the bar	$23,927	0.6 yrs	23
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$105,592 1-year earnings	+$69,510	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	$55,723	+$19,641	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$53,272	+$17,190	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Social Work	Master's Degree	$55,801	+$19,719	clears the bar	$31,382	1.6 yrs	20
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$52,417	+$16,335	clears the bar	$23,000	1.4 yrs	20
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$62,006	+$25,924	clears the bar	$19,775	0.8 yrs	19
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$49,679	+$13,597	clears the bar	$15,000	1.1 yrs	19
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$84,790	+$48,708	clears the bar	$20,009	0.4 yrs	19
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$81,949	+$45,867	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$71,707	+$35,625	clears the bar	$20,084	0.6 yrs	15
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$62,220	+$26,138	clears the bar	$22,588	0.9 yrs	14
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,177	+$14,095	clears the bar	$24,250	1.7 yrs	14
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$69,383	+$33,301	clears the bar	$16,750	0.5 yrs	14
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Master's Degree	$58,995	+$22,913	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Psychology	Master's Degree	$55,779 1-year earnings	+$19,697	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Bachelor's Degree	$90,953	+$54,871	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$76,731	+$40,649	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$49,774	+$13,692	clears the bar	$21,875	1.6 yrs	0
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	88
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Computer Software and Media Applications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Library Science and Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Special Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Agriculture, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Systems Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geology and Earth Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Anthropology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Gerontology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Security Science and Technology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Science	Master's Degree	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.