Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana · Public

All 58 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Indiana high-school graduate (about $36,492/yr). Another 103 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$6,455
$30k to $48k	$6,571
$48k to $75k	$9,317
$75k to $110k	$15,450
$110k and up	$19,345
All families (average)	$10,873

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.

58 of 161 programs could be assessed 36% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Indiana high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$81,988	+$45,496	clears the bar	$24,582	0.5 yrs	185
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,991	+$15,499	clears the bar	$23,250	1.5 yrs	124
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$44,482	+$7,990	clears the bar	$23,500	2.9 yrs	109
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	$71,254	+$34,762	clears the bar	$23,480	0.7 yrs	95
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,822	+$6,330	clears the bar	$23,193	3.7 yrs	93
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$94,902	+$58,410	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	89
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$79,527	+$43,035	clears the bar	$23,378	0.5 yrs	70
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$46,556	+$10,064	clears the bar	$25,000	2.5 yrs	66
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$48,185	+$11,693	clears the bar	$24,606	2.1 yrs	59
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,968	+$14,476	clears the bar	$22,558	1.6 yrs	54
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$66,087	+$29,595	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	49
Nursing	Master's Degree	$122,651	+$86,159	clears the bar	$44,211	0.5 yrs	48
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$54,610	+$18,118	clears the bar	$25,500	1.4 yrs	45
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,764	+$20,272	clears the bar	$21,000	1.0 yrs	42
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$51,288	+$14,796	clears the bar	$25,000	1.7 yrs	41
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$49,623	+$13,131	clears the bar	$24,622	1.9 yrs	40
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$61,660	+$25,168	clears the bar	$19,575	0.8 yrs	40
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$58,541	+$22,049	clears the bar	$25,000	1.1 yrs	39
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$73,874	+$37,382	clears the bar	$36,342	1.0 yrs	38
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$67,452	+$30,960	clears the bar	$22,500	0.7 yrs	38
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$61,424	+$24,932	clears the bar	$22,070	0.9 yrs	36
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$58,291	+$21,799	clears the bar	$21,813	1.0 yrs	36
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$40,860	+$4,368	clears the bar	$26,119	6.0 yrs	34
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$67,937	+$31,445	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	33
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$95,438	+$58,946	clears the bar	$30,294	0.5 yrs	32
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$46,548	+$10,056	clears the bar	$23,781	2.4 yrs	31
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$57,171	+$20,679	clears the bar	$22,265	1.1 yrs	31
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$72,726	+$36,234	clears the bar	$61,500	1.7 yrs	30
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$55,314	+$18,822	clears the bar	$25,500	1.4 yrs	29
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$59,060	+$22,568	clears the bar	$25,591	1.1 yrs	29
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$123,016	+$86,524	clears the bar	$77,582	0.9 yrs	29
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$115,003	+$78,511	clears the bar	$42,966	0.5 yrs	27
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$49,711	+$13,219	clears the bar	$26,250	2.0 yrs	27
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,749	+$19,257	clears the bar	$21,750	1.1 yrs	24
English	Bachelor's Degree	$40,676	+$4,184	clears the bar	$25,493	6.1 yrs	22
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$77,266	+$40,774	clears the bar	$23,110	0.6 yrs	21
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$67,478	+$30,986	clears the bar	$21,854	0.7 yrs	20
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$82,303	+$45,811	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$38,331	+$1,839	clears the bar	$26,959	14.7 yrs	18
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$62,827	+$26,335	clears the bar	$36,500	1.4 yrs	18
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$73,623	+$37,131	clears the bar	$13,000	0.4 yrs	16
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$48,639 1-year earnings	+$12,147	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$92,741	+$56,249	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Interior Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$52,693	+$16,201	clears the bar	$27,000	1.7 yrs	11
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$46,929	+$10,437	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Criminology	Master's Degree	$59,321	+$22,829	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Insurance	Bachelor's Degree	$67,033	+$30,541	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$91,915	+$55,423	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$45,035	+$8,543	clears the bar	$24,389	2.9 yrs	10
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$80,452	+$43,960	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$81,450	+$44,958	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$77,336	+$40,844	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$68,785	+$32,293	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$75,862	+$39,370	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational Administration	First Professional Degree	$106,550	+$70,058	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Doctoral Degree	$73,135	+$36,643	clears the bar	$25,420	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$80,168	+$43,676	clears the bar	$78,714	1.8 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$99,526	+$63,034	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Geography and Environmental Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Genetics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor'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	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Gerontology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	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
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health Sciences	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Economics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Cartography	Doctoral 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
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Insurance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geography and Environmental Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geography and Environmental Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Community Organization and Advocacy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Relations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Political Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

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 ($36,492/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.