Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois · Private, nonprofit
All 38 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr). Another 61 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $10,382 |
| $30k to $48k | $11,712 |
| $48k to $75k | $12,178 |
| $75k to $110k | $19,908 |
| $110k and up | $25,035 |
| All families (average) | $17,028 |
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.
38 of 99 programs could be assessed 38% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $88,361 | +$52,279 | clears the bar | $34,166 | 0.7 yrs | 159 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $117,706 | +$81,624 | clears the bar | $47,832 | 0.6 yrs | 127 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $82,159 | +$46,077 | clears the bar | $19,049 | 0.4 yrs | 114 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $62,640 | +$26,558 | clears the bar | $17,526 | 0.7 yrs | 113 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $85,320 | +$49,238 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.5 yrs | 111 |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $87,197 | +$51,115 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.5 yrs | 104 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $71,987 | +$35,905 | clears the bar | $22,990 | 0.6 yrs | 99 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,029 | +$15,947 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 1.5 yrs | 69 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,075 | +$22,993 | clears the bar | $24,840 | 1.1 yrs | 64 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $51,794 | +$15,712 | clears the bar | $23,990 | 1.5 yrs | 61 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's Degree | $140,898 | +$104,816 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 0.4 yrs | 52 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | $89,109 1-year earnings | +$53,027 | clears the bar | $31,390 | 0.6 yrs | 46 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $84,837 | +$48,755 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 0.8 yrs | 40 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $51,021 | +$14,939 | clears the bar | $23,625 | 1.6 yrs | 38 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $51,522 | +$15,440 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 1.5 yrs | 37 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $56,965 | +$20,883 | clears the bar | $36,161 | 1.7 yrs | 35 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $64,472 | +$28,390 | clears the bar | $35,791 | 1.3 yrs | 32 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $56,158 | +$20,076 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 30 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $72,812 | +$36,730 | clears the bar | $18,250 | 0.5 yrs | 29 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $49,271 1-year earnings | +$13,189 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.6 yrs | 28 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $51,859 | +$15,777 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.6 yrs | 26 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $65,895 | +$29,813 | clears the bar | $20,325 | 0.7 yrs | 25 |
| Air Transportation | Master's Degree | $108,264 | +$72,182 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $61,033 | +$24,951 | clears the bar | $34,166 | 1.4 yrs | 22 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $76,485 | +$40,403 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.5 yrs | 20 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $71,831 | +$35,749 | clears the bar | $20,368 | 0.6 yrs | 19 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $87,205 | +$51,123 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | $102,499 | +$66,417 | clears the bar | $35,390 | 0.5 yrs | 16 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $76,122 | +$40,040 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $59,981 | +$23,899 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $52,722 | +$16,640 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $68,917 | +$32,835 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $67,006 | +$30,924 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $86,015 | +$49,933 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.4 yrs | 6 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $86,275 | +$50,193 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $56,168 | +$20,086 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $45,704 | +$9,622 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $60,515 | +$24,433 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 34 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| English | 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 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Legal Support Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Biology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Auto Repair Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Auto Repair Technology | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Transportation and Materials Moving, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Air Transportation | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Data Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Data Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business Administration | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | 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.