Midwestern University-Downers Grove

Downers Grove, Illinois · Private, nonprofit

All 13 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr). Another 9 could not be assessed.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

13 of 22 programs could be assessed 59% 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
Biology	Master's Degree	$82,915	+$46,833	clears the bar	$66,963	1.4 yrs	90
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$137,137	+$101,055	clears the bar	$153,500	1.5 yrs	83
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$67,553	+$31,471	clears the bar	$115,559	3.7 yrs	40
Veterinary Medicine	Doctoral Degree	$151,469	+$115,387	clears the bar	$344,542	3.0 yrs	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$99,770	+$63,688	clears the bar	$263,152	4.1 yrs	insufficient data
Dentistry	Doctoral Degree	$174,977	+$138,895	clears the bar	$459,525	3.3 yrs	insufficient data
Medicine	Doctoral Degree	$145,060	+$108,978	clears the bar	$355,209	3.3 yrs	insufficient data
Optometry	Doctoral Degree	$142,092	+$106,010	clears the bar	$267,742	2.5 yrs	insufficient data
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	$137,496	+$101,414	clears the bar	$249,426	2.5 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$83,584	+$47,502	clears the bar	$155,373	3.3 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$75,597	+$39,515	clears the bar	$142,585	3.6 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$230,075	+$193,993	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Master's Degree	$198,909	+$162,827	clears the bar	$177,880	1.1 yrs	insufficient data
Medicine	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	193
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	129
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	126
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	100
Optometry	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Counseling Psychology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Health Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Genetics	Graduate/Professional 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, 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.