Millikin University
Decatur, Illinois · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
14of 14 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082 a year).
14 of 61 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 47: 44 with no earnings published and 3 with nothing reported. The 8 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$21,989 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
$21,989 a year
About $87,956 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 | $18,659 |
| $30k to $48k | $15,629 |
| $48k to $75k | $23,053 |
| $75k to $110k | $24,622 |
| $110k and up | $27,524 |
| All families (average) | $21,989 |
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).
17 of 69 programs could be assessed 25% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $82,200 | +$46,118 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 50 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $38,666 | +$2,584 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 10.4 yrs | 42 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $52,910 | +$16,828 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.6 yrs | 34 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $45,797 | +$9,715 | clears the bar | $25,446 | 2.6 yrs | 33 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $71,489 | +$35,407 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.8 yrs | 28 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $48,665 | +$12,583 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.1 yrs | 24 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $85,419 | +$49,337 | above HS line | $41,000 | 0.8 yrs | 23 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $43,388 | +$7,306 | clears the bar | $26,996 | 3.7 yrs | 22 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $64,834 | +$28,752 | clears the bar | $20,631 | 0.7 yrs | 18 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $45,444 | +$9,362 | clears the bar | $21,149 | 2.3 yrs | 12 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $43,858 | +$7,776 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 3.3 yrs | 11 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $71,399 | +$35,317 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $52,870 | +$16,788 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 1.6 yrs | 8 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $60,804 | +$24,722 | clears the bar | $26,926 | 1.1 yrs | 7 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | $70,8931-year earnings | +$34,811 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $70,837 | +$34,755 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $324,655 | +$288,573 | above HS line | $140,724 | 0.5 yrs | not published |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Music | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Educational Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Computational Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Management Information Systems | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Engineering Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Criminal Justice | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Dance | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Management Information Systems | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Marketing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Design | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Film and Photography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Fine Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Education, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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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