National Louis University
Chicago, Illinois · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
11of 12 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082 a year). 1 falls short.
12 of 27 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 15: 13 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 35 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$12,641 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
$12,641 a year
About $50,564 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 | $12,462 |
| $30k to $48k | $11,567 |
| $48k to $75k | $12,996 |
| $75k to $110k | $15,447 |
| $110k and up | $17,956 |
| All families (average) | $12,641 |
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).
27 of 62 programs could be assessed 44% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $62,529 | +$26,447 | above HS line | $28,041 | 1.1 yrs | 331 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $46,398 | +$10,316 | clears the bar | $35,742 | 3.5 yrs | 171 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $70,926 | +$34,844 | above HS line | $21,555 | 0.6 yrs | 160 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $59,315 | +$23,233 | above HS line | $45,757 | 2.0 yrs | 139 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $65,083 | +$29,001 | above HS line | $41,000 | 1.4 yrs | 90 |
| Culinary Arts | Associate's Degree | $45,609 | +$9,527 | clears the bar | $12,833 | 1.3 yrs | 83 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,989 | +$20,907 | clears the bar | $21,036 | 1.0 yrs | 67 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $45,0961-year earnings | +$9,014 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $16,353 | 1.8 yrs | 59 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $45,388 | +$9,306 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.7 yrs | 56 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $35,7981-year earnings | -$284 | falls short (1-yr) | $14,000 | no earnings gain | 54 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $52,616 | +$16,534 | clears the bar | $23,611 | 1.4 yrs | 52 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $74,144 | +$38,062 | clears the bar | $22,507 | 0.6 yrs | 52 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $136,173 | +$100,091 | above HS line | $67,279 | 0.7 yrs | 46 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Master's Degree | $61,024 | +$24,942 | above HS line | $35,566 | 1.4 yrs | 36 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $74,580 | +$38,498 | above HS line | $23,349 | 0.6 yrs | 35 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $52,649 | +$16,567 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $86,139 | +$50,057 | above HS line | $41,000 | 0.8 yrs | 27 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $64,430 | +$28,348 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.9 yrs | 25 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $76,905 | +$40,823 | above HS line | $30,750 | 0.8 yrs | 24 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | $61,413 | +$25,331 | clears the bar | $25,248 | 1.0 yrs | 22 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $80,648 | +$44,566 | above HS line | $12,623 | 0.3 yrs | 20 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $37,2051-year earnings | +$1,123 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | $79,490 | +$43,408 | above HS line | $41,000 | 0.9 yrs | 18 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | $56,286 | +$20,204 | above HS line | $41,000 | 2.0 yrs | 16 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $78,175 | +$42,093 | above HS line | $41,000 | 1.0 yrs | 14 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $55,948 | +$19,866 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Services | Master's Degree | $50,9361-year earnings | +$14,854 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 117 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 75 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 47 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 40 |
| Culinary Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Culinary Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 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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