Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, Illinois · Private, nonprofit

Graduate earnings

15of 16 assessed undergraduate programs

have graduates earning more than a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082 a year). 1 falls short.

16 of 64 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 48 have no earnings published. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 21 graduate programs are in the table.

Average net price, all families$20,729 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.

Work out a total

Average for all families

$20,729 a year

About $82,916 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 incomeNet price per year
Under $30k$17,232
$30k to $48k$15,056
$48k to $75k$18,019
$75k to $110k$23,218
$110k and up$25,580
All families (average)$20,729

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).

24 of 85 programs could be assessed 28% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Illinois high-school graduate.
ProgramDegreeMedian earningsvs a high-school gradVerdictMedian debtDebt as years of gainRecent completers
Business AdministrationMaster's Degree$76,648+$40,566above HS line$31,3670.8 yrs94
NursingBachelor's Degree$84,705+$48,623clears the bar$26,2480.5 yrs80
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$69,690+$33,608above HS line$14,5930.4 yrs70
NursingMaster's Degree$119,831+$83,749above HS line$42,4540.5 yrs59
PsychologyBachelor's Degree$49,427+$13,345clears the bar$27,0002.0 yrs50
Business AdministrationBachelor's Degree$57,973+$21,891clears the bar$23,8181.1 yrs49
Teacher Education (by subject)Master's Degree$62,544+$26,462above HS line$15,9380.6 yrs40
Criminal JusticeBachelor's Degree$51,300+$15,218clears the bar$26,0001.7 yrs38
Kinesiology and Physical EducationBachelor's Degree$47,435+$11,353clears the bar$25,0002.2 yrs35
Teacher Education (by level)Bachelor's Degree$45,455+$9,373clears the bar$25,1822.7 yrs33
Engineering, GeneralBachelor's Degree$82,632+$46,550clears the bar$27,0000.6 yrs31
Communications and MediaBachelor's Degree$42,321+$6,239clears the bar$27,0004.3 yrs27
Teacher Education (by subject)Bachelor's Degree$48,009+$11,927clears the bar$27,0002.3 yrs25
Social WorkBachelor's Degree$52,114+$16,032clears the bar$25,7501.6 yrs24
BiologyBachelor's Degree$58,864+$22,782clears the bar$24,5351.1 yrs23
EconomicsBachelor's Degree$68,935+$32,853clears the bar$26,9910.8 yrs15
Fine ArtsBachelor's Degree$16,2901-year earnings-$19,792falls short (1-yr)$27,000no earnings gain13
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesMaster's Degree$103,950+$67,868above HS linenot publishednot assessed12
Education, OtherDoctoral Degree$118,508+$82,426above HS linenot publishednot assessed11
MarketingBachelor's Degree$56,787+$20,705clears the bar$26,5001.3 yrs11
AccountingBachelor's Degree$77,132+$41,050clears the bar$27,0000.7 yrs10
Special EducationGraduate/Professional Certificate$74,766+$38,684above HS linenot publishednot assessed8
Public Relations and AdvertisingBachelor's Degree$56,435+$20,353clears the barnot publishednot assessed7
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageGraduate/Professional Certificate$74,874+$38,792above HS linenot publishednot assessed3
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesMaster's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed20
Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed14
IT Administration and ManagementBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed12
Liberal Arts and General StudiesBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed11
Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed10
Political ScienceBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed10
Theology and MinistryBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed9
MusicBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed9
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed8
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed8
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed7
Human Development and Family StudiesBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed7
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed7
DesignBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed7
Natural Resources and ConservationBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed6
Special EducationBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed6
Theology and MinistryMaster's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed6
Geology and Earth ScienceBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed6
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed5
MathematicsBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed5
Management ScienceBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed5
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed4
Educational AdministrationGraduate/Professional Certificatenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed4
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed4
Data ScienceBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed4
Allied Health Diagnostics and TreatmentBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed4
BusinessBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed4
EnglishBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed3
Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed3
Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed3
Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyMaster's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed3
SociologyBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed3
NursingGraduate/Professional Certificatenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed3
HistoryBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed3
Computer ProgrammingBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed2
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed2
ChemistryBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed2
International BusinessBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed2
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationMaster's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed1
Teacher Education (by subject)Graduate/Professional Certificatenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed1
Religion/Religious StudiesMaster's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed1
Religious Music and WorshipBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed1
Physical Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed1
Computer and Information ScienceBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed0
Information ScienceBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed0
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationGraduate/Professional Certificatenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed0
Educational AdministrationMaster's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed0
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed0
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed0
Philosophy and Religious Studies, OtherBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed0
Religious EducationBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed0
Physical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed0
Public Policy AnalysisBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed0
Social SciencesBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed0
Geography and CartographyBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed0
BusinessAssociate's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed0
Business AdministrationGraduate/Professional Certificatenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed0
Management Information SystemsBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed0
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degreenot publishednot assessedearnings not publishednot publishednot assessed0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageMaster's Degreenot reportednot reportednothing reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
Engineering-Related FieldsMaster's Degreenot reportednot reportednothing reportednot reportednot reportednot reported

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