Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois · Private, nonprofit
Of 41 assessed programs, 38 leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 82 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $18,018 |
| $30k to $48k | $18,280 |
| $48k to $75k | $20,266 |
| $75k to $110k | $24,944 |
| $110k and up | $27,157 |
| All families (average) | $20,194 |
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.
41 of 123 programs could be assessed 33% 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 | $82,149 | +$46,067 | clears the bar | $33,831 | 0.7 yrs | 84 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $63,007 | +$26,925 | clears the bar | $55,400 | 2.1 yrs | 73 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,049 | +$15,967 | clears the bar | $21,750 | 1.4 yrs | 64 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $47,134 1-year earnings | +$11,052 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.3 yrs | 46 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | $67,783 | +$31,701 | clears the bar | $35,500 | 1.1 yrs | 44 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $63,274 | +$27,192 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.9 yrs | 43 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Master's Degree | $69,833 1-year earnings | +$33,751 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.6 yrs | 41 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $37,748 | +$1,666 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 15.6 yrs | 40 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $63,081 | +$26,999 | clears the bar | $22,437 | 0.8 yrs | 37 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $65,839 | +$29,757 | clears the bar | $25,250 | 0.8 yrs | 36 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $67,560 | +$31,478 | clears the bar | $40,460 | 1.3 yrs | 35 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $75,716 | +$39,634 | clears the bar | $29,000 | 0.7 yrs | 31 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | $86,632 | +$50,550 | clears the bar | $45,158 | 0.9 yrs | 30 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $41,219 | +$5,137 | clears the bar | $39,903 | 7.8 yrs | 29 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $100,024 1-year earnings | +$63,942 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | $57,617 | +$21,535 | clears the bar | $18,283 | 0.8 yrs | 27 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $69,382 | +$33,300 | clears the bar | $24,632 | 0.7 yrs | 27 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $24,232 | -$11,850 | falls short | $27,000 | insufficient data | 20 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $69,720 | +$33,638 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 0.8 yrs | 20 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $54,261 | +$18,179 | clears the bar | $59,000 | 3.2 yrs | 19 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $98,834 | +$62,752 | clears the bar | $40,879 | 0.7 yrs | 17 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $70,005 | +$33,923 | clears the bar | $15,500 | 0.5 yrs | 17 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $57,573 | +$21,491 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.0 yrs | 17 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $58,964 | +$22,882 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.1 yrs | 12 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $68,226 | +$32,144 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.7 yrs | 12 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $64,872 | +$28,790 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $59,180 | +$23,098 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.2 yrs | 10 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $60,768 1-year earnings | +$24,686 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | $41,138 | +$5,056 | clears the bar | $15,250 | 3.0 yrs | 6 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Associate's Degree | $41,866 | +$5,784 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Associate's Degree | $50,026 | +$13,944 | clears the bar | $14,166 | 1.0 yrs | 4 |
| Culinary Arts | Associate's Degree | $43,498 | +$7,416 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $29,529 | -$6,553 | falls short | $25,048 | insufficient data | 4 |
| Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $108,933 | +$72,851 | clears the bar | $127,304 | 1.7 yrs | 2 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $48,547 | +$12,465 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.2 yrs | 1 |
| Design | Associate's Degree | $35,066 | -$1,016 | falls short | $13,417 | insufficient data | 1 |
| Medical Assisting | Associate's Degree | $44,393 | +$8,311 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Associate's Degree | $73,245 | +$37,163 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Pharmacy | Doctoral Degree | $139,114 | +$103,032 | clears the bar | $162,513 | 1.6 yrs | insufficient data |
| Business Administration | Associate's Degree | $42,686 | +$6,604 | clears the bar | $12,000 | 1.8 yrs | insufficient data |
| Management Information Systems | Master's Degree | $98,222 | +$62,140 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 65 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 48 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Counseling Psychology | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Legal Support Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Business | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Hospitality Management | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Real Estate | Master'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 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Biotechnology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Theatre | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Music | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Dispute Resolution | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Business | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master'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 |
| Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Real Estate | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Human Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Journalism | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Culinary Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Dispute Resolution | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Legal Support Services | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Pharmacy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Human Resources | 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 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.