Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois · Public

All 80 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr). Another 149 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,415
$30k to $48k	$8,497
$48k to $75k	$10,308
$75k to $110k	$17,724
$110k and up	$23,254
All families (average)	$13,297

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.

80 of 229 programs could be assessed 35% 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
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	$81,394	+$45,312	clears the bar	$18,750	0.4 yrs	150
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$67,961	+$31,879	clears the bar	$17,680	0.6 yrs	120
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$79,299	+$43,217	clears the bar	$15,193	0.4 yrs	89
Law	First Professional Degree	$79,658	+$43,576	clears the bar	$91,500	2.1 yrs	79
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,916	+$16,834	clears the bar	$20,500	1.2 yrs	75
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,728	+$12,646	clears the bar	$23,000	1.8 yrs	74
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$125,336	+$89,254	clears the bar	$60,389	0.7 yrs	70
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$107,267	+$71,185	clears the bar	$222,981	3.1 yrs	67
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$70,478	+$34,396	clears the bar	$21,500	0.6 yrs	67
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$87,442	+$51,360	clears the bar	$21,000	0.4 yrs	64
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,127	+$12,045	clears the bar	$20,115	1.7 yrs	61
Social Work	Master's Degree	$54,200	+$18,118	clears the bar	$29,951	1.7 yrs	59
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$61,807	+$25,725	clears the bar	$22,500	0.9 yrs	59
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$86,238	+$50,156	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	57
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$60,911	+$24,829	clears the bar	$39,000	1.6 yrs	57
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$80,220	+$44,138	clears the bar	$21,476	0.5 yrs	52
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$55,039	+$18,957	clears the bar	$21,345	1.1 yrs	48
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,236	+$7,154	clears the bar	$27,900	3.9 yrs	44
Architecture	Master's Degree	$78,062	+$41,980	clears the bar	$30,233	0.7 yrs	43
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$83,853	+$47,771	clears the bar	$20,000	0.4 yrs	43
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,947	+$15,865	clears the bar	$26,922	1.7 yrs	43
Forestry	Bachelor's Degree	$50,394	+$14,312	clears the bar	$20,500	1.4 yrs	40
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$69,552	+$33,470	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	36
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$44,429 1-year earnings	+$8,347	clears the bar	$21,250	2.5 yrs	36
Fire Protection	Bachelor's Degree	$108,135	+$72,053	clears the bar	$15,000	0.2 yrs	36
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$56,680	+$20,598	clears the bar	$27,000	1.3 yrs	35
Air Transportation	Associate's Degree	$103,606	+$67,524	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	33
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$42,113	+$6,031	clears the bar	$23,747	3.9 yrs	32
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$103,860	+$67,778	clears the bar	$37,374	0.6 yrs	32
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	$107,455	+$71,373	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$49,952	+$13,870	clears the bar	$27,000	1.9 yrs	31
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,207	+$7,125	clears the bar	$19,750	2.8 yrs	29
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$44,902	+$8,820	clears the bar	$25,000	2.8 yrs	28
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$58,934	+$22,852	clears the bar	$23,625	1.0 yrs	28
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$41,932	+$5,850	clears the bar	$21,936	3.7 yrs	27
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$91,299	+$55,217	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	26
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$40,592	+$4,510	clears the bar	$18,525	4.1 yrs	26
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$68,609	+$32,527	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	26
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$71,910	+$35,828	clears the bar	$15,000	0.4 yrs	25
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$55,544	+$19,462	clears the bar	$23,594	1.2 yrs	25
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$49,096 1-year earnings	+$13,014	clears the bar	$41,000	3.2 yrs	25
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$79,580	+$43,498	clears the bar	$17,063	0.4 yrs	25
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$78,040	+$41,958	clears the bar	$25,712	0.6 yrs	24
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$69,034	+$32,952	clears the bar	$26,000	0.8 yrs	22
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$42,905	+$6,823	clears the bar	$23,625	3.5 yrs	22
History	Bachelor's Degree	$52,900	+$16,818	clears the bar	$21,687	1.3 yrs	22
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$81,888	+$45,806	clears the bar	$19,313	0.4 yrs	21
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$56,368	+$20,286	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Bachelor's Degree	$60,203	+$24,121	clears the bar	$28,000	1.2 yrs	19
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,056	+$48,974	clears the bar	$23,935	0.5 yrs	19
English	Bachelor's Degree	$37,786	+$1,704	clears the bar	$26,250	15.4 yrs	19
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$63,104	+$27,022	clears the bar	$25,000	0.9 yrs	18
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$67,101	+$31,019	clears the bar	$37,135	1.2 yrs	18
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$55,329	+$19,247	clears the bar	$20,500	1.1 yrs	17
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Bachelor's Degree	$45,177	+$9,095	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$60,612	+$24,530	clears the bar	$21,201	0.9 yrs	16
Agriculture, General	Bachelor's Degree	$57,596	+$21,514	clears the bar	$15,000	0.7 yrs	15
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$49,880	+$13,798	clears the bar	$21,269	1.5 yrs	15
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$49,469	+$13,387	clears the bar	$12,000	0.9 yrs	15
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$82,901	+$46,819	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$67,349	+$31,267	clears the bar	$19,000	0.6 yrs	14
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$53,392	+$17,310	clears the bar	$25,000	1.4 yrs	14
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	$43,654	+$7,572	clears the bar	$24,871	3.3 yrs	13
Zoology/Animal Biology	Master's Degree	$44,661 1-year earnings	+$8,579	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Soil Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$74,026	+$37,944	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,623	+$9,541	clears the bar	$20,000	2.1 yrs	11
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,217	+$19,135	clears the bar	$21,500	1.1 yrs	11
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$41,835	+$5,753	clears the bar	$26,000	4.5 yrs	11
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$55,054	+$18,972	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$43,823	+$7,741	clears the bar	$30,916	4.0 yrs	10
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$66,130	+$30,048	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$39,926	+$3,844	clears the bar	$23,500	6.1 yrs	9
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$74,909	+$38,827	clears the bar	$40,400	1.0 yrs	9
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Master's Degree	$47,469	+$11,387	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$41,242	+$5,160	clears the bar	$25,000	4.8 yrs	5
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$61,493	+$25,411	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Health	Master's Degree	$70,711	+$34,629	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$56,632	+$20,550	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Auto Repair Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$78,712	+$42,630	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Master's Degree	$81,655	+$45,573	clears the bar	$15,897	0.3 yrs	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Fire Protection	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
School Counseling	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	12
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$19,406	insufficient data	10
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geology and Earth Science	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	9
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Agricultural Business and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Plant Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Forestry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Botany/Plant Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Botany/Plant Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Agricultural Production Operations	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Zoology/Animal Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Criminology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Criminology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Social Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2

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.