Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Illinois · Public
Of 50 assessed programs, 49 leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 69 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $8,483 |
| $30k to $48k | $8,587 |
| $48k to $75k | $11,116 |
| $75k to $110k | $19,351 |
| $110k and up | $24,684 |
| All families (average) | $14,889 |
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.
50 of 119 programs could be assessed 42% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $83,867 | +$47,785 | clears the bar | $18,249 | 0.4 yrs | 479 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $65,403 | +$29,321 | clears the bar | $20,625 | 0.7 yrs | 300 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $106,907 | +$70,825 | clears the bar | $21,537 | 0.3 yrs | 204 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,951 | +$12,869 | clears the bar | $23,375 | 1.8 yrs | 177 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $52,466 | +$16,384 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.3 yrs | 117 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,059 | +$23,977 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.9 yrs | 114 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $57,915 | +$21,833 | clears the bar | $22,375 | 1.0 yrs | 95 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $43,916 | +$7,834 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 3.2 yrs | 86 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $81,428 | +$45,346 | clears the bar | $21,774 | 0.5 yrs | 80 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $59,145 | +$23,063 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.9 yrs | 80 |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | $135,751 | +$99,669 | clears the bar | $127,762 | 1.3 yrs | 80 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $157,682 | +$121,600 | clears the bar | $70,163 | 0.6 yrs | 80 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $69,610 | +$33,528 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.6 yrs | 77 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $106,082 | +$70,000 | clears the bar | $21,551 | 0.3 yrs | 72 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $49,837 | +$13,755 | clears the bar | $22,355 | 1.6 yrs | 65 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,110 | +$19,028 | clears the bar | $25,991 | 1.4 yrs | 60 |
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $184,815 | +$148,733 | clears the bar | $252,399 | 1.7 yrs | 55 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,969 | +$49,887 | clears the bar | $20,264 | 0.4 yrs | 54 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $82,744 | +$46,662 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 49 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $41,310 | +$5,228 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 4.6 yrs | 49 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $46,814 | +$10,732 | clears the bar | $18,992 | 1.8 yrs | 41 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,325 | +$63,243 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.4 yrs | 40 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $36,717 | +$635 | clears the bar | $26,125 | 41.1 yrs | 37 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $62,412 | +$26,330 | clears the bar | $22,048 | 0.8 yrs | 36 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $57,089 | +$21,007 | clears the bar | $25,608 | 1.2 yrs | 34 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $52,480 | +$16,398 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 1.4 yrs | 33 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $94,737 | +$58,655 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 0.4 yrs | 32 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | $72,892 1-year earnings | +$36,810 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 30 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $52,564 | +$16,482 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 1.5 yrs | 29 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $92,327 | +$56,245 | clears the bar | $14,077 | 0.3 yrs | 29 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $55,894 | +$19,812 | clears the bar | $27,643 | 1.4 yrs | 27 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | $70,882 | +$34,800 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,465 | +$15,383 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.6 yrs | 24 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,615 | +$18,533 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.1 yrs | 24 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $74,407 | +$38,325 | clears the bar | $33,859 | 0.9 yrs | 23 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $75,877 | +$39,795 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.5 yrs | 23 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $43,928 | +$7,846 | clears the bar | $16,000 | 2.0 yrs | 21 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $70,541 | +$34,459 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.6 yrs | 21 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | $61,011 | +$24,929 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,974 | +$8,892 | clears the bar | $23,752 | 2.7 yrs | 19 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $47,652 | +$11,570 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 2.2 yrs | 19 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $73,513 | +$37,431 | clears the bar | $21,637 | 0.6 yrs | 17 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $108,768 | +$72,686 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,494 | +$58,412 | clears the bar | $20,770 | 0.4 yrs | 12 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $39,698 | +$3,616 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 6.9 yrs | 12 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | $52,166 | +$16,084 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 1.2 yrs | 9 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $46,196 | +$10,114 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 2.2 yrs | 6 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $23,219 1-year earnings | -$12,863 | falls short | $23,396 | insufficient data | 4 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $74,248 | +$38,166 | clears the bar | $19,275 | 0.5 yrs | 1 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Bachelor's Degree | $95,430 | +$59,348 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | 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 | 11 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Music | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Industrial Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor'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 | 5 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Museology/Museum Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Pharmacy | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Music | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Communications and Media | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Civil Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| English | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Data Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Social Work | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Surveying Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Economics | Master's Degree | 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.