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All 33 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr). Another 154 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$-1,264
$30k to $48k	$914
$48k to $75k	$226
$75k to $110k	$12,602
$110k and up	$48,524
All families (average)	$14,860

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.

33 of 187 programs could be assessed 18% 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
Management Science	Master's Degree	$190,915 1-year earnings	+$154,833	clears the bar	$52,045	0.3 yrs	1,305
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$159,578	+$123,496	clears the bar	$13,395	0.1 yrs	634
Statistics	Master's Degree	$161,842	+$125,760	clears the bar	$48,437	0.4 yrs	276
Law	First Professional Degree	$279,203	+$243,121	clears the bar	$188,691	0.8 yrs	218
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$112,727	+$76,645	clears the bar	$78,854	1.0 yrs	217
Social Sciences	Master's Degree	$74,690	+$38,608	clears the bar	$43,505	1.1 yrs	208
Social Work	Master's Degree	$71,980	+$35,898	clears the bar	$75,691	2.1 yrs	191
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$169,765	+$133,683	clears the bar	$80,205	0.6 yrs	187
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$172,826	+$136,744	clears the bar	$12,000	0.1 yrs	169
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	$60,106	+$24,024	clears the bar	$64,299	2.7 yrs	155
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,794	+$23,712	clears the bar	$13,500	0.6 yrs	136
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$178,068	+$141,986	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	126
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$94,237	+$58,155	clears the bar	$17,492	0.3 yrs	114
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$87,869	+$51,787	clears the bar	$18,500	0.4 yrs	109
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$73,483	+$37,401	clears the bar	$17,500	0.5 yrs	105
International Relations	Master's Degree	$83,492	+$47,410	clears the bar	$37,867	0.8 yrs	82
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$101,675	+$65,593	clears the bar	$141,166	2.2 yrs	81
History	Bachelor's Degree	$64,330	+$28,248	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	79
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$71,709	+$35,627	clears the bar	$22,641	0.6 yrs	77
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$37,246 1-year earnings	+$1,164	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	75
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$130,189	+$94,107	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	75
English	Bachelor's Degree	$78,169	+$42,087	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	$53,796	+$17,714	clears the bar	$62,708	3.5 yrs	48
Computer Programming	Master's Degree	$179,964	+$143,882	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,898	+$23,816	clears the bar	$12,000	0.5 yrs	35
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	$126,821	+$90,739	clears the bar	$46,851	0.5 yrs	30
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$128,337	+$92,255	clears the bar	$59,772	0.6 yrs	29
Area Studies	Master's Degree	$70,631	+$34,549	clears the bar	$62,295	1.8 yrs	24
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$69,033	+$32,951	clears the bar	$66,107	2.0 yrs	21
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$96,510	+$60,428	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
History	Doctoral Degree	$71,260	+$35,178	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	$83,657	+$47,575	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$243,256	+$207,174	clears the bar	$92,529	0.4 yrs	12
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	260
Computer Systems Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	101
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	89
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	78
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	77
International Relations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	68
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Public Policy Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Physical Sciences, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Genetics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Genetics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Theology and Ministry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Social Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Fine Arts	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	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
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Social Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Sustainability Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Engineering Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Film and Photography	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Business	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Management Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Systems Science and Theory	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Science, Technology and Society	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1

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.