University of Illinois Chicago

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Of 85 assessed programs, 83 leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 139 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,529
$30k to $48k	$8,119
$48k to $75k	$10,921
$75k to $110k	$16,185
$110k and up	$25,047
All families (average)	$10,974

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.

85 of 224 programs could be assessed 38% 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
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,119	+$23,037	clears the bar	$16,031	0.7 yrs	426
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,736	+$16,654	clears the bar	$15,934	1.0 yrs	399
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$120,470	+$84,388	clears the bar	$17,418	0.2 yrs	328
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$116,861	+$80,779	clears the bar	$263,341	3.3 yrs	325
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$87,037	+$50,955	clears the bar	$15,000	0.3 yrs	296
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$83,218	+$47,136	clears the bar	$15,000	0.3 yrs	274
Social Work	Master's Degree	$65,915	+$29,833	clears the bar	$35,907	1.2 yrs	225
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$59,295	+$23,213	clears the bar	$15,000	0.6 yrs	223
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$143,853	+$107,771	clears the bar	$147,690	1.4 yrs	192
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,384	+$51,302	clears the bar	$20,146	0.4 yrs	168
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$50,429	+$14,347	clears the bar	$19,500	1.4 yrs	164
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$71,293	+$35,211	clears the bar	$17,377	0.5 yrs	163
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$86,088	+$50,006	clears the bar	$18,050	0.4 yrs	153
Public Health	Master's Degree	$89,402	+$53,320	clears the bar	$45,712	0.9 yrs	150
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$81,180	+$45,098	clears the bar	$14,149	0.3 yrs	146
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$118,750	+$82,668	clears the bar	$51,919	0.6 yrs	140
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$56,845	+$20,763	clears the bar	$19,224	0.9 yrs	128
Nursing	First Professional Degree	$126,442	+$90,360	clears the bar	$87,542	1.0 yrs	124
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$55,247	+$19,165	clears the bar	$15,000	0.8 yrs	122
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$131,656 1-year earnings	+$95,574	clears the bar	$323,938	3.4 yrs	119
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$83,680	+$47,598	clears the bar	$22,000	0.5 yrs	108
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$63,429	+$27,347	clears the bar	$17,500	0.6 yrs	108
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$67,555	+$31,473	clears the bar	$15,251	0.5 yrs	105
Nursing	Master's Degree	$96,323	+$60,241	clears the bar	$97,999	1.6 yrs	104
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$56,869	+$20,787	clears the bar	$15,687	0.8 yrs	103
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$60,020	+$23,938	clears the bar	$18,597	0.8 yrs	99
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$115,859	+$79,777	clears the bar	$52,000	0.7 yrs	98
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,002	+$55,920	clears the bar	$21,129	0.4 yrs	97
Management Science	Master's Degree	$125,094	+$89,012	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	92
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,393	+$51,311	clears the bar	$21,250	0.4 yrs	84
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$59,188	+$23,106	clears the bar	$22,881	1.0 yrs	79
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,962	+$17,880	clears the bar	$17,500	1.0 yrs	77
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$63,233	+$27,151	clears the bar	$15,495	0.6 yrs	76
English	Bachelor's Degree	$48,442	+$12,360	clears the bar	$17,500	1.4 yrs	73
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$102,691	+$66,609	clears the bar	$19,250	0.3 yrs	72
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$54,584	+$18,502	clears the bar	$14,000	0.8 yrs	71
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$145,430	+$109,348	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	68
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$68,109	+$32,027	clears the bar	$20,832	0.7 yrs	67
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,268	+$22,186	clears the bar	$14,723	0.7 yrs	66
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,407	+$51,325	clears the bar	$22,500	0.4 yrs	65
Mathematics and Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$77,321	+$41,239	clears the bar	$18,150	0.4 yrs	62
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$79,753	+$43,671	clears the bar	$106,453	2.4 yrs	57
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$56,975	+$20,893	clears the bar	$23,080	1.1 yrs	56
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,123	+$14,041	clears the bar	$16,200	1.2 yrs	53
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	$54,806 1-year earnings	+$18,724	clears the bar	$49,374	2.6 yrs	53
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$76,807	+$40,725	clears the bar	$64,000	1.6 yrs	53
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$74,462	+$38,380	clears the bar	$32,000	0.8 yrs	52
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$72,253	+$36,171	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$49,393	+$13,311	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$64,100	+$28,018	clears the bar	$15,000	0.5 yrs	49
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,253	+$9,171	clears the bar	$16,500	1.8 yrs	47
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$66,694	+$30,612	clears the bar	$19,466	0.6 yrs	47
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$58,603	+$22,521	clears the bar	$20,500	0.9 yrs	45
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$86,593	+$50,511	clears the bar	$31,596	0.6 yrs	35
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$35,205 1-year earnings	-$877	falls short	$14,250	insufficient data	35
Special Education	Master's Degree	$74,270	+$38,188	clears the bar	$28,963	0.8 yrs	34
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$93,647 1-year earnings	+$57,565	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$36,792	+$710	clears the bar	$20,342	28.7 yrs	34
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$41,924	+$5,842	clears the bar	$25,250	4.3 yrs	34
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$86,202	+$50,120	clears the bar	$20,341	0.4 yrs	31
Accounting	Master's Degree	$97,613	+$61,531	clears the bar	$29,526	0.5 yrs	30
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$70,256 1-year earnings	+$34,174	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,907	+$15,825	clears the bar	$21,500	1.4 yrs	29
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$67,016	+$30,934	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	$281,546	+$245,464	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$81,041	+$44,959	clears the bar	$41,000	0.9 yrs	25
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$68,585	+$32,503	clears the bar	$21,472	0.7 yrs	24
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$64,442	+$28,360	clears the bar	$20,474	0.7 yrs	24
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	$87,209	+$51,127	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
History	Bachelor's Degree	$55,326	+$19,244	clears the bar	$19,000	1.0 yrs	24
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	$63,252	+$27,170	clears the bar	$69,530	2.6 yrs	23
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$30,548 1-year earnings	-$5,534	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$286,071	+$249,989	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	$87,792	+$51,710	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$57,594	+$21,512	clears the bar	$17,500	0.8 yrs	19
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$61,206	+$25,124	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	19
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	$72,035 1-year earnings	+$35,953	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Architecture	Master's Degree	$67,711	+$31,629	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$111,159	+$75,077	clears the bar	$113,247	1.5 yrs	14
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$109,281	+$73,199	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	$114,438 1-year earnings	+$78,356	clears the bar	$48,587	0.6 yrs	11
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	$68,854	+$32,772	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	$76,505	+$40,423	clears the bar	$33,645	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Law	Doctoral Degree	$95,603	+$59,521	clears the bar	$153,993	2.6 yrs	insufficient data
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	$50,202	+$14,120	clears the bar	$18,000	1.3 yrs	insufficient data
Law	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	280
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Computer Systems Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Construction Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Public Health	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Special Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Museology/Museum Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Doctoral Degree	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
Education, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5

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.