University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Illinois · Public
Of 111 assessed programs, 109 leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 207 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $2,038 |
| $30k to $48k | $5,373 |
| $48k to $75k | $7,982 |
| $75k to $110k | $15,152 |
| $110k and up | $28,761 |
| All families (average) | $14,355 |
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.
111 of 318 programs could be assessed 35% 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 | $151,907 | +$115,825 | clears the bar | $37,154 | 0.3 yrs | 1,285 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $106,780 | +$70,698 | clears the bar | $31,128 | 0.4 yrs | 963 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | $179,395 | +$143,313 | clears the bar | $18,835 | 0.1 yrs | 635 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,168 | +$24,086 | clears the bar | $19,385 | 0.8 yrs | 557 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $86,860 | +$50,778 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.4 yrs | 387 |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | $44,923 1-year earnings | +$8,841 | clears the bar | $33,477 | 3.8 yrs | 379 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $101,098 | +$65,016 | clears the bar | $20,125 | 0.3 yrs | 353 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | $105,978 | +$69,896 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.3 yrs | 333 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $159,855 | +$123,773 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.2 yrs | 318 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $66,439 | +$30,357 | clears the bar | $18,850 | 0.6 yrs | 315 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $70,213 | +$34,131 | clears the bar | $21,350 | 0.6 yrs | 303 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $119,978 | +$83,896 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.2 yrs | 301 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $181,981 | +$145,899 | clears the bar | $18,983 | 0.1 yrs | 292 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,329 | +$59,247 | clears the bar | $20,193 | 0.3 yrs | 265 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $86,646 | +$50,564 | clears the bar | $18,721 | 0.4 yrs | 262 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $69,515 | +$33,433 | clears the bar | $19,201 | 0.6 yrs | 260 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $116,339 | +$80,257 | clears the bar | $19,300 | 0.2 yrs | 240 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $71,889 | +$35,807 | clears the bar | $20,641 | 0.6 yrs | 211 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $83,451 | +$47,369 | clears the bar | $21,875 | 0.5 yrs | 200 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $78,891 | +$42,809 | clears the bar | $20,844 | 0.5 yrs | 182 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $111,783 | +$75,701 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.3 yrs | 177 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $64,120 | +$28,038 | clears the bar | $45,732 | 1.6 yrs | 173 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $67,782 | +$31,700 | clears the bar | $19,986 | 0.6 yrs | 166 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,650 | +$55,568 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.3 yrs | 157 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $90,744 | +$54,662 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.4 yrs | 156 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $104,317 | +$68,235 | clears the bar | $21,470 | 0.3 yrs | 155 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | $114,404 | +$78,322 | clears the bar | $50,712 | 0.6 yrs | 151 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $65,978 | +$29,896 | clears the bar | $19,728 | 0.7 yrs | 150 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $60,352 | +$24,270 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.8 yrs | 142 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $107,904 | +$71,822 | clears the bar | $19,087 | 0.3 yrs | 136 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $48,026 | +$11,944 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 1.6 yrs | 131 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $55,105 | +$19,023 | clears the bar | $18,425 | 1.0 yrs | 131 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | $142,725 | +$106,643 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 126 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $103,656 | +$67,574 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 0.4 yrs | 123 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,276 | +$61,194 | clears the bar | $23,888 | 0.4 yrs | 120 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $69,195 | +$33,113 | clears the bar | $20,250 | 0.6 yrs | 119 |
| Agricultural Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $89,400 | +$53,318 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.4 yrs | 118 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $70,197 | +$34,115 | clears the bar | $21,250 | 0.6 yrs | 114 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $46,718 | +$10,636 | clears the bar | $18,066 | 1.7 yrs | 101 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $146,946 | +$110,864 | clears the bar | $19,199 | 0.2 yrs | 100 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $65,186 | +$29,104 | clears the bar | $18,178 | 0.6 yrs | 100 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $54,570 | +$18,488 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.1 yrs | 94 |
| Systems Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $106,805 | +$70,723 | clears the bar | $17,800 | 0.3 yrs | 92 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $61,313 | +$25,231 | clears the bar | $22,564 | 0.9 yrs | 91 |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,924 | +$61,842 | clears the bar | $17,350 | 0.3 yrs | 87 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $104,172 | +$68,090 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 84 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,393 | +$19,311 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.0 yrs | 83 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,605 | +$29,523 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.7 yrs | 83 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $155,503 | +$119,421 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.2 yrs | 81 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,926 | +$61,844 | clears the bar | $16,850 | 0.3 yrs | 80 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $102,211 | +$66,129 | clears the bar | $20,136 | 0.3 yrs | 79 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $103,143 | +$67,061 | clears the bar | $21,299 | 0.3 yrs | 79 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,147 | +$31,065 | clears the bar | $19,687 | 0.6 yrs | 78 |
| Food Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $66,226 | +$30,144 | clears the bar | $18,000 | 0.6 yrs | 77 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $55,382 | +$19,300 | clears the bar | $18,925 | 1.0 yrs | 76 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $56,917 | +$20,835 | clears the bar | $17,850 | 0.9 yrs | 76 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,396 | +$14,314 | clears the bar | $17,968 | 1.3 yrs | 75 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $61,801 | +$25,719 | clears the bar | $21,254 | 0.8 yrs | 69 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | $97,705 | +$61,623 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 59 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $67,539 | +$31,457 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 0.7 yrs | 58 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $63,604 | +$27,522 | clears the bar | $17,750 | 0.6 yrs | 58 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $52,409 | +$16,327 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.3 yrs | 57 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $127,773 | +$91,691 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 57 |
| Systems Science and Theory | Bachelor's Degree | $57,510 | +$21,428 | clears the bar | $20,350 | 0.9 yrs | 57 |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | $70,715 1-year earnings | +$34,633 | clears the bar | $25,486 | 0.7 yrs | 57 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $50,544 | +$14,462 | clears the bar | $24,148 | 1.7 yrs | 56 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Master's Degree | $59,898 | +$23,816 | clears the bar | $30,099 | 1.3 yrs | 49 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | $73,780 | +$37,698 | clears the bar | $38,750 | 1.0 yrs | 47 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $81,077 | +$44,995 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.4 yrs | 47 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | $131,278 | +$95,196 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 46 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $39,607 | +$3,525 | clears the bar | $18,500 | 5.2 yrs | 44 |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | $72,499 | +$36,417 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 42 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $49,323 | +$13,241 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.5 yrs | 37 |
| Agricultural Public Services | Bachelor's Degree | $48,643 1-year earnings | +$12,561 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 36 |
| Food Science and Technology | Master's Degree | $111,860 | +$75,778 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 36 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | $63,098 | +$27,016 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 36 |
| Animal Sciences | Master's Degree | $69,841 | +$33,759 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 34 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | $163,024 | +$126,942 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 34 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $67,261 | +$31,179 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 33 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | $125,843 | +$89,761 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 32 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $67,396 | +$31,314 | clears the bar | $21,439 | 0.7 yrs | 31 |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $63,279 | +$27,197 | clears the bar | $15,750 | 0.6 yrs | 30 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | $98,771 | +$62,689 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 30 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $34,482 | -$1,600 | falls short | $18,413 | insufficient data | 30 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,554 | +$7,472 | clears the bar | $15,875 | 2.1 yrs | 30 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $28,669 1-year earnings | -$7,413 | falls short | $21,356 | insufficient data | 30 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $61,774 | +$25,692 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.8 yrs | 29 |
| Music | Doctoral Degree | $58,016 | +$21,934 | clears the bar | $60,178 | 2.7 yrs | 29 |
| Engineering Mechanics | Bachelor's Degree | $89,617 | +$53,535 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $64,614 | +$28,532 | clears the bar | $51,665 | 1.8 yrs | 28 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,941 | +$14,859 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.4 yrs | 24 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $44,004 | +$7,922 | clears the bar | $20,175 | 2.5 yrs | 24 |
| Nuclear Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $116,047 | +$79,965 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 23 |
| Theatre | Master's Degree | $52,436 | +$16,354 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Research Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $99,311 | +$63,229 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $62,504 | +$26,422 | clears the bar | $24,623 | 0.9 yrs | 20 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $78,890 | +$42,808 | clears the bar | $35,500 | 0.8 yrs | 20 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $60,685 | +$24,603 | clears the bar | $18,925 | 0.8 yrs | 19 |
| Plant Sciences | Master's Degree | $97,965 | +$61,883 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | $61,463 1-year earnings | +$25,381 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $68,201 | +$32,119 | clears the bar | $21,875 | 0.7 yrs | 18 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,187 | +$18,105 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $49,179 | +$13,097 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $71,425 | +$35,343 | clears the bar | $21,334 | 0.6 yrs | 14 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | $65,864 | +$29,782 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Doctoral Degree | $83,502 | +$47,420 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $62,249 1-year earnings | +$26,167 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $100,244 | +$64,162 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Veterinary Medicine | Doctoral Degree | $133,973 | +$97,891 | clears the bar | $196,772 | 2.0 yrs | insufficient data |
| Law | Doctoral Degree | $130,428 | +$94,346 | clears the bar | $77,159 | 0.8 yrs | insufficient data |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's Degree | $58,237 | +$22,155 | clears the bar | $38,712 | 1.7 yrs | insufficient data |
| Law | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 129 |
| Veterinary Medicine | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 128 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 121 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 96 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 77 |
| Computer Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 61 |
| Education | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 58 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 56 |
| Electrical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 54 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 53 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 49 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 48 |
| Civil Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 33 |
| Economics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 31 |
| Research Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Chemical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $23,000 | insufficient data | 24 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Operations Research | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Mathematics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Data Analytics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Materials Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Materials Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Agricultural Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Industrial Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Industrial Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Plant Sciences | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Journalism | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
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.