University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, Indiana · Public

Of 36 assessed programs, 34 leave graduates out-earning a typical Indiana high-school graduate (about $36,492/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 67 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,484
$30k to $48k	$7,818
$48k to $75k	$12,748
$75k to $110k	$17,720
$110k and up	$18,777
All families (average)	$12,923

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.

36 of 103 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Indiana high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$93,352	+$56,860	clears the bar	$18,311	0.3 yrs	650
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$77,878	+$41,386	clears the bar	$19,025	0.5 yrs	203
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$56,804	+$20,312	clears the bar	$21,350	1.1 yrs	112
Nursing	Master's Degree	$119,791	+$83,299	clears the bar	$24,415	0.3 yrs	98
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,574	+$4,082	clears the bar	$16,941	4.2 yrs	88
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,541	+$14,049	clears the bar	$21,500	1.5 yrs	83
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$45,279	+$8,787	clears the bar	$21,252	2.4 yrs	77
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$45,245	+$8,753	clears the bar	$22,500	2.6 yrs	73
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$71,043	+$34,551	clears the bar	$21,262	0.6 yrs	68
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$42,673	+$6,181	clears the bar	$18,258	3.0 yrs	59
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$52,084	+$15,592	clears the bar	$24,500	1.6 yrs	49
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$70,953	+$34,461	clears the bar	$20,721	0.6 yrs	49
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,076	+$16,584	clears the bar	$16,126	1.0 yrs	47
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$70,473	+$33,981	clears the bar	$21,298	0.6 yrs	45
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$81,652	+$45,160	clears the bar	$26,200	0.6 yrs	39
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$54,422	+$17,930	clears the bar	$25,135	1.4 yrs	38
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$71,019	+$34,527	clears the bar	$21,911	0.6 yrs	34
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$56,516	+$20,024	clears the bar	$18,270	0.9 yrs	34
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$77,100	+$40,608	clears the bar	$23,000	0.6 yrs	33
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$42,453	+$5,961	clears the bar	$16,810	2.8 yrs	28
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$50,916	+$14,424	clears the bar	$19,500	1.4 yrs	28
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$69,078	+$32,586	clears the bar	$41,000	1.3 yrs	28
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$38,619	+$2,127	clears the bar	$18,750	8.8 yrs	27
History	Bachelor's Degree	$52,002	+$15,510	clears the bar	$21,013	1.4 yrs	27
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$68,825	+$32,333	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	23
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$92,209	+$55,717	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
English	Bachelor's Degree	$40,159	+$3,667	clears the bar	$19,500	5.3 yrs	19
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$31,235 1-year earnings	-$5,257	falls short	$12,000	insufficient data	18
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$44,197	+$7,705	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$46,769	+$10,277	clears the bar	$27,000	2.6 yrs	16
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$68,782	+$32,290	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$50,055	+$13,563	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$55,605	+$19,113	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$49,739	+$13,247	clears the bar	$25,000	1.9 yrs	13
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$36,348	-$144	falls short	$19,750	insufficient data	10
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,144	+$17,652	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Social Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's 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
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Manufacturing Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	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	insufficient data
Social Work	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Accounting	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	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 ($36,492/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.