Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois · Public
Graduate earnings
37of 38 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082 a year). 1 falls short.
38 of 72 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 34: 26 with no earnings published and 8 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 52 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$12,937 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$12,937 a year
About $51,748 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $6,941 |
| $30k to $48k | $8,787 |
| $48k to $75k | $12,062 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,294 |
| $110k and up | $19,701 |
| All families (average) | $12,937 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Illinois high-school graduate ($36,082 a year).
54 of 124 programs could be assessed 44% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $63,125 | +$27,043 | clears the bar | $24,859 | 0.9 yrs | 197 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $55,944 | +$19,862 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.3 yrs | 120 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $85,221 | +$49,139 | above HS line | $21,230 | 0.4 yrs | 89 |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | $58,333 | +$22,251 | clears the bar | $17,062 | 0.8 yrs | 79 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $54,990 | +$18,908 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 61 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,683 | +$8,601 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 3.1 yrs | 58 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $70,021 | +$33,939 | clears the bar | $24,312 | 0.7 yrs | 48 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $43,279 | +$7,197 | clears the bar | $22,446 | 3.1 yrs | 45 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $85,383 | +$49,301 | above HS line | $36,730 | 0.7 yrs | 44 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $51,103 | +$15,021 | above HS line | $31,211 | 2.1 yrs | 42 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,855 | +$14,773 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.8 yrs | 42 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $54,783 | +$18,701 | above HS line | $28,530 | 1.5 yrs | 40 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $51,203 | +$15,121 | clears the bar | $28,170 | 1.9 yrs | 37 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $54,063 | +$17,981 | clears the bar | $28,369 | 1.6 yrs | 31 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $78,861 | +$42,779 | above HS line | $36,796 | 0.9 yrs | 30 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $86,694 | +$50,612 | clears the bar | $20,559 | 0.4 yrs | 29 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $71,059 | +$34,977 | clears the bar | $23,627 | 0.7 yrs | 27 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $92,824 | +$56,742 | clears the bar | $24,242 | 0.4 yrs | 26 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $53,576 | +$17,494 | clears the bar | $29,125 | 1.7 yrs | 25 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | $46,363 | +$10,281 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.6 yrs | 23 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $68,306 | +$32,224 | clears the bar | $28,500 | 0.9 yrs | 20 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $60,627 | +$24,545 | above HS line | $34,698 | 1.4 yrs | 19 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | $75,922 | +$39,840 | clears the bar | $30,059 | 0.8 yrs | 19 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $41,984 | +$5,902 | clears the bar | $21,032 | 3.6 yrs | 19 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $39,609 | +$3,527 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 7.7 yrs | 19 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $35,703 | -$379 | falls short | $27,000 | no earnings gain | 17 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $159,820 | +$123,738 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $50,963 | +$14,881 | clears the bar | $24,820 | 1.7 yrs | 16 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $63,099 | +$27,017 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,080 | +$13,998 | clears the bar | $27,250 | 1.9 yrs | 15 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $70,157 | +$34,075 | clears the bar | $21,875 | 0.6 yrs | 15 |
| Fire Protection | Bachelor's Degree | $68,753 | +$32,671 | clears the bar | $20,931 | 0.6 yrs | 14 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $56,934 | +$20,852 | above HS line | $27,407 | 1.3 yrs | 14 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $69,716 | +$33,634 | clears the bar | $26,250 | 0.8 yrs | 14 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $68,249 | +$32,167 | clears the bar | $25,314 | 0.8 yrs | 12 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $85,974 | +$49,892 | clears the bar | $24,656 | 0.5 yrs | 12 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Master's Degree | $52,028 | +$15,946 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Museology/Museum Studies | Master's Degree | $43,387 | +$7,305 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $53,453 | +$17,371 | clears the bar | $29,875 | 1.7 yrs | 9 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $56,771 | +$20,689 | clears the bar | $39,000 | 1.9 yrs | 9 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $51,255 | +$15,173 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| English | Master's Degree | $55,987 | +$19,905 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | $57,753 | +$21,671 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $87,182 | +$51,100 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | $56,378 | +$20,296 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | $54,394 | +$18,312 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $48,039 | +$11,957 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $47,084 | +$11,002 | clears the bar | $30,875 | 2.8 yrs | 4 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $45,395 | +$9,313 | clears the bar | $22,896 | 2.5 yrs | 3 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $50,751 | +$14,669 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | $66,1121-year earnings | +$30,030 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $54,059 | +$17,977 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $46,966 | +$10,884 | clears the bar | $27,161 | 2.5 yrs | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $49,431 | +$13,349 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 187 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 55 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 41 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $20,312 | not assessed | 9 |
| Theatre | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Criminal Justice | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Museology/Museum Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| English | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,082 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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