Wheaton College
Wheaton, Illinois · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
16of 17 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082 a year). 1 falls short.
17 of 37 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 20 have no earnings published. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 15 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$26,975 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
$26,975 a year
About $107,900 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 | $20,001 |
| $30k to $48k | $18,587 |
| $48k to $75k | $20,553 |
| $75k to $110k | $24,176 |
| $110k and up | $33,435 |
| All families (average) | $26,975 |
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).
22 of 52 programs could be assessed 42% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $80,258 | +$44,176 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.5 yrs | 74 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,974 | +$13,892 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.5 yrs | 56 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $52,647 | +$16,565 | clears the bar | $21,101 | 1.3 yrs | 35 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $60,695 | +$24,613 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.9 yrs | 34 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $29,9861-year earnings | -$6,096 | falls short (1-yr) | $22,250 | no earnings gain | 33 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $61,371 | +$25,289 | above HS line | $40,125 | 1.6 yrs | 32 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $84,829 | +$48,747 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 0.4 yrs | 31 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $40,329 | +$4,247 | clears the bar | $24,556 | 5.8 yrs | 28 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,374 | +$12,292 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.0 yrs | 26 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $42,635 | +$6,553 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 4.0 yrs | 26 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $45,0691-year earnings | +$8,987 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $23,250 | 2.6 yrs | 26 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | $66,104 | +$30,022 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $38,363 | +$2,281 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 9.6 yrs | 20 |
| Religious Education | Master's Degree | $43,8671-year earnings | +$7,785 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Religious Education | Bachelor's Degree | $42,605 | +$6,523 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 3.8 yrs | 18 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $43,7191-year earnings | +$7,637 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $81,4701-year earnings | +$45,388 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $65,230 | +$29,148 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.8 yrs | 16 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $40,076 | +$3,994 | clears the bar | $23,685 | 5.9 yrs | 15 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $37,501 | +$1,419 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $69,566 | +$33,484 | clears the bar | $20,356 | 0.6 yrs | 5 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $89,362 | +$53,280 | above HS line | $129,614 | 2.4 yrs | 0 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 31 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $21,500 | not assessed | 29 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Theology and Ministry | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Archeology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | 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 | 3 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Religious Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Archeology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
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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