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title: Aurora University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Aurora, IL
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Aurora University

Aurora, IL · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $58,709 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $41,124 – $82,940 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 60% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $40,625 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 75% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $30,709 | derived |

**60% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $15,500 (≈ 26% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $27,003 to $111,772 across 32 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $111,772 | $50,408 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $79,365 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $63,727 | $23,641 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,536 | $22,654 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $63,230 | $27,588 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $61,923 | $30,785 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $61,398 | $20,505 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $59,853 | $23,199 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $55,685 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $53,722 | $22,386 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $53,400 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,719 | $21,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $50,218 | $32,101 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,889 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,678 | $20,000 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,802 | $22,850 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,921 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $43,675 | $30,695 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,547 | $20,595 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,164 | $19,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,052 | $21,406 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,118 | $22,133 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,762 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,959 | $19,597 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,096 | $18,585 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,172 | $19,653 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,727 | $21,579 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,843 | $19,050 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,630 | not reported |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,878 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,066 | $23,000 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,003 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Aurora University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?143118

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