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title: Benedictine University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Lisle, 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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# Benedictine University

Lisle, 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 | $63,446 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $40,888 – $87,863 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $17,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 50% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $46,713 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 77% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.28× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $35,446 | derived |

**50% 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 $17,500 (≈ 28% 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 $16,440 to $88,362 across 27 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $88,362 | $34,110 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $81,524 | $61,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,536 | $12,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $70,780 | $54,667 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $65,791 | $55,614 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $55,504 | $67,599 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,576 | $29,048 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,278 | $18,750 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,256 | $20,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $50,195 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $49,768 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,956 | $24,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $48,746 | not reported |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,364 | $25,000 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $47,428 | $40,312 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,279 | $23,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,792 | $25,000 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $39,001 | $66,788 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,631 | $20,201 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,356 | $23,033 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,702 | $26,000 |
| Social Sciences, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,580 | $27,470 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,237 | $25,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,872 | $26,000 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,943 | $23,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,167 | $24,250 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | Bachelor's Degree | $16,440 | $22,697 |

## 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 Benedictine University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?145619

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