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title: Bradley University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Peoria, 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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# Bradley University

Peoria, 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 | $66,852 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $44,657 – $91,207 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $23,250 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 76% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $54,730 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 84% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.35× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $38,852 | derived |

**76% 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 $23,250 (≈ 35% 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 $29,000 to $78,254 across 25 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $78,254 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,568 | $27,000 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,454 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $68,420 | $61,500 |
| Construction Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,331 | not reported |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,979 | $25,685 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,802 | $27,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,749 | $27,000 |
| Manufacturing Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,628 | $27,000 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,353 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,768 | $25,250 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,736 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,705 | $21,212 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,879 | $27,000 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,705 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,182 | $24,575 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,008 | $24,017 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,928 | $27,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,322 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,068 | $27,000 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,803 | not reported |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,966 | $25,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,158 | $27,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,786 | not reported |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,000 | $26,604 |

## 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 Bradley University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?143358

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