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title: Concordia University-Chicago — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: River Forest, 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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# Concordia University-Chicago

River Forest, 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 | $54,089 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $36,112 – $75,178 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $14,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 36% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $45,383 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 74% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $26,089 | derived |

**36% 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 $14,000 (≈ 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 $27,539 to $111,823 across 24 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $111,823 | $49,142 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $86,536 | not reported |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $74,135 | $22,495 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $64,893 | $24,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $60,778 | $47,380 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $59,510 | $22,899 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $56,837 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $56,219 | $33,625 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $55,265 | $17,214 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,948 | $18,443 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $53,650 | $19,166 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $53,253 | $16,300 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. | Master's Degree | $52,936 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $50,366 | $25,141 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $48,808 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $46,413 | $21,612 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Master's Degree | $45,742 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,969 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,282 | $22,298 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $39,283 | $53,872 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,339 | $23,250 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,283 | $19,800 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,679 | $23,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,539 | $23,812 |

## 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 Concordia University-Chicago by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?144351

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