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title: Indiana State University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Terre Haute, IN
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN · Public · 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 | $48,387 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $32,998 – $69,512 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $14,574 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,763 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 43% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $24,535 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 72% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.30× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $20,387 | derived |

**43% 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 $14,574 (≈ 30% 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 $23,232 to $108,149 across 49 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $108,149 | $77,582 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | First Professional Degree | $103,457 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $94,087 | $44,211 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $89,625 | $42,966 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $72,688 | $30,294 |
| Construction Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,441 | $23,250 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $62,741 | $61,500 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,814 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,199 | $23,378 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,294 | $24,582 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $56,702 | $36,500 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,438 | not reported |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,232 | not reported |
| Insurance. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,852 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $50,736 | $25,420 |
| Criminology. | Master's Degree | $48,497 | not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $48,051 | $36,342 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,676 | $22,500 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,974 | $23,250 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,743 | $19,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,234 | $22,070 |
| Air Transportation. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,138 | $23,480 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $40,182 | $25,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,944 | $19,575 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,567 | $22,265 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,972 | $13,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,027 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,954 | $25,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,385 | $23,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,084 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $37,037 | $21,813 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,486 | $26,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,830 | $21,854 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,773 | $23,250 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,230 | $25,000 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,908 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,737 | $23,781 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,411 | $22,558 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,181 | $21,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,799 | $24,606 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,324 | $24,622 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,999 | $23,193 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,817 | $25,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,749 | $25,591 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,345 | $25,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,240 | $26,119 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,292 | $25,493 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,325 | $26,959 |
| Apparel and Textiles. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,232 | $24,389 |

## 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 Indiana State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?151324

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