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title: Indiana University-East — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Richmond, 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 University-East

Richmond, 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 | $47,156 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $28,677 – $68,202 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $12,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,989 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 40% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $16,954 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 58% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.25× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $19,156 | derived |

**40% 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 $12,000 (≈ 25% 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 $27,503 to $103,509 across 11 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $103,509 | $44,962 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,607 | $21,500 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,561 | $17,250 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,010 | $15,488 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,821 | $17,731 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,033 | $12,076 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,341 | $21,062 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,893 | $17,710 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,908 | $13,250 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,725 | $16,826 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,503 | 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 Indiana University-East by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?151388

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