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title: McKendree University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Lebanon, 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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# McKendree University

Lebanon, 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 | $58,572 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $39,892 – $83,018 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,240 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 53% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $48,845 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 79% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.28× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $30,572 | derived |

**53% 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 $16,240 (≈ 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 $22,967 to $81,665 across 14 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $81,665 | not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $64,639 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,935 | $16,290 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $58,432 | $22,696 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $52,780 | $26,904 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,274 | $20,250 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,907 | $20,264 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,436 | $25,000 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $44,175 | $20,813 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,694 | $25,000 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,345 | $24,552 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $34,291 | not reported |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,902 | $25,625 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,967 | $23,000 |

## 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 McKendree University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?147013

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