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title: Northeastern Illinois University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Chicago, IL
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago, IL · 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 | $52,234 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $32,480 – $75,431 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $11,969 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 22% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $26,960 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 67% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.23× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $24,234 | derived |

**22% 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 $11,969 (≈ 23% 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 $24,112 to $72,937 across 33 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $72,937 | $16,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $69,616 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $55,083 | $13,262 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $52,817 | $30,296 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $52,716 | $24,000 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,326 | $13,070 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,552 | $15,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,798 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,263 | $13,350 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,581 | $11,875 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Master's Degree | $42,916 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,527 | $15,477 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,642 | $13,000 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,637 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,577 | not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $39,494 | $28,707 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,232 | $15,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,519 | $14,750 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $38,020 | $19,914 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,949 | $15,543 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,711 | not reported |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Master's Degree | $34,394 | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,313 | $12,500 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,682 | $16,870 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,597 | $11,500 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,165 | $15,324 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,682 | $15,820 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,641 | $13,075 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,685 | $15,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,555 | $15,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,275 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,483 | $15,000 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,112 | 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 Northeastern Illinois University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?147776

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