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

Edwardsville, 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 | $56,346 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $37,805 – $82,428 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 57% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $28,919 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 76% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.28× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $28,346 | derived |

**57% 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 $15,500 (≈ 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 $21,831 to $123,885 across 45 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dentistry. | First Professional Degree | $123,885 | $252,399 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $115,760 | $127,762 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $97,776 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $71,907 | $21,537 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,868 | $24,000 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,093 | $20,770 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,415 | $21,551 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,721 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,153 | $21,774 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $59,725 | $14,077 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,394 | $18,249 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,616 | $20,264 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,510 | $21,637 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,324 | $19,000 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,677 | $19,275 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $44,321 | $27,643 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,843 | $18,750 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $41,872 | $22,048 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $41,064 | $20,500 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $40,957 | $33,859 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $40,949 | $25,608 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,899 | $20,625 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,283 | not reported |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,243 | $22,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,104 | $16,000 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,196 | not reported |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,041 | $25,991 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Master's Degree | $34,662 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,977 | $25,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,961 | $22,375 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,924 | $20,500 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,201 | $18,992 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,291 | $25,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,139 | $24,250 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,707 | $23,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,321 | $23,375 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,821 | $26,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,532 | $21,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,271 | $19,500 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,937 | $23,752 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,691 | $26,125 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,021 | $25,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,890 | $24,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,792 | $22,355 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,831 | $22,500 |

## 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?149231

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