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title: University of Illinois Chicago — 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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# University of Illinois Chicago

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 | $68,740 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $44,790 – $95,794 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $13,657 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 62% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $27,521 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 81% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.20× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $40,740 | derived |

**62% 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 $13,657 (≈ 20% 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 $18,711 to $224,715 across 80 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $224,715 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $121,733 | not reported |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. | Master's Degree | $114,258 | $113,247 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | First Professional Degree | $102,915 | $87,542 |
| Dentistry. | First Professional Degree | $97,991 | $323,938 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $85,284 | $52,000 |
| Public Health. | Doctoral Degree | $82,651 | $48,587 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $80,152 | $147,690 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $79,271 | $51,919 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $79,216 | $97,999 |
| Computer Systems Analysis. | Master's Degree | $79,008 | not reported |
| Engineering, General. | Master's Degree | $78,310 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,060 | $17,418 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $72,619 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | First Professional Degree | $70,071 | $106,453 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,412 | $20,341 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,853 | $19,250 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,021 | $15,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,975 | $21,129 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,644 | $22,000 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $61,609 | $31,596 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,931 | $20,146 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $60,803 | $45,712 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $60,548 | $64,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $60,153 | $29,526 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. | Master's Degree | $59,735 | not reported |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,645 | $22,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $59,161 | $28,963 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Doctoral Degree | $58,395 | not reported |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $58,073 | $263,341 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $57,545 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $57,039 | $32,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $56,131 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,944 | $18,050 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $53,729 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Doctoral Degree | $52,905 | not reported |
| Law. | Doctoral Degree | $52,399 | $153,993 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $52,003 | $41,000 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,817 | $14,149 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Master's Degree | $50,266 | $33,645 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $49,291 | not reported |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $48,629 | not reported |
| Statistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,050 | $21,472 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,894 | $15,000 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Master's Degree | $46,300 | $69,530 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,076 | $15,000 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $44,534 | $35,907 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,102 | $15,495 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,239 | $17,500 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,675 | $21,250 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,198 | $23,080 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,536 | $18,150 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,983 | $18,000 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,717 | not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,064 | $19,466 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,785 | $15,251 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,997 | $17,377 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,263 | not reported |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,736 | $21,500 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,142 | $20,474 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,572 | $15,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,866 | $22,881 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,968 | not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,434 | $19,224 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,417 | $18,597 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,444 | $17,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,899 | $15,000 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,845 | $20,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,771 | $15,934 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,006 | $16,200 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,879 | $14,723 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,765 | $17,500 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,997 | $19,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,209 | $17,500 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,167 | $16,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,743 | $16,031 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,332 | $15,687 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,247 | $25,250 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,406 | $21,500 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,711 | $20,342 |

## 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 University of Illinois Chicago by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?145600

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