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title: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Champaign, 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 Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, 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 | $81,054 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $54,886 – $116,541 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 85% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $33,642 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 87% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.20× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $53,054 | derived |

**85% 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 $16,500 (≈ 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 $19,088 to $144,200 across 97 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer Science. | Master's Degree | $144,200 | $18,835 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $101,262 | $18,983 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Master's Degree | $100,444 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $96,177 | $37,154 |
| Taxation. | Master's Degree | $96,057 | not reported |
| Chemistry. | Doctoral Degree | $91,983 | not reported |
| Mathematics and Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $90,339 | $21,500 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $88,455 | $20,500 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $87,923 | $50,712 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $87,643 | not reported |
| Statistics. | Master's Degree | $86,086 | not reported |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Master's Degree | $84,314 | not reported |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | Master's Degree | $79,481 | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $78,673 | $19,199 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $74,981 | $21,500 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $74,716 | $16,850 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,493 | $21,470 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,440 | $19,300 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $70,772 | $26,500 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,901 | $21,299 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,804 | $20,193 |
| Law. | Doctoral Degree | $67,633 | $77,159 |
| Engineering Mechanics. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,403 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,961 | $19,500 |
| Food Science and Technology. | Master's Degree | $66,703 | not reported |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Master's Degree | $66,406 | not reported |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,779 | $23,888 |
| Nuclear Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,618 | $20,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,425 | $20,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,736 | $19,087 |
| Materials Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,436 | $17,350 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $64,026 | not reported |
| Statistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,699 | $19,000 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,590 | $19,000 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,949 | $20,500 |
| Systems Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,753 | $17,800 |
| Plant Sciences. | Master's Degree | $60,992 | not reported |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | Doctoral Degree | $58,635 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $58,459 | $51,665 |
| Agricultural Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,190 | $19,500 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $56,098 | $20,641 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,615 | $20,000 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $55,154 | not reported |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | Master's Degree | $54,990 | $38,750 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $54,577 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $52,471 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,008 | $19,500 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,711 | $18,721 |
| Engineering Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,606 | $20,136 |
| Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,882 | $19,500 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $46,028 | $45,732 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Master's Degree | $45,399 | $30,099 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,353 | $18,178 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,308 | $20,844 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,023 | $18,925 |
| Library Science and Administration. | Master's Degree | $43,382 | $38,712 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $43,202 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $42,991 | not reported |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $42,880 | $35,500 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,675 | $21,875 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,628 | $18,425 |
| Food Science and Technology. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,877 | $18,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Master's Degree | $41,745 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,390 | $20,500 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,269 | $24,623 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,482 | $18,066 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,970 | $21,250 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,661 | $18,850 |
| Plant Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,300 | $15,750 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,770 | $22,564 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,914 | $19,201 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,846 | $19,500 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,459 | $21,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,974 | $17,850 |
| Systems Science and Theory. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,950 | $20,350 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,283 | $19,728 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,267 | $19,500 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,827 | $19,500 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,802 | $17,968 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Master's Degree | $32,304 | not reported |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,224 | not reported |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,246 | $21,254 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,149 | $20,250 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,401 | $18,925 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,388 | $19,385 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,412 | $21,500 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,547 | $19,500 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,438 | $15,875 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,883 | $19,986 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,130 | $19,000 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,534 | $21,350 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,831 | $18,413 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $22,243 | $18,500 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,928 | $20,500 |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,801 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,121 | $20,500 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,088 | $20,175 |

## 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 Urbana-Champaign by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?145637

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