Highest Earning Bachelor's Education Programs in Illinois

These are the highest earning bachelor's education programs in illinois, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Southern Illinois University-Carbondale leading at $67,961.

Rank Institution Program State Earnings Completers
1 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Secondary Education IL $67,961 102
2 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Education IL $65,864 9
3 University of Illinois Chicago Teacher Education IL $64,100 104
4 University of Illinois Chicago Secondary Education IL $63,233 75
5 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Special Education IL $60,685 24
6 Chicago State University Teacher Education IL $59,296 10
7 Saint Xavier University Teacher Education IL $58,097 30
8 DePaul University Secondary Education IL $57,957 36
9 Elmhurst University Secondary Education IL $56,411 39
10 Trinity Christian College Special Education IL $55,713 13
11 Concordia University-Chicago Secondary Education IL $55,212 17
12 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Teacher Education IL $55,105 95
13 Eastern Illinois University Secondary Education IL $54,548 30
14 Illinois State University Secondary Education IL $54,452 163
15 DePaul University Teacher Education IL $54,208 43
16 Saint Xavier University Secondary Education IL $53,898 18
17 Loyola University Chicago Teacher Education IL $53,896 51
18 Dominican University Teacher Education IL $53,810 19
19 Northern Illinois University Secondary Education IL $53,672 40
20 Northern Illinois University Special Education IL $53,148 48
21 Millikin University Secondary Education IL $52,910 34
22 Illinois State University Special Education IL $52,864 151
23 VanderCook College of Music Secondary Education IL $52,671 7
24 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Secondary Education IL $52,409 46
25 Northeastern Illinois University Teacher Education IL $52,176 98
26 Elmhurst University Teacher Education IL $52,106 40
27 Augustana College Secondary Education IL $52,092 42
28 Lewis University Teacher Education IL $51,794 43
29 Lewis University Special Education IL $51,522 46
30 Western Illinois University Secondary Education IL $51,255 8
31 North Central College Secondary Education IL $51,247 10
32 Knox College Teacher Education IL $50,828 17
33 Northern Illinois University Teacher Education IL $50,385 146
34 Trinity Christian College Teacher Education IL $49,476 14
35 Illinois State University Teacher Education IL $49,240 473
36 North Central College Teacher Education IL $49,224 33
37 Trinity International University-Illinois Teacher Education IL $48,814 7
38 Wheaton College Teacher Education IL $48,374 26
39 University of St Francis Teacher Education IL $48,353 19
40 Bradley University Secondary Education IL $48,325 24
41 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Teacher Education IL $48,127 61
42 Olivet Nazarene University Secondary Education IL $48,009 25
43 Augustana College Teacher Education IL $47,613 14
44 Eastern Illinois University Special Education IL $47,566 24
45 Governors State University Teacher Education IL $46,895 44
46 Rockford University Teacher Education IL $46,780 21
47 Aurora University Teacher Education IL $46,609 83
48 Bradley University Teacher Education IL $46,460 59
49 National Louis University Teacher Education IL $46,398 171
50 Judson University Teacher Education IL $45,830 6

Methodology

Programs in Illinois ranked by highest earning. Only includes bachelor's programs in CIP family 13 (Education) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.