Highest Earning Bachelor's English Programs in Illinois

These are the highest earning bachelor's english programs in illinois, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 27 programs, with University of Chicago leading at $78,169.

Rank Institution Program State Earnings Completers
1 University of Chicago English Language & Literature IL $78,169 53
2 Northwestern University English Language & Literature IL $62,147 46
3 Lake Forest College English Language & Literature IL $58,901 18
4 Loyola University Chicago English Language & Literature IL $56,289 39
5 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign English Language & Literature IL $54,570 96
6 Wheaton College English Language & Literature IL $52,647 35
7 DePaul University English Language & Literature IL $52,608 51
8 Illinois Wesleyan University English Language & Literature IL $51,107 12
9 Governors State University English Language & Literature IL $50,426 13
10 Northeastern Illinois University English Language & Literature IL $49,141 21
11 University of Illinois Chicago English Language & Literature IL $48,442 70
12 University of Illinois Springfield English Language & Literature IL $48,196 24
13 Northern Illinois University English Language & Literature IL $47,981 47
14 Illinois State University English Language & Literature IL $47,445 109
15 Eastern Illinois University English Language & Literature IL $47,222 33
16 Elmhurst University Rhetoric & Composition IL $47,052 13
17 Dominican University English Language & Literature IL $46,780 9
18 Elmhurst University English Language & Literature IL $46,021 18
19 Illinois College Rhetoric & Composition IL $45,716 13
20 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Rhetoric & Composition IL $44,004 32
21 Augustana College English Language & Literature IL $43,492 15
22 Western Illinois University English Language & Literature IL $41,984 19
23 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville English Language & Literature IL $41,310 42
24 Columbia College Chicago Rhetoric & Composition IL $39,751 46
25 Knox College Rhetoric & Composition IL $38,967 20
26 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale English Language & Literature IL $37,786 23
27 Augustana College Rhetoric & Composition IL $33,950 11

Methodology

Programs in Illinois ranked by highest earning. Only includes bachelor's programs in CIP family 23 (English) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.