SchoolEarnings (1yr)Earnings (4yr)DebtTuition
Northwestern University
Evanston
$52,210$77,066$18,112$65,997
DeVry University-Illinois
Lisle
$47,622$47,238$56,858$17,488
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest
$42,835$55,601$27,000$54,202
Elmhurst University
Elmhurst
$41,423$41,628
Augustana College
Rock Island
$40,806$52,732$26,375$49,834
Wheaton College
Wheaton
$39,321$45,185$23,250$43,930
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago
$38,912$49,569$20,750$14,338
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb
$38,490$50,527$27,000$12,700
Illinois State University
Normal
$38,125$49,576$20,125$16,021
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
$37,808$61,211$19,500$16,004
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston
$37,778$49,603$26,000$13,403
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
$36,963$11,812$15,356
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville
$36,569$42,405$21,759$12,922
Millikin University
Decatur
$35,413$45,295$21,149$26,892
DePaul University
Chicago
$34,453$48,323$22,916$44,460
Western Illinois University
Macomb
$34,142$46,791$30,000$14,952
Trinity International University-Illinois
Deerfield
$33,341$36,198$12,320
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago
$32,538$42,769$15,630$12,383
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale
$32,465$26,543$13,244
Saint Xavier University
Chicago
$32,169$48,379$26,311$36,840
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield
$32,050$44,045$24,322$12,252
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago
$31,495$39,751$25,000$51,716
Aurora University
Aurora
$30,728$48,651$23,262$28,220
Benedictine University
Lisle
$30,334$46,143$26,000$34,290
Governors State University
University Park
$27,071$44,438$20,340$11,320
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais
$23,259$44,660$27,000$37,940

How Illinois Compares

Programs in Illinois
26
State vs National Earnings
+3%
above national median
State vs National Debt
-5%
below national median