SchoolEarnings (1yr)Earnings (4yr)DebtTuition
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
$124,530$143,775$20,500$16,004
University of Chicago
Chicago
$117,578$175,145โ€”$66,939
Northwestern University
Evanston
$99,981$130,650$14,600$65,997
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago
$86,005$103,119$23,250$51,763
Wheaton College
Wheaton
$81,470โ€”โ€”$43,930
Illinois State University
Normal
$81,363$89,443$22,500$16,021
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago
$78,040$98,768$19,087$14,338
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb
$77,257$79,236$22,966$12,700
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville
$76,106$89,026$21,745$12,922
Augustana College
Rock Island
$74,745$68,248$27,000$49,834
Elmhurst University
Elmhurst
$72,910โ€”โ€”$41,628
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield
$72,657$84,231$30,301$12,252
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale
$70,053$81,188$27,000$13,244
Bradley University
Peoria
$66,457$81,979$27,000$39,680
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago
$62,831$78,244$15,750$12,383
Benedictine University
Lisle
$62,235โ€”$24,000$34,290
Lewis University
Romeoville
$60,726$79,269$23,250$37,882
Rasmussen University-Illinois
Rockford
$53,832$73,463$38,409$13,546
North Central College
Naperville
$53,544$89,255$26,678$44,394
Governors State University
University Park
$52,115โ€”$17,750$11,320
Aurora University
Aurora
$51,605โ€”$25,625$28,220
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest
$48,587โ€”$27,000$54,202
Saint Xavier University
Chicago
$45,889โ€”$27,000$36,840
Roosevelt University
Chicago
$41,976$62,051$26,000$20,280

How Illinois Compares

Programs in Illinois
24
State vs National Earnings
+1%
above national median
State vs National Debt
+10%
above national median