SchoolEarnings (1yr)Earnings (4yr)DebtTuition
University of Chicago
Chicago
$44,397$39,095$66,939
Illinois State University
Normal
$39,563$43,761$23,125$16,021
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield
$39,358$35,500$32,574$12,252
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
$37,031$51,888$20,961$16,004
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago
$36,594$43,379$19,000$12,383
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb
$34,122$42,120$25,375$12,700
Elmhurst University
Elmhurst
$33,947$44,979$19,500$41,628
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest
$32,982$23,250$54,202
Wheaton College
Wheaton
$32,723$46,689$21,500$43,930
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston
$31,933$38,086$25,053$13,403
Northwestern University
Evanston
$31,748$50,797$15,564$65,997
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville
$31,420$41,793$25,250$12,922
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago
$31,066$42,679$18,750$14,338
Western Illinois University
Macomb
$30,652$35,944$23,750$14,952
Governors State University
University Park
$29,580$44,717$22,520$11,320
DePaul University
Chicago
$28,660$47,156$23,499$44,460
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago
$28,640$46,679$26,000$51,716
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale
$24,145$36,390$26,500$13,244

How Illinois Compares

Programs in Illinois
18
State vs National Earnings
+8%
above national median
State vs National Debt
-4%
below national median