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Highest earning master's educational administration and supervision programs in Illinois
Illinois educational administration and supervision programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | Public, 4-year | $82,842 | 126 |
| 2 | Western Illinois University | Macomb | Public, 4-year | $78,675 | 37 |
| 3 | National Louis University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $73,738 | 86 |
| 4 | Aurora University | Aurora | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $72,544 | 100 |
| 5 | Concordia University-Chicago | River Forest | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $72,182 | 609 |
| 6 | University of St Francis | Joliet | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $71,317 | 41 |
| 7 | DePaul University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $68,961 | 40 |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois University | Charleston | Public, 4-year | $67,396 | 58 |
| 9 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | Public, 4-year | $63,264 | 74 |
| 10 | University of Illinois Springfield | Springfield | Public, 4-year | $60,442 | 30 |
| 11 | McKendree University | Lebanon | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $57,251 | 45 |
| 12 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $55,802 | 56 |
| 13 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | Public, 4-year | $46,568 | 62 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.