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Highest earning psychology programs in Illinois
Illinois psychology 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 | Northwestern University | Evanston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $44,088 | 97 |
| 2 | Eastern Illinois University | Charleston | Public, 4-year | $35,740 | 108 |
| 3 | Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | Public, 4-year | $35,637 | 120 |
| 4 | DePaul University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $33,820 | 187 |
| 5 | Roosevelt University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $33,795 | 80 |
| 6 | North Park University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $33,630 | 37 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | Public, 4-year | $33,150 | 184 |
| 8 | Elmhurst University | Elmhurst | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $32,553 | 98 |
| 9 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $32,463 | 188 |
| 10 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | Public, 4-year | $32,459 | 147 |
| 11 | Benedictine University | Lisle | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $32,314 | 76 |
| 12 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Carbondale | Public, 4-year | $32,287 | 90 |
| 13 | Illinois State University | Normal | Public, 4-year | $32,104 | 128 |
| 14 | University of Illinois Springfield | Springfield | Public, 4-year | $31,978 | 71 |
| 15 | McKendree University | Lebanon | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $31,919 | 31 |
| 16 | Wheaton College | Wheaton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $31,658 | 33 |
| 17 | Aurora University | Aurora | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $31,484 | 73 |
| 18 | Illinois College | Jacksonville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $31,386 | 30 |
| 19 | Lewis University | Romeoville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $31,104 | 59 |
| 20 | St. Augustine College | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $31,104 | 59 |
| 21 | Saint Xavier University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $31,094 | 80 |
| 22 | Dominican University | River Forest | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $30,846 | 42 |
| 23 | University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago | Public, 4-year | $30,565 | 478 |
| 24 | Western Illinois University | Macomb | Public, 4-year | $30,471 | 84 |
| 25 | Bradley University | Peoria | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $30,159 | 38 |
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.
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