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Highest earning subject-area teacher education programs in Illinois
Illinois subject-area teacher education 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 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Carbondale | Public, 4-year | $54,215 | 134 |
| 2 | North Central College | Naperville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $48,074 | 41 |
| 3 | University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago | Public, 4-year | $47,292 | 72 |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | Public, 4-year | $46,897 | 58 |
| 5 | Elmhurst University | Elmhurst | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $46,789 | 38 |
| 6 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | Public, 4-year | $45,184 | 39 |
| 7 | Augustana College | Rock Island | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $45,145 | 37 |
| 8 | Illinois State University | Normal | Public, 4-year | $44,613 | 164 |
| 9 | DePaul University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $44,068 | 46 |
| 10 | Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $44,032 | 41 |
| 11 | Millikin University | Decatur | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $43,936 | 41 |
| 12 | VanderCook College of Music | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $43,100 | 39 |
| 13 | Eastern Illinois University | Charleston | Public, 4-year | $38,821 | 35 |
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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