Private nonprofit · Chicago, Illinois
DePaul University: cost, debt and earnings by major
93 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $27,308
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 67%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 76%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 14,090
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $21,787
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 5.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $27,251 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $21,638 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $24,864 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $26,128 |
| $110,000+ | $37,424 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (2)
- Geography and Cartography$76,354
- International/Globalization Studies$36,009 (1 yr)
Bachelor's programs (45)
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$113,645
- Computer Programming$101,315
- Economics$100,185
- Computer Software and Media Applications$96,616
- Management Information Systems and Services$94,197
- Finance and Financial Management Services$93,719
- Accounting and Related Services$93,592
- Business/Managerial Economics$93,563
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$91,007
- Mathematics$89,908
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$86,444
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$84,554
- Information Science/Studies$82,551
- Marketing$78,164
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$76,420
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$74,847
- Hospitality Administration/Management$71,556
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$71,045
- International Relations and National Security Studies$68,180
- Real Estate$65,010 (1 yr)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$62,693
- Journalism$61,708
- Biology, General$61,216
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$59,016
- Political Science and Government$58,163
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$57,957
- Communication and Media Studies$56,014
- Psychology, General$55,664
- Design and Applied Arts$55,213
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$54,208
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$53,498
- Sociology$52,791
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$52,622
- English Language and Literature, General$52,608
- Anthropology$50,780
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$50,460
- Area Studies$49,872
- History$48,857
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$46,969
- Graphic Communications$45,028
- Music$44,756
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$44,095
- Criminology$43,072 (1 yr)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,559 (1 yr)
- Fine and Studio Arts$37,085
Master's programs (41)
- Computer Software and Media Applications$158,667
- Computer Programming$158,509
- Real Estate$152,694
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$144,859
- Computer Engineering$134,449
- Taxation$129,565
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$124,777
- Information Science/Studies$121,391
- Human Computer Interaction$118,027
- Economics$117,154
- Marketing$105,355
- Applied Mathematics$101,965
- Accounting and Related Services$100,161
- Human Resources Management and Services$99,840
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,098
- Data Analytics$89,967 (1 yr)
- Public Administration$86,093
- Educational Administration and Supervision$84,568
- Applied Statistics$84,441 (1 yr)
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$84,344 (1 yr)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$83,583
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$82,471 (1 yr)
- Sustainability Studies$81,457
- Special Education and Teaching$77,204
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education$75,891
- International Relations and National Security Studies$75,622
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$74,702
- Communication and Media Studies$68,404
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$67,412
- Public Policy Analysis$67,001 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$66,235
- Public Health$64,207
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$63,616
- Social Work$60,329
- Medical Illustration and Informatics$60,309 (1 yr)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$59,820
- Graphic Communications$58,803
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$51,971
- Journalism$51,338
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$46,553
- Music$38,670
Doctoral programs (3)
First professional programs (1)
- Law$107,264
Graduate certificate programs (1)
- Community Organization and Advocacy$72,188 (1 yr)