Public · Charleston, Illinois
Eastern Illinois University: cost, debt and earnings by major
48 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $12,717
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 50%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 65%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 4,188
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $19,623
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 7.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $9,813 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $9,968 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $9,713 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $14,840 |
| $110,000+ | $20,729 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (31)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,372 (1 yr)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$81,362
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$72,220
- Finance and Financial Management Services$70,704
- Accounting and Related Services$66,840
- Marketing$62,994
- Political Science and Government$61,519
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$60,985
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$60,473
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$59,401
- Communication and Media Studies$57,887
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$54,791
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$54,548
- Journalism$54,038
- Biology, General$53,725
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$52,078
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$50,502
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$49,556
- Psychology, General$49,478
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$49,424
- Music$49,236
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$49,209
- Sociology$48,925
- Special Education and Teaching$47,566
- English Language and Literature, General$47,222
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$45,154 (1 yr)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$43,648 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$43,190
- History$40,597
- Fine and Studio Arts$39,923
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$30,331 (1 yr)
Master's programs (17)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$95,880
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$76,047
- Educational Administration and Supervision$72,758
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$69,772
- Political Science and Government$63,359
- Public Health$62,821 (1 yr)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$61,989
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$58,856
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$58,533
- Fine and Studio Arts$58,301
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$56,435
- Curriculum and Instruction$54,265 (1 yr)
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$51,527
- English Language and Literature, General$51,422 (1 yr)
- Communication and Media Studies$47,761 (1 yr)
- History$45,346
- Biology, General$42,646 (1 yr)