Master's · Dekalb, Illinois
Is Communication Disorders Sciences and Services at Northern Illinois University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $67,848
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $68,495
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $45,197
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $48k (likely $48k – $48k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $4k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in IL
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$194k (likely −$297k – −$84k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$189k (likely −$390k – $19k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
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- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$98,991
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- Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)$86,511
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Communication Disorders Sciences and Services at other schools in Illinois
- Northwestern University$71,781
- Rush University$70,764
- Saint Xavier University$69,420
- Lewis University$68,236
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove$67,553
- Elmhurst University$66,310
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign$64,614
- Eastern Illinois University$61,989
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale$59,795
- Western Illinois University$56,934