Which Benedictine University major has the lowest debt?

Nursing graduates leave with a median of $17,188 in federal loans, the lowest among 18 Benedictine University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Benedictine University cost?

Tuition and fees are $35,940 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $22,313 a year.

How many Benedictine University programs report graduate pay?

18 bachelor's programs at Benedictine University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Benedictine University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Lisle, IL
1,942 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

18 Benedictine University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Human Resources pays the most in the first year ($83,475), and Pre-Health Studies the least ($16,051). The median program pays $45,219.

Tuition and fees$35,940Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$22,313Per year

Graduation rate50%Within 6 years

Admission rate95%Of applicants

All 18 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Illinois" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Illinois. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Illinois
1	Human ResourcesAbout 4 graduates a year	$83,475	$78,629	$31,872	1st of 8
2	NursingAbout 65 graduates a year	$80,136	$80,958	$17,188	3rd of 32
3	Computer ScienceAbout 11 graduates a year	$62,235	Not reported	$24,000	16th of 23
4	Management ScienceAbout 15 graduates a year	$58,820	Not reported	$25,000	4th of 13
5	Other BusinessAbout 77 graduates a year	$56,194	$81,118	$25,000	1st of 2
6	AccountingAbout 26 graduates a year	$54,328	$66,115	$23,325	16th of 28
7	FinanceAbout 15 graduates a year	$51,444	$88,903	$25,500	14th of 21
8	Business AdministrationAbout 38 graduates a year	$49,611	$70,558	$25,000	13th of 38
9	Criminal JusticeAbout 14 graduates a year	$46,020	Not reported	$25,979	1st of 22
10	MarketingAbout 15 graduates a year	$44,417	$59,654	$20,201	10th of 22
11	Teacher EducationAbout 6 graduates a year	$42,407	$47,325	$26,000	27th of 38
12	Other Social SciencesAbout 7 graduates a year	$42,023	$55,720	$32,824	1st of 2
13	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 15 graduates a year	$36,344	Not reported	$26,000	2nd of 19
14	PsychologyAbout 36 graduates a year	$32,314	$55,759	$27,000	16th of 35
15	CommunicationsAbout 16 graduates a year	$30,334	$54,475	$26,000	24th of 26
16	BiologyAbout 24 graduates a year	$29,215	$68,748	$25,278	23rd of 27
17	Foods and NutritionAbout 17 graduates a year	$26,474	$55,710	$26,675	1st of 1
18	Pre-Health StudiesAbout 71 graduates a year	$16,051	$63,103	$23,250	3rd of 3

Program names link to the program's own page, and Illinois ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Illinois programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Human Resources$83,475
Nursing$80,136
Computer Science$62,235
Management Science$58,820
Other Business$56,194

Lowest median debt

Nursing$17,188
Marketing$20,201
Pre-Health Studies$23,250
Accounting$23,325
Computer Science$24,000

Largest programs

Other BusinessAbout 77 graduates a year
Pre-Health StudiesAbout 71 graduates a year
NursingAbout 65 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 38 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 36 graduates a year

Common questions

Human Resources graduates earn a median of $83,475 in their first year, the most of 18 Benedictine University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Illinois rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels