Which Eastern Illinois University major has the lowest debt?

History graduates leave with a median of $21,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 24 Eastern Illinois University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Eastern Illinois University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $13,679 a year, and $16,217 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,786 a year.

How many Eastern Illinois University programs report graduate pay?

25 bachelor's programs at Eastern Illinois University report first-year pay, and 24 of them also report federal debt.

Eastern Illinois University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Charleston, IL
4,188 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

25 Eastern Illinois University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Industrial Technology pays the most in the first year ($58,817), and Fine and Studio Arts the least ($26,213). The median program pays $38,821.

In-state tuition and fees$13,679Per year. Out-of-state $16,217

Average net price after aid$12,786Per year

Graduation rate47%Within 6 years

Admission rate65%Of applicants

All 25 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	Industrial TechnologyGraduates a year not reported	$58,817	$76,860	$23,000	2nd of 3
2	FinanceAbout 27 graduates a year	$51,370	$83,935	$22,468	17th of 21
3	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 42 graduates a year	$50,862	$59,275	$22,033	1st of 4
4	AccountingAbout 18 graduates a year	$48,070	$79,045	$23,974	25th of 28
5	MarketingAbout 28 graduates a year	$46,844	$63,447	$24,250	8th of 22
6	Special EducationAbout 24 graduates a year	$43,955	$51,770	$26,046	10th of 10
7	Management ScienceAbout 31 graduates a year	$42,500	$57,214	$25,000	13th of 13
8	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 6 graduates a year	$42,284	$63,486	$26,000	11th of 12
9	Teacher EducationAbout 88 graduates a year	$41,582	$47,159	$22,075	30th of 38
10	Criminal JusticeAbout 45 graduates a year	$40,489	Not reported	Not reported	11th of 22
11	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 87 graduates a year	$40,273	$53,353	$24,250	7th of 11
12	SociologyAbout 24 graduates a year	$39,547	$49,650	$25,817	3rd of 16
13	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 30 graduates a year	$38,821	$53,628	$28,866	20th of 21
14	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 22 graduates a year	$38,369	Not reported	$23,745	7th of 9
15	CommunicationsAbout 33 graduates a year	$37,778	$53,765	$26,000	11th of 26
16	MusicAbout 15 graduates a year	$37,163	$50,907	$26,300	2nd of 13
17	PsychologyAbout 105 graduates a year	$35,740	$50,288	$22,500	4th of 35
18	Recreation ManagementAbout 4 graduates a year	$35,425	Not reported	$22,500	2nd of 3
19	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 73 graduates a year	$34,511	$50,730	$25,000	4th of 19
20	Family and Consumer SciencesAbout 21 graduates a year	$33,113	$43,149	$26,000	2nd of 2
21	HistoryAbout 23 graduates a year	$32,149	$44,527	$21,500	8th of 13
22	EnglishAbout 33 graduates a year	$31,933	$41,363	$25,053	10th of 18
23	BiologyAbout 54 graduates a year	$31,278	$58,333	$24,000	19th of 27
24	Political ScienceAbout 16 graduates a year	$28,721	$61,716	$24,739	17th of 20
25	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 38 graduates a year	$26,213	$34,631	$25,000	8th of 15

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.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Industrial Technology$58,817
Finance$51,370
Other Interdisciplinary Studies$50,862
Accounting$48,070
Marketing$46,844

Lowest median debt

History$21,500
Other Interdisciplinary Studies$22,033
Teacher Education$22,075
Finance$22,468
Psychology$22,500

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 105 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 88 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 87 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 73 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 54 graduates a year

Common questions

Industrial Technology graduates earn a median of $58,817 in their first year, the most of 25 Eastern Illinois 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