Which McKendree University major has the lowest debt?

Teacher Education graduates leave with a median of $20,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 12 McKendree University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does McKendree University cost?

Tuition and fees are $34,740 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $24,717 a year.

How many McKendree University programs report graduate pay?

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

McKendree University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Lebanon, IL
1,752 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

12 McKendree University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($73,156), and Kinesiology and Exercise Science the least ($31,259). The median program pays $43,523.

Tuition and fees$34,740Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$24,717Per year

Graduation rate53%Within 6 years

Admission rate72%Of applicants

All 12 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	NursingAbout 27 graduates a year	$73,156	$94,002	$26,534	16th of 32
2	AccountingAbout 13 graduates a year	$55,313	$60,209	$21,500	14th of 28
3	MathematicsAbout 9 graduates a year	$51,157	Not reported	$21,750	5th of 7
4	Human ResourcesAbout 11 graduates a year	$49,505	$56,586	$24,625	6th of 8
5	Management ScienceAbout 14 graduates a year	$45,899	$64,856	$21,203	9th of 13
6	Teacher EducationAbout 18 graduates a year	$43,707	$44,490	$20,500	22nd of 38
7	Business AdministrationAbout 51 graduates a year	$43,339	$63,310	$25,312	30th of 38
8	SociologyAbout 18 graduates a year	$40,015	$49,911	$27,000	2nd of 16
9	MarketingAbout 19 graduates a year	$34,872	$52,669	$25,949	22nd of 22
10	PsychologyAbout 34 graduates a year	$31,919	$44,140	$23,250	20th of 35
11	BiologyAbout 7 graduates a year	$31,678	Not reported	$26,833	17th of 27
12	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 32 graduates a year	$31,259	Not reported	$27,000	7th of 19

Program names link to the program's own page, and Illinois ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

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.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 51 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 34 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 32 graduates a year
NursingAbout 27 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 19 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $73,156 in their first year, the most of 12 McKendree 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