Which Millikin University major has the lowest debt?

Communications graduates leave with a median of $21,149 in federal loans, the lowest among 11 Millikin University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Millikin University cost?

Tuition and fees are $26,892 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $21,989 a year.

How many Millikin University programs report graduate pay?

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

Millikin University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Decatur, IL
1,382 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

11 Millikin University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($71,848), and Music the least ($21,138). The median program pays $41,543.

Tuition and fees$26,892Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$21,989Per year

Graduation rate55%Within 6 years

Admission rate67%Of applicants

All 11 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 50 graduates a year	$71,848	$77,191	$27,000	21st of 32
2	AccountingAbout 7 graduates a year	$51,680	$62,366	$28,320	18th of 28
3	Business AdministrationAbout 28 graduates a year	$46,431	$59,166	$27,000	19th of 38
4	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 34 graduates a year	$43,936	$49,259	$27,000	16th of 21
5	Teacher EducationAbout 33 graduates a year	$43,331	$40,735	$27,340	25th of 38
6	Social WorkAbout 8 graduates a year	$41,543	$53,182	$27,000	2nd of 13
7	CommunicationsAbout 12 graduates a year	$35,413	$47,358	$21,149	14th of 26
8	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 24 graduates a year	$26,065	$42,885	$27,000	19th of 19
9	TheatreAbout 42 graduates a year	$24,013	$35,442	$27,000	3rd of 14
10	Other Visual and Performing ArtsAbout 11 graduates a year	$22,815	Not reported	$26,000	2nd of 2
11	MusicAbout 22 graduates a year	$21,138	$38,433	$26,996	10th of 13

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.

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Communications$21,149
Other Visual and Performing Arts$26,000
Music$26,996
Nursing$27,000
Business Administration$27,000

Largest programs

NursingAbout 50 graduates a year
TheatreAbout 42 graduates a year
Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 34 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 33 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 28 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $71,848 in their first year, the most of 11 Millikin 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