Which National Louis University bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Criminology graduates leave with a median of $23,437 in federal loans, the lowest among 9 National Louis University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does National Louis University cost?

Tuition and fees are $12,705 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,641 a year.

How many National Louis University programs report graduate pay?

10 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at National Louis University report first-year pay, and 10 of them also report federal debt.

National Louis University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Chicago, IL
4,406 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

10 National Louis University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Management Science pays the most in the first year ($59,084), and Criminology the least ($30,170). The median program pays $41,340. National Louis University also has one associate's program that reports pay.

Tuition and fees$12,705Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$12,641Per year

Graduation rate30%Within 6 years

Admission rate95%Of applicants

All 10 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	Management ScienceAbout 52 graduates a year	$59,084	$79,141	$26,094	3rd of 13
2	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 56 graduates a year	$46,954	$41,543	$28,096	1st of 5
3	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 25 graduates a year	$46,203	$70,586	$36,305	5th of 10
4	Business AdministrationAbout 59 graduates a year	$45,096	Not reported	$24,957	22nd of 38
5	Hospitality ManagementAbout 22 graduates a year	$42,196	$47,010	$28,491	1st of 4
6	Teacher EducationAbout 171 graduates a year	$40,484	$45,971	$42,172	33rd of 38
7	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 52 graduates a year	$38,765	$47,095	$28,202	2nd of 4
8	Social WorkAbout 19 graduates a year	$37,205	Not reported	Not reported	8th of 13
9	PsychologyAbout 54 graduates a year	$35,798	Not reported	$37,170	3rd of 35
10	CriminologyAbout 67 graduates a year	$30,170	Not reported	$23,437	4th of 4

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.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Illinois" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Illinois.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Illinois
Culinary ArtsAbout 83 graduates a year	$24,786	$42,444	$17,500	3rd of 4

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Management Science$59,084
Human Development and Family Studies$46,954
Health and Medical Administration$46,203
Business Administration$45,096
Hospitality Management$42,196

Lowest median debt

Criminology$23,437
Business Administration$24,957
Management Science$26,094
Human Development and Family Studies$28,096
Other Interdisciplinary Studies$28,202

Largest programs

Teacher EducationAbout 171 graduates a year
CriminologyAbout 67 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 59 graduates a year
Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 56 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 54 graduates a year

Common questions

Management Science graduates earn a median of $59,084 in their first year, the most of 10 National Louis 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