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Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL · Public · 3,982 students · mostly bachelor degrees
83rd-cheapest of 180 Illinois colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$14,109
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$26,960
Graduation rate
22%
Admission rate
75%
Median graduate earnings
$52,234
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$14,600
Pell grant recipients
56%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
71 programsEducational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree67 grads/yr$92,370Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree103 grads/yr$88,917Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Master's Degree18 grads/yr$87,843Accounting · Master's Degree13 grads/yr$85,319College Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree27 grads/yr$69,529Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree56 grads/yr$69,226Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree36 grads/yr$69,011Accounting · Bachelor's Degree55 grads/yr$68,328Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree7 grads/yr$66,269Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Master's Degree51 grads/yr$65,769Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$64,022Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$63,276Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree59 grads/yr$63,215Clinical/Medical Social Work · Master's Degree44 grads/yr$60,768Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$60,545Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$59,853Social Work · Master's Degree71 grads/yr$59,663Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree10 grads/yr$58,252General Studies · Bachelor's Degree87 grads/yr$55,569Deaf Studies · Master's Degree1 grads/yr$54,322Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree89 grads/yr$54,301Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$54,071Social Work · Bachelor's Degree100 grads/yr$53,848Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$53,747Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree64 grads/yr$53,567
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.