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Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL · Public · 4,410 students · mostly bachelor degrees
74th-cheapest of 180 Illinois colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$12,937
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$28,254
Graduation rate
45%
Admission rate
71%
Median graduate earnings
$54,163
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$25,251
Pell grant recipients
28%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
124 programsEducational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree16 grads/yr$159,820Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$92,824Accounting · Master's Degree8 grads/yr$87,182Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree29 grads/yr$86,694Construction Project Management · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$85,974Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree44 grads/yr$85,383Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree89 grads/yr$85,221Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Master's Degree30 grads/yr$78,861Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General · Bachelor's Degree19 grads/yr$75,922Accounting · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$71,059Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$70,157Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree48 grads/yr$70,021Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$69,716Fire Science/Fire-fighting · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$68,753Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$68,306Environmental Chemistry · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$68,249Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree197 grads/yr$63,125Educational/Instructional Technology · Master's Degree15 grads/yr$63,099Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Master's Degree19 grads/yr$60,627Agriculture, General · Bachelor's Degree79 grads/yr$58,333Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Master's Degree8 grads/yr$57,753Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree14 grads/yr$56,934Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$56,771Psychology, General · Master's Degree7 grads/yr$56,378English Language and Literature, General · Master's Degree8 grads/yr$55,987
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.