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Salaries by Major at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

How much money do University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $49,000 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $66,500 on average.

In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Illinois graduates.

The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Computer Science with a median starting salary of $92,200 followed by Computer Engineering paying $78,000 and Engineering Physics graduates who have a median starting income of $73,900 .

Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Computer Science (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $123,100 followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $91,500 and Taxation (Master's Degree) who earn $88,800 .

Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.

Median first-year earnings for University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Computer Science (Master's Degree) $123,100
Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) $92,200
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $91,500
Taxation (Master's Degree) $88,800
Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degree) $87,700
Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $78,000
Veterinary Medicine (Doctoral Degree) $77,300
Engineering Physics (Bachelor’s Degree) $73,900
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $72,600
Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $70,200
Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) $70,100
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $70,000
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $69,300
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $68,700
Chemistry (Doctoral Degree) $68,100
Law (Doctoral Degree) $67,700
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $67,200
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $67,000
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $66,200
Engineering-Related Fields (Master's Degree) $65,300
Nuclear Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $64,500
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $63,700
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $62,900
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $62,700
Materials Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $62,200
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $61,400
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,700
Statistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $57,200
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $55,900
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $55,400
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education (Master's Degree) $54,600
Agricultural Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $53,900
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) $52,600
Architecture (Master's Degree) $51,700
Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $50,100
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $49,400
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,900
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,100
Library Science and Administration (Master's Degree) $41,200
Food Science and Technology (Bachelor’s Degree) $41,000
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies (Master's Degree) $40,700
Social Work (Master's Degree) $40,700
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,400
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,200
Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,700
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,300
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,100
Physics (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,900
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,200
Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,100
Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,500
Plant Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,300
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,100
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Master's Degree) $34,600
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,300
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,200
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,700
Area Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,400
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,000
Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,900
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,600
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,200
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,500
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,500
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,500
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,200
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,000
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,400
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,100
Animal Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,200
Systems Science and Theory (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,300
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,700
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $21,900
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $18,200
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) $17,300
Music (Master's Degree) $15,500

Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=145637 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.