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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

This page shows median first-year earnings for Illinois graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $49,000 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $66,500. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Computer Science, with median first-year earnings of $92,200 , followed by Computer Engineering at $78,000 , and Engineering Physics at $73,900 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Computer Science (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $123,100 , followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $91,500 , and Taxation (Master's Degree) at $88,800 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for University of Illinois Urbana Champaign graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for University of Illinois 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

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=145637.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026