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Master's-37% vs national median116 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at Northeastern Illinois University

Ranked 251st of 268 master's programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,669
middle 50%: $37,867 – $53,107
Median · 5 years out
$63,610
middle 50%: $44,624 – $95,990
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (master's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Northeastern Illinois University's master's program in Health Professions and Related Programs earn a median $44,669 one year after graduating, rising to $63,610 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 37% below the national median of $100,614 for this field, ranking 251st of 268 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,571 total interest

Same major at other universities

Truman State University
$64,798 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$64,530 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$64,318 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$64,257 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$63,681 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stout
$63,157 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$61,468 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary of the Woods College
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$60,639 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Northeastern Illinois University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,546 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$107,901 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,990 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$88,000 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$84,309 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$70,625 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out

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