Bachelor's-12% vs national median178 grads tracked
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions at Northeastern Illinois University
Ranked 23rd of 34 bachelor's programs in Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,674
middle 50%: $25,713 – $47,027
Median · 5 years out
$50,812
middle 50%: $36,966 – $69,551
Median · 10 years out
$66,690
middle 50%: $55,699 – $94,989
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Mental and Social Health Services graduates earn a median $36,674 in year one. Salaries reach $66,690 after a decade.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,574 total interest
Same major at other universities
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$56,662 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$56,574 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$54,404 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Tyler
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University - NGM Building
$53,793 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$51,627 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$49,718 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
Chicago State University
$49,627 · 5 yrs out
University of South Dakota
$49,273 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$48,309 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$47,289 · 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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