Bachelor's-25% vs national median397 grads tracked
Legal Professions and Studies at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Ranked 41st of 44 bachelor's programs in Legal Professions and Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,823
middle 50%: $28,656 – $44,769
Median · 5 years out
$46,359
middle 50%: $35,160 – $60,498
Median · 10 years out
$60,679
middle 50%: $44,048 – $79,389
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Legal Professions and Studies (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Legal Professions and Studies graduates earn a median $36k in year one. The five-year median is $46k.
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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,319 total interest
Same major at other universities
Liberty University
$54,199 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$53,647 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$53,500 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$50,802 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$50,714 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$50,441 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$50,227 · 5 yrs out
Hampton University
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
Valdosta State University
$44,897 · 5 yrs out
South University - Columbia
$39,467 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$37,408 · 5 yrs out
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$183,045 · 5 yrs out
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$183,045 · 5 yrs out
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$146,060 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Bachelor's)
$128,910 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$128,254 · 5 yrs out
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$112,207 · 5 yrs out
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$110,141 · 5 yrs out
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$98,560 · 5 yrs out
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$97,955 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$97,921 · 5 yrs out
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$95,779 · 5 yrs out
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