Bachelor's-6% vs national median4,866 grads tracked
Engineering at University of Illinois Chicago
Ranked 107th of 185 bachelor's programs in Engineering by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$70,219
middle 50%: $51,775 – $82,069
Median · 5 years out
$92,406
middle 50%: $77,322 – $109,318
Median · 10 years out
$117,996
middle 50%: $94,008 – $147,314
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Engineering (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
UIC Engineering graduates earn $70k in year one. Ten-year median earnings reach $118k, ranking 107th among 185 peers.
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
4.4 yrs
≈ $4,762 total interest
Same major at other universities
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$93,059 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$92,943 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$92,907 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$92,486 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$92,467 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$92,411 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$92,387 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$92,386 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$92,203 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$92,179 · 5 yrs out
Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton Rouge
$92,120 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$92,105 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Illinois Chicago
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$203,383 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$155,322 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$152,674 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$149,199 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$146,852 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$143,939 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$139,846 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$135,535 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$133,429 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$123,770 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$117,024 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$115,930 · 5 yrs out
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