Bachelor's-19% vs national median302 grads tracked
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at Western Illinois University
Ranked 209th of 252 bachelor's programs in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,480
middle 50%: $25,251 – $47,160
Median · 5 years out
$49,555
middle 50%: $34,688 – $68,545
Median · 10 years out
$64,085
middle 50%: $45,346 – $94,262
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Multi/Interdisciplinary studies bachelor's graduates earn $34k in their first year. Ten-year median pay is $64k.
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
8.4 yrs
≈ $10,049 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Southern Indiana
$50,429 · 5 yrs out
Bemidji State University
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$50,265 · 5 yrs out
Truman State University
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Shawnee State University
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$49,603 · 5 yrs out
Texas A & M University - Texarkana
$49,545 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$49,425 · 5 yrs out
Western Carolina University
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Hilo
$49,269 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Western State University
$49,138 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$49,000 · 5 yrs out
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$163,593 · 5 yrs out
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$107,538 · 5 yrs out
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$98,269 · 5 yrs out
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$97,417 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$97,160 · 5 yrs out
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$97,133 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$96,422 · 5 yrs out
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$84,414 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$82,090 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Bachelor's)
$82,014 · 5 yrs out
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$81,320 · 5 yrs out
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$80,729 · 5 yrs out