WhatGradsMake
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What Western Illinois University graduates make

Median salaries by major and degree level, 1–10 years after graduation. Click any program for percentiles, national comparison and the payback calculator.

Bachelor's (87)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Accounting and Related Services$47,062$69,010$87,867
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$46,313$60,998$76,209
Agriculture, General$46,313$60,998$76,209
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$32,883$51,099$69,154
Anthropology$27,814$43,047
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies$31,625$46,171$49,855
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$31,660$45,210$78,170
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education$50,311$61,218$78,843
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$32,658$53,073$68,744
Biology, General$32,658$53,073$68,744
Business Administration, Management and Operations$45,990$65,343$82,929
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$46,392$68,148$87,724
Business/Managerial Economics$44,549$72,585$90,782
Chemistry$39,769$63,384$79,157
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$64,402$71,899
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$26,543$59,232$69,934
Communication and Media Studies$38,436$55,924$73,027
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$35,538$52,041$67,593
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$37,198
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services$32,510$49,438$59,062
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$43,293$61,332$85,137
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$53,388$78,199$101,890
Computer and Information Sciences, General$55,731$82,090$104,398
Construction Management$56,406$82,014$105,599
Criminal Justice and Corrections$39,555$66,634$84,637
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$26,303$39,818$47,574
Economics$39,998$60,961$85,242
Education$37,197$51,779$60,980
Educational/Instructional Media Design$41,187$60,696$76,224
Engineering$73,958$97,133
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$59,353$81,320$99,674
Engineering, General$72,156$96,422
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$58,208$80,729$98,800
English Language and Literature, General$33,039$48,631$59,048
English Language and Literature/Letters$33,039$48,631$59,048
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$31,625$46,171$49,855
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$35,288$52,774$65,655
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$35,312$52,774$65,655
Finance and Financial Management Services$42,539$64,986$88,274
Fine and Studio Arts$30,387$45,537$53,962
Fire Protection$39,425$74,186
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$38,063$54,669$67,621
Geography and Cartography$37,984$55,181$68,521
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$46,728$60,442$75,672
Graphic Communications$32,510$49,438$59,062
Health Professions and Related Programs$45,663$62,287$70,371
Health and Medical Administrative Services$35,607$54,453$63,522
History$32,011$51,095$61,427
History$32,011$51,095$61,427
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$39,501$66,776$84,852
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other$37,041$61,827$107,201
Human Resources Management and Services$43,603$60,738$67,887
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$48,213$70,870$76,015
Journalism$31,037$45,505$59,253
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$48,742$60,828$72,018
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$48,742$60,828$72,018
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$36,903
Management Information Systems and Services$53,664$75,209$98,975
Marketing$44,087$66,703$85,185
Mathematics$44,129$58,968$73,376
Mathematics and Statistics$44,129$58,968$73,376
Mechanical Engineering$75,158
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$34,480$49,555$64,085
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$34,480$49,555$64,085
Music$34,550$49,831$60,130
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology$33,667$50,566$61,179
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$32,301$46,820$56,264
Philosophy$45,751$52,165$61,332
Philosophy and Religious Studies$59,422$49,659$52,839
Physical Sciences$41,424$62,208$80,842
Physics$65,986$72,585$126,300
Political Science and Government$32,778$56,045$77,576
Psychology$31,604$48,710$61,761
Psychology, General$31,604$48,710$61,761
Public Administration and Social Service Professions$33,893$46,793$58,333
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$30,943$45,355$57,739
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$70,606$78,110
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$38,406$54,216$67,621
Social Sciences$33,912$51,471$67,235
Social Work$33,893$46,793$58,333
Sociology$33,831$47,992$59,362
Special Education and Teaching$43,763$55,084$64,702
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$35,338$54,376$66,932
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$34,197$49,531$58,086
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$38,101$59,062$67,343
Visual and Performing Arts$31,388$46,116$54,779
Visual and Performing Arts, Other$24,465$38,771

Master's (18)

Doctoral (Research) (1)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Education$154,543$163,593