Eastern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois University is a public college in Charleston, IL. Its average net price is $12,717 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $9,813 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $9,968 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $9,713 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $14,840 |
| $110,001 and up | $20,729 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $45,299 |
| 8 years after entry | $51,824 |
| 10 years after entry | $55,885 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $60,798 National median for this major n=44,210 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Biology | $37,810 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $23,125 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $55,206 National median for this major n=168,652 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | Not published |
| Communications | $45,375 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $19,750 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $80,182 National median for this major n=35,263 | Not published |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Construction Management | $75,379 National median for this major n=3,543 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $43,365 National median for this major n=59,261 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $66,818 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Engineering, Other | $75,133 National median for this major n=687 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | $17,210 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $41,387 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $26,482 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $63,115 National median for this major n=43,988 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | $24,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $68,608 National median for this major n=2,721 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $47,879 Small program - rough guide n=99 | $26,048 n=103 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | $24,677 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Marketing | $55,258 Small program - rough guide n=40 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $54,851 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $20,510 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Music | $38,553 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $39,332 n=114 | $23,077 n=149 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $46,444 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $30,331 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $23,166 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Recreation Management | $39,350 National median for this major n=2,661 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $81,372 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | $24,676 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,826 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $48,389 National median for this major n=3,062 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $39,106 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $23,905 n=111 |
| Studio Art | $32,430 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $21,395 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Teaching | $39,999 n=108 | $18,450 n=116 |
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