Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is a public college in Carbondale, IL. Its average net price is $12,554 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 | $10,536 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $9,034 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $8,884 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $14,051 |
| $110,001 and up | $23,744 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $48,355 |
| 8 years after entry | $53,696 |
| 10 years after entry | $57,388 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
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| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $56,061 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Agricultural Business | $54,084 National median for this major n=4,648 | Not published |
| Agriculture, General | $43,778 National median for this major n=2,007 | Not published |
| Air Transportation | $53,451 n=172 | $18,500 n=177 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $71,623 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Animal Sciences | $34,833 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Apparel and Textiles | $44,102 National median for this major n=2,810 | Not published |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | $48,512 National median for this major n=408 | Not published |
| Architecture | $55,143 National median for this major n=3,112 | $24,725 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $38,354 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $22,852 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | Not published |
| Botany/Plant Biology | $36,829 National median for this major n=278 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $55,206 National median for this major n=168,652 | $34,494 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $66,300 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | Not published |
| Communications | $44,916 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $54,793 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $18,750 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Computer Science | $66,774 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $43,365 National median for this major n=59,261 | Not published |
| Criminology | $40,774 n=100 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=78 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | $62,090 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $23,459 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | 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 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | $49,005 National median for this major n=105 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $84,134 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $66,818 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $29,546 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $63,115 National median for this major n=43,988 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Fire Protection | $80,581 National median for this major n=1,073 | Not published |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,952 National median for this major n=2,176 | Not published |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | $36,977 National median for this major n=166 | Not published |
| Forestry | $39,474 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $16,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science | $47,611 National median for this major n=265 | 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 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $49,515 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,488 National median for this major n=12,256 | Not published |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $81,873 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $23,625 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | 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 |
| Legal Support Services | $43,568 National median for this major n=1,209 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $46,793 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $32,673 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $50,690 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Marketing | $42,969 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $72,347 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $22,750 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $66,375 n=116 | $18,250 Small program - rough guide n=93 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | $84,934 National median for this major n=169 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | Not published |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $40,789 National median for this major n=2,548 | 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 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $35,467 National median for this major n=4,169 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $35,724 Small program - rough guide n=88 | $25,750 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $28,743 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $18,125 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Registered Nursing | $84,093 National median for this major n=221,244 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Social Work | $41,160 National median for this major n=17,635 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Soil Sciences | $48,415 National median for this major n=193 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $45,598 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,490 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $19,768 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Studio Art | $35,247 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $52,318 n=126 | $15,809 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Teaching | $42,353 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | $71,209 National median for this major n=194 | Not published |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $30,778 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $18,860 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
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