University of Illinois Chicago
University of Illinois Chicago is a public college in Chicago, IL. Its average net price is $9,540 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 | $9,536 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $7,327 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $8,493 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $12,812 |
| $110,001 and up | $24,150 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $57,541 |
| 8 years after entry | $67,002 |
| 10 years after entry | $73,666 |
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 | $71,636 n=198 | $16,200 n=147 |
| Anthropology | $33,076 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $20,805 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Architecture | $47,868 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $18,750 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,052 National median for this major n=3,388 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $44,617 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $15,882 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Biology | $35,251 n=385 | $15,000 n=297 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $69,246 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $60,197 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $17,320 n=101 |
| Chemical Engineering | $76,028 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $15,500 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | $17,097 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Civil Engineering | $72,240 n=104 | $18,750 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | $33,774 National median for this major n=168 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | $36,374 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $13,130 n=126 |
| Communications | $42,388 n=171 | $16,100 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,575 Small program - rough guide n=85 | $18,140 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $86,033 n=414 | $18,750 n=265 |
| Criminal Justice | $42,847 n=290 | $12,000 n=160 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $36,913 n=101 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | $14,396 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $36,072 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $16,750 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Economics | $48,922 n=143 | $14,000 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $78,269 n=117 | $18,750 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Engineering Physics | $71,501 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $73,960 National median for this major n=1,712 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $33,127 n=107 | $16,120 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $37,152 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $21,299 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $60,498 n=341 | $13,890 n=214 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | $19,688 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,884 n=142 | $12,700 n=145 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $45,282 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $14,750 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| History | $31,462 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $19,241 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $36,460 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $15,575 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $53,745 Small program - rough guide n=39 | Not published |
| Industrial Engineering | $72,129 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Information Science/Studies | $67,946 n=177 | $14,000 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $54,673 n=149 | $13,777 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Marketing | $50,277 n=204 | $15,050 n=175 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | $51,318 Small program - rough guide n=96 | $14,750 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $73,692 n=199 | $17,750 n=133 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $31,840 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $14,750 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | $58,869 National median for this major n=912 | 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 | $41,292 n=126 | $14,000 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Psychology | $37,368 n=494 | $16,363 n=324 |
| Public Health | $43,695 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $18,750 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $41,308 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $21,331 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Real Estate | $62,470 National median for this major n=1,522 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $82,644 n=407 | $18,500 n=332 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $35,222 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $13,876 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,407 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Sociology | $44,349 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $16,062 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $33,182 n=108 | $14,730 n=100 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $30,873 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Sustainability Studies | $44,761 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $51,576 n=118 | $17,350 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Teaching | $51,664 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $13,940 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
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