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Top Majors at Northeastern Illinois University

IL · Ranked by 5-year median salary · 33 majors with data

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# Major Year 1 Year 5 Median Year 10
1 Computer Science $59,558 $89,069 $108,135
2 Economics $48,736 $70,625 $82,850
3 Special Education and Teaching $57,147 $67,625 $79,787
4 Teacher Education, Specific Subject Areas $52,989 $67,607 $80,999
5 Finance and Financial Management Services $47,227 $66,942 $82,048
6 Mathematics $46,093 $66,707 $78,170
7 Accounting and Related Services $48,241 $66,263 $80,710
8 Chemistry $42,081 $65,986 $90,722
9 Human Resources Management and Services $49,247 $65,458 $78,110
10 Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education $53,753 $63,818 $80,729
11 Business Administration and Management $47,566 $63,493 $79,355
12 Business/Commerce, General $45,596 $62,620 $76,015
13 Marketing $44,431 $60,720 $76,393
14 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $48,609 $60,040 $65,753
15 Teacher Education, Specific Levels and Methods $43,166 $59,812 $69,018
16 Biology, General $36,372 $59,025 $83,105
17 Political Science and Government $41,981 $58,831 $76,487
18 Criminal Justice and Corrections $40,446 $57,185 $75,801
19 Philosophy $30,926 $55,464 $62,520
20 History $38,113 $53,773 $70,929

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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.