Offered Programs at Illinois State
Offered Degrees/Programs
BS, MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Offered Through Online Classes
MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Total Number of Programs
172
Total Number of Online Programs
23
Total Number of Completers
5,780
Illinois State University offers 172 programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 79 Bachelor's, 45 Master's, 8 Doctorate (research), 2 Doctorate (professional), 31 Post-BS Certificate, 7 Post-MS Certificate programs
It also offers its programs via online learning and 23 programs are available through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 9 Master's, 2 Doctorate (research), 8 Post-BS Certificate, 4 Post-MS Certificate program in the virtual environment.
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 5,780 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from Illinois State University.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 4,512 Bachelor's, 876 Master's, 48 Doctorate (research), 11 Doctorate (professional), 307 Post-BS Certificate, and 26 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by Illinois State.
Number of Programs Number of Online Programs Number of Completers Bachelor's 79 0 4,512 Master's 45 9 876 Doctorate (research) 8 2 48 Doctorate (professional) 2 0 11 Post-BS Certificate 31 8 307 Post-MS Certificate 7 4 26 Total 172 23 5,780
The following table shows the best programs at Illinois State University based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Construction Management $64,500 Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse $62,500 Computer Science $62,300 Management Information Systems $56,500 Accounting $53,900
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse $93,200 Business Administration and Management $69,900 Accounting $60,800 Curriculum and Instruction $44,900 Speech Communication and Rhetoric $42,900
The following table lists the popular programs at Illinois State University based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2023-2024.
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Elementary Education and Teaching 289 - Marketing/Marketing Management 224 $42,500 Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 215 $62,500 Psychology 198 $29,700 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 175 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) 73 -
The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at Illinois State by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation
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10 completers - Environmental Science ✕ 10 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
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0 completers - European Studies/Civilization ✕ 0 -
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Communication and Journalism
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258 completers $33,100 Speech Communication and Rhetoric ✕ 119 $33,100 Mass Communication/Media Studies ✕ 62 - Journalism ✕ 36 $30,500 Public Relations/Image Management ✕ 41 -
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Communications Technologies
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12 completers - Graphic Communications ✕ 12 $37,200
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
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247 completers $49,400 Information Technology ✕ 26 - Computer Science ✕ 87 $62,300 Computer Software and Media Applications (other) ✕ 37 - Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications ✕ 9 - Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance ✕ 74 - Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other) ✕ 14 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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818 completers - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 194 $42,600 Elementary Education and Teaching ✕ 320 - Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching ✕ 43 - Early Childhood Education and Teaching ✕ 114 - Business Teacher Education ✕ 5 - Health Teacher Education ✕ 27 - Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education ✕ 7 - Music Teacher Education ✕ 33 - Physical Education Teaching and Coaching ✕ 62 - Biology Teacher Education ✕ 13 -
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Engineering Technology
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24 completers - Industrial Technology/Technician ✕ 9 - Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician ✕ 15 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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21 completers - German Language and Literature ✕ 1 - French Language and Literature ✕ 4 $34,000 Spanish Language and Literature ✕ 16 -
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Work and Family Studies
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77 completers $33,700 Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences ✕ 20 $33,700 Human Development and Family Studies ✕ 31 - Apparel and Textiles ✕ 26 -
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Legal Studies
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14 completers - Legal Assistant/Paralegal ✕ 14 -
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English Language and Literature
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95 completers $32,100 English Language and Literature ✕ 95 $32,100
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
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121 completers $27,100 Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies ✕ 114 $27,100 General Studies ✕ 7 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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135 completers $30,300 Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 109 $30,300 Biochemistry ✕ 6 - Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology ✕ 20 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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62 completers $43,600 Mathematics ✕ 62 $43,600
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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148 completers - Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management ✕ 54 $32,800 Kinesiology and Exercise Science ✕ 94 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies
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9 completers - Philosophy ✕ 9 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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48 completers - Chemistry ✕ 19 - Geology/Earth Science ✕ 14 - Physics ✕ 15 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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177 completers $29,700 Psychology ✕ 177 $29,700
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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156 completers $31,000 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✕ 156 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
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50 completers - Social Work ✕ 50 $28,800
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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199 completers - Anthropology ✕ 16 - Economics ✕ 23 $43,500 Geography ✕ 22 - Political Science and Government ✕ 72 $34,500 Sociology ✕ 66 $27,500
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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218 completers - Interior Design ✕ 32 - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts ✕ 62 $23,100 Art/Art Studies ✕ 74 $29,200 Fine/Studio Arts ✕ 16 - Music ✕ 14 $35,000 Music Performance ✕ 20 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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407 completers - Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist ✕ 86 - Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator ✕ 17 - Athletic Training/Trainer ✕ 0 - Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist ✕ 31 - Environmental Health ✕ 4 - Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene ✕ 12 - Dietetics/Dietitian ✕ 29 - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✕ 228 $62,500
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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973 completers - Business Administration and Management ✕ 163 $43,500 Accounting ✕ 128 $53,900 Finance ✕ 158 $49,200 International Business/Trade/Commerce ✕ 44 $41,500 Management Information Systems ✕ 35 $56,500 Management Science ✕ 104 $41,900 Marketing/Marketing Management ✕ 257 $42,500 Insurance ✕ 25 $52,800 Construction Management ✕ 59 $64,500
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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105 completers -
History ✕ 105 $31,000 Total 4,512
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism
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25 completers $42,900 Speech Communication and Rhetoric ✕ 25 $42,900
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
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136 completers - Information Technology ✕ 18 - Computer Science ✕ 99 - Computer Software and Media Applications (other) ✕ 19 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (7 completers)121 completers - Curriculum and Instruction ✕ 36 $44,900 Educational Leadership and Administration ✔ 13 - Special Education and Teaching ✔ 29 - Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness ✔ 0 - College Student Counseling and Personnel Services ✕ 10 - Business Teacher Education ✔ 3 - Music Teacher Education ✔ 3 - Reading Teacher Education ✔ 17 - Chemistry Teacher Education ✔ 10 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology
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51 completers - Industrial Technology/Technician ✕ 51 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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6 completers - Spanish Language and Literature ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies
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19 completers - Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences ✕ 19 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
✔ (1 completers)9 completers - English Language and Literature ✕ 9 - English Language and Literature/Letters (other) ✔ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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14 completers - Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 14 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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20 completers - Mathematics ✕ 20 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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0 completers - Business Analytics ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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61 completers - Health and Physical Education/Fitness ✕ 61 $39,300
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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20 completers - Chemistry ✕ 11 - Hydrology and Water Resources Science ✕ 9 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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21 completers - Psychology ✕ 11 - Counseling Psychology ✕ 10 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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14 completers - Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✕ 14 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
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21 completers - Social Work ✕ 21 $40,400
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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43 completers - Anthropology ✕ 8 - Econometrics and Quantitative Economics ✕ 17 - Political Science and Government ✕ 10 - Sociology ✕ 8 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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29 completers - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts ✕ 8 - Art/Art Studies ✕ 3 - Fine/Studio Arts ✕ 5 - Music ✕ 13 $31,700
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (1 completers)118 completers - Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist ✕ 35 - Athletic Training/Trainer ✕ 5 - Dietetics/Dietitian ✕ 53 - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✔ 25 $93,200
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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121 completers - Business Administration and Management ✕ 65 $69,900 Accounting ✕ 35 $60,800 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) ✕ 21 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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13 completers -
History ✕ 13 - Total 876
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (2 completers)29 completers - Curriculum and Instruction ✕ 2 - Educational Leadership and Administration ✔ 23 - Special Education and Teaching ✔ 2 - Mathematics Teacher Education ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
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8 completers - English Language and Literature ✕ 8 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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7 completers - Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 7 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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4 completers - School Psychology ✕ 4 -
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Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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0 completers -
Nursing Science ✕ 0 - Total 48
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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11 completers -
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist ✕ 6 - Nursing Practice ✕ 5 - Total 11
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
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14 completers - Women's Studies ✕ 14 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
✔ (1 completers)83 completers - Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst ✕ 10 - Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design ✕ 5 - Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration ✕ 8 - Computer Software and Media Applications (other) ✔ 57 - Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications ✕ 0 - Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (4 completers)41 completers - Educational Leadership and Administration ✕ 0 - Educational/Instructional Technology ✕ 0 - Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness ✕ 0 - Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances ✔ 16 - Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities ✔ 0 - Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness ✕ 0 - Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs ✔ 12 - Special Education and Teaching (other) ✔ 10 - Foreign Language Teacher Education ✕ 1 - Trade and Industrial Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other) ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology
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6 completers - Quality Control Technology/Technician ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Library Science
✔ (1 completers)7 completers - Library and Information Science ✔ 7 -
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Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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0 completers - Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) ✕ 0 -
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Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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1 completers - Gerontology ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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3 completers - Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other) ✕ 3 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
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1 completers - Social Work ✕ 1 -
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Social Sciences
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0 completers - Anthropology (other) ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ (2 completers)109 completers - Dietetics/Dietitian ✔ 32 - Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) ✔ 77 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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38 completers -
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce ✕ 0 - Project Management ✕ 4 - Organizational Leadership ✕ 8 - Management Science ✕ 26 - Total 307
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
✔ (3 completers)13 completers - Administration of Special Education ✔ 13 - Secondary School Administration/Principalship ✕ 0 - Superintendency and Educational System Administration ✔ 0 - Educational Administration and Supervision (other) ✔ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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7 completers - School Psychology ✕ 7 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
✔ 6 completers -
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing ✕ 1 - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing ✔ 5 - Total 26
