Healthcare practitioners
Pediatric Surgeons
- Median pay
- $559,030
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Outcomes
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale has 82 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (first professional), where graduates earn a median $148,552 one year after finishing, against $134,707 for the same field nationally.
Outcomes
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
59.3%
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
66.8%
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$57,388
Former students who received federal aid
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale graduate earnings by major
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 153 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
- Largest program
- Air Transportation
- 154 graduates · $81,394 median earnings
- Above the national median
- 27 of 82 programs
- Graduate earnings compared with the same field and credential at other colleges
- Lowest debt for the pay
- Computer Science
- Median debt is 19% of a year's earnings
Highest-earning programs
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (first professional)
- $148,552
- Field median $134,707
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (master's)
- $125,336
- Field median $126,483
- Fire Protection (bachelor's)
- $108,135
- Field median $80,497
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (master's)
- $107,455
- Field median $86,133
- Medicine (first professional)
- $107,267
- Field median $106,465
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (master's)
- $103,860
- Field median $95,127
- Air Transportation (associate)
- $103,606
- Field median $75,637
- Computer Science (bachelor's)
- $91,299
- Field median $99,177
Bachelor's programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Protection | 21 | $104,092 | $108,135 | $80,49734% above | N/A |
| Computer Science | 28 | $66,774 | $91,299 | $99,1778% below | $17,781 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | 52 | $81,873 | $87,442 | $81,5627% above | $21,833 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 25 | $72,347 | $86,238 | $91,2856% below | $24,000 |
| Computer Engineering | 8 | $75,677 | $85,056 | $104,78519% below | N/A |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 13 | $84,134 | $83,853 | $98,95315% below | N/A |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 12 | $70,658 | $82,901 | $83,3221% below | N/A |
| Civil Engineering | 14 | $66,300 | $81,888 | $85,1154% below | N/A |
| Air Transportation | 154 | $53,451 | $81,394 | $83,4492% below | $17,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 57 | $71,623 | $80,220 | $67,67619% above | $19,900 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | 68 | $66,375 | $79,299 | $81,7653% below | $15,000 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | 0 | N/A | $78,712 | $80,2812% below | N/A |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 20 | $55,601 | $78,040 | $64,59021% above | $31,867 |
| Soil Sciences | 12 | N/A | $74,026 | $64,85914% above | N/A |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 14 | $57,925 | $71,910 | $65,39610% above | N/A |
| Accounting and Related Services | 48 | $56,061 | $70,478 | $73,0544% below | $23,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 42 | $54,793 | $69,552 | $85,00018% below | $18,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 15 | $44,916 | $69,034 | $53,82528% above | N/A |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | 33 | $62,090 | $68,609 | $68,5830% above | $22,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 95 | $52,318 | $67,961 | $50,82734% above | $14,674 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 25 | $61,740 | $67,349 | $77,31213% below | $22,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 4 | N/A | $66,130 | $54,53021% above | N/A |
| Architecture | 29 | N/A | $63,104 | $67,1786% below | $22,500 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 50 | $49,515 | $61,807 | $58,5186% above | $26,250 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 9 | N/A | $61,493 | $52,72717% above | N/A |
| Economics | 16 | $47,984 | $60,612 | $79,31024% below | $15,500 |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science | 12 | $51,033 | $60,203 | $62,9544% below | $27,625 |
| Marketing | 18 | $42,969 | $58,934 | $66,54211% below | $20,500 |
| Agriculture, General | 4 | N/A | $57,596 | $52,6769% above | N/A |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 34 | $50,690 | $56,680 | $87,11935% below | $19,500 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 0 | N/A | $56,632 | $47,08820% above | N/A |
| Political Science and Government | 21 | $32,769 | $55,544 | $61,61310% below | $19,500 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 11 | N/A | $55,329 | $59,5287% below | N/A |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 5 | N/A | $55,217 | $58,4916% below | N/A |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 59 | $37,490 | $55,039 | $53,0244% above | $18,000 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 15 | $45,906 | $53,392 | $55,8564% below | N/A |
| Criminology | 61 | $40,774 | $52,916 | $56,2246% below | $21,500 |
| History | 15 | $41,246 | $52,900 | $50,3875% above | N/A |
| Biology, General | 38 | $38,354 | $51,947 | $57,55810% below | $21,250 |
| Forestry | 35 | $39,474 | $50,394 | $58,49914% below | $16,375 |
| Social Work | 38 | $39,992 | $49,952 | $51,8594% below | $24,828 |
| Journalism | 24 | $34,541 | $49,880 | $54,3788% below | $18,333 |
| Psychology, General | 75 | $35,724 | $48,728 | $50,0663% below | $24,749 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 53 | $42,353 | $48,127 | $47,7301% above | $14,882 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 10 | $33,944 | $45,623 | $49,4198% below | N/A |
| Special Education and Teaching | 22 | $45,598 | N/A | $46,7502% below | $18,750 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | 16 | N/A | $45,177 | $54,31317% below | N/A |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 28 | $35,247 | $44,902 | $41,5508% above | $27,000 |
| Apparel and Textiles | 7 | N/A | $43,823 | $58,51625% below | N/A |
| Legal Support Services | 8 | $34,723 | $43,654 | $52,44417% below | N/A |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 66 | $46,793 | $43,236 | $52,02017% below | $29,053 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 44 | $30,778 | $43,207 | $43,2070% above | $17,373 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 22 | N/A | $42,905 | $51,17116% below | $19,673 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 23 | $28,743 | $42,113 | $48,48413% below | $17,875 |
| Animal Sciences | 28 | $34,833 | $41,932 | $49,65616% below | $19,500 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 0 | N/A | $41,835 | $54,82224% below | N/A |
| Anthropology | 6 | N/A | $41,242 | $45,83310% below | N/A |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 7 | $29,546 | $40,592 | $45,22610% below | N/A |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 9 | N/A | $39,926 | $40,0530% above | N/A |
| English Language and Literature, General | 12 | N/A | $37,786 | $48,77323% below | $15,979 |
Associate programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation | 52 | $45,287 | $103,606 | $75,63737% above | $19,605 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 35 | N/A | $79,580 | $64,06324% above | $15,000 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | 13 | $45,553 | $49,469 | $46,2467% above | $12,000 |
Master's programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 81 | $116,731 | $125,336 | $126,4831% below | $61,500 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | 21 | $103,548 | $107,455 | $86,13325% above | N/A |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 30 | $64,494 | $103,860 | $95,1279% above | $41,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 0 | $65,573 | $81,655 | $93,22812% below | N/A |
| Architecture | 32 | $68,053 | $78,062 | $73,4966% above | $23,396 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 10 | $49,809 | $74,909 | $71,2625% above | N/A |
| Public Health | 21 | N/A | $70,711 | $78,99810% below | N/A |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 13 | N/A | $67,101 | $62,4507% above | N/A |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 33 | $64,930 | N/A | $91,54829% below | N/A |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 48 | $63,054 | $60,911 | $89,92832% below | $40,440 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 22 | $59,795 | N/A | $62,2574% below | $36,024 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 5 | $49,518 | $56,368 | $60,5537% below | N/A |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 12 | $46,047 | $55,054 | $69,94421% below | N/A |
| Social Work | 46 | $50,261 | $54,200 | $62,59713% below | $25,189 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 3 | $41,225 | $47,469 | $58,00218% below | N/A |
Doctoral programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General | 18 | $78,031 | N/A | $78,3860% above | N/A |
First professional programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 36 | $148,552 | N/A | $134,70710% above | $30,026 |
| Medicine | 79 | $63,244 | $107,267 | $106,4651% above | $248,753 |
| Law | 85 | $57,063 | $79,658 | $100,93221% below | $74,106 |
Career paths from this college
Careers linked to the programs Southern Illinois University-Carbondale reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
- Bright outlook
Healthcare practitioners
Cardiologists
- Median pay
- $496,010
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
Healthcare practitioners
Radiologists
- Median pay
- $420,860
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
Healthcare practitioners
Surgeons, All Other
- Median pay
- $414,010
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
Healthcare practitioners
Anesthesiologists
- Median pay
- $391,490
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
Healthcare practitioners
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median pay
- $358,550
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Medicine
Where Southern Illinois University-Carbondale ranks
- #9Best colleges for educationof 521 ranked
- #97Best colleges for kinesiology and exercise scienceof 459 ranked
- #190Best colleges for businessof 986 ranked
Verified facts
Did you know? Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
- 86.9%Southern Illinois University-Carbondale admitted 6,648 of 6,987 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 20.9%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,387 of 6,648.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $12,554average net price after grants for aided students, against $13,544 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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