Highest Earning Universities in Illinois

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions in Illinois.

50 results
# Institution Tuition Avg Earnings Grad Rate State
1 Rush University

Private Non-Profit

 $0 $86,865 N/A IL
2 Chamberlain University-Illinois

Private For-Profit

 $20,604 $84,533 44% IL
3 University of Chicago

Private Non-Profit

 $66,939 $80,870 95% IL
4 Northwestern University

Private Non-Profit

 $65,997 $76,844 96% IL
5 Saint Anthony College of Nursing

Private Non-Profit

 $27,811 $76,111 N/A IL
6 Lakeview College of Nursing

Private Non-Profit

 $0 $74,789 N/A IL
7 Illinois Institute of Technology

Private Non-Profit

 $51,763 $70,803 74% IL
8 Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing

Private Non-Profit

 $0 $69,519 N/A IL
9 St. John's College-Department of Nursing

Private Non-Profit

 $0 $68,248 N/A IL
10 Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Private Non-Profit

 $0 $67,602 N/A IL
11 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Public

 $16,004 $64,802 85% IL
12 Methodist College

Private Non-Profit

 $18,008 $64,709 72% IL
13 Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences

Private Non-Profit

 $0 $62,487 N/A IL
14 Bradley University

Private Non-Profit

 $39,680 $59,114 74% IL
15 Loyola University Chicago

Private Non-Profit

 $51,716 $58,411 74% IL
16 University of St Francis

Private Non-Profit

 $37,000 $56,648 65% IL
17 Lewis University

Private Non-Profit

 $37,882 $56,095 62% IL
18 Illinois Wesleyan University

Private Non-Profit

 $55,704 $56,082 81% IL
19 DePaul University

Private Non-Profit

 $44,460 $54,695 70% IL
20 University of Illinois Chicago

Public

 $14,338 $53,218 61% IL
21 Elmhurst University

Private Non-Profit

 $41,628 $52,803 64% IL
22 The Chicago School at Chicago

Private Non-Profit

 $20,844 $51,817 N/A IL
23 North Central College

Private Non-Profit

 $44,394 $51,762 67% IL
24 Lake Forest College

Private Non-Profit

 $54,202 $51,324 74% IL
25 Aurora University

Private Non-Profit

 $28,220 $51,237 59% IL
26 Saint Xavier University

Private Non-Profit

 $36,840 $50,784 56% IL
27 Illinois State University

Public

 $16,021 $50,599 67% IL
28 Wheaton College

Private Non-Profit

 $43,930 $50,270 87% IL
29 Benedictine University

Private Non-Profit

 $34,290 $50,222 52% IL
30 Augustana College

Private Non-Profit

 $49,834 $49,849 78% IL
31 McKendree University

Private Non-Profit

 $34,070 $49,439 57% IL
32 North Park University

Private Non-Profit

 $35,325 $49,326 56% IL
33 Olivet Nazarene University

Private Non-Profit

 $37,940 $49,278 63% IL
34 Trinity Christian College

Private Non-Profit

 $20,325 $48,107 66% IL
35 Dominican University

Private Non-Profit

 $37,844 $47,907 60% IL
36 University of Illinois Springfield

Public

 $12,252 $47,432 57% IL
37 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Public

 $12,922 $46,384 54% IL
38 Northern Illinois University

Public

 $12,700 $46,113 51% IL
39 Rockford University

Private Non-Profit

 $37,300 $45,847 39% IL
40 VanderCook College of Music

Private Non-Profit

 $30,910 $45,704 53% IL
41 Governors State University

Public

 $11,320 $45,435 20% IL
42 Judson University

Private Non-Profit

 $30,910 $45,374 53% IL
43 Concordia University-Chicago

Private Non-Profit

 $36,258 $44,405 48% IL
44 National University of Health Sciences

Private Non-Profit

 $0 $44,332 N/A IL
45 Northeastern Illinois University

Public

 $12,383 $43,801 18% IL
46 National Louis University

Private Non-Profit

 $12,345 $43,562 35% IL
47 Quincy University

Private Non-Profit

 $35,740 $43,331 47% IL
48 Monmouth College

Private Non-Profit

 $43,520 $43,158 59% IL
49 Millikin University

Private Non-Profit

 $26,892 $43,100 59% IL
50 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Public

 $13,244 $43,087 53% IL

About This Ranking

This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by highest earning metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

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