10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$42,352at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield, IL · 29 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 27 · Federal debt reported for 15
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Negative payoff
−$42,352 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
12.4 yrsTime to earn back the modeled cost
−19%Estimated return after 10 years
$62,698Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
Start with your question
What do you want to understand?
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
PUBLISHED STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25
What makes up the annual price?
Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.
Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$3,020
$8,000Annual price−$35,020
$10,000Current college-wide context−$43,020
$16,000Annual price−$67,020
$24,000Annual price−$99,020
$32,000Annual price−$131,020
$40,000Annual price−$163,020
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Most students take at least some classes online.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in Illinois run 0% below the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
$9,833Average net price / year
$25,521Cost of attendance
$19,128Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$203/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$62,698Median earnings · year 5 after completion
53.2%Completion rate
85.9%Admission rate
1,102Average SAT score
24ACT midpoint
2,263Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about University of Illinois Springfield
What does University of Illinois Springfield cost?
University of Illinois Springfield reports an average annual net price of $9,833 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do University of Illinois Springfield graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $62,698 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do University of Illinois Springfield graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $19,128. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at University of Illinois Springfield worth the same?
No. The current release contains 29 field-and-degree records for University of Illinois Springfield; 27 report year-4 earnings and 15 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
5,673Students enrolled at any point
2,714Undergraduate students
2,959Graduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
56% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
275 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
53% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$55,090Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$56,671Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$61,737Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income47%
Middle income61%
Higher income73%
Undergraduate student composition
White61%
Black14%
Hispanic12%
Asian4%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
INDEPENDENT CENSUS EARNINGS VIEW
How earnings develop by field
Privacy-protected Census employment records follow graduate cohorts one, five and ten years after completion. This source is kept separate from College Scorecard because its population and methodology differ.
Field and credentialYear 1Year 5Year 10
Computer Programming.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 11
$77,368Year 1
$112,255Year 5
$132,970Year 10
Computer Programming.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 11
$73,832Year 1
$108,560Year 5
$123,301Year 10
Accounting and Related Services.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 52
$67,625Year 1
$94,221Year 5
$121,272Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 51
$62,818Year 1
$86,367Year 5
$108,603Year 10
Applied Mathematics.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 27
$49,399Year 1
$75,444Year 5
$87,772Year 10
Law.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 22
$67,042Year 1
$83,557Year 5
$87,070Year 10
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 03
$61,332Year 1
$66,184Year 5
$86,717Year 10
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 13
$68,301Year 1
$71,931Year 5
$83,079Year 10
Median annual earnings in 2023 dollars. Each time point may use a different pooled graduation cohort. Coverage is limited to institutions participating in the Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes program.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$45,024Year 1
$63,235Year 4
$62,698Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Computer Science · Master's Degree$126,1562Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$102,8863Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$102,0204Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$94,9655Public Administration · Master's Degree$77,2376Political Science and Government · Master's Degree$76,2437Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Post-baccalaureate Certificate$73,5148Mathematics · Bachelor's Degree$72,681Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Human Services, GeneralMaster's Degree · $66,186 reported+16%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $59,817 reported+5%vs same-degree national median$22,116federal debt3MathematicsBachelor's Degree · $72,681 reported+4%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · $55,780 reported+1%vs same-degree national median$22,418federal debt5Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree · $71,271 reported-1%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree · $102,886 reported-1%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in IL
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
Dekalb, IL
Northern Illinois University
- Annual net price
- $13,391
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,432
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -30%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Annual net price
- $14,889
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,499
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -31%
Governors State University
- Annual net price
- $12,329
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,584
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -54%
University of Illinois Chicago
- Annual net price
- $10,974
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,439
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +18%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing all 29 field-and-degree records in the current release.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | $126,156 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $102,886 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $102,020 | $30,301 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $94,965 | Not available | Not reported |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $77,237 | Not available | Not reported |
| Political Science and Government | Master's Degree | $76,243 | Not available | Not reported |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $73,514 | $18,837 | Not reported |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $72,681 | Not available | Not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $71,271 | Not available | 0 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $71,142 | Not available | Not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $69,334 | Not available | Not reported |
| Human Services, General | Master's Degree | $66,186 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $64,048 | $24,117 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $61,499 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $59,817 | $22,116 | Not reported |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Master's Degree | $59,629 | Not available | Not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $58,462 | Not available | Not reported |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $58,236 | $25,848 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $55,780 | $22,418 | Not reported |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $54,579 | Not available | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $52,588 | $24,322 | Not reported |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $50,516 | $24,810 | Not reported |
| Journalism | Master's Degree | $49,368 | Not available | Not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $48,196 | $32,574 | 0 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,802 | $23,500 | Not reported |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $45,641 | $23,892 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $43,026 | $29,467 | Not reported |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,677 | Not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,000 | Not reported |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.