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DePaul majors and salaries
DePaul University · Chicago, Illinois · Private nonprofit · 14,090 undergraduates
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management leads the pay table by a wide margin: $113,645 four years after graduation, against $101,315 for Computer Programming. Fine and Studio Arts graduates earned the least four years out, a median of $37,085; the top program pays three times as much. Nova Southeastern University and Saint Leo University trail DePaul on median earnings ten years after enrollment, while Pace University, Saint Louis University, Loyola University Chicago and Drexel are ahead.
Highest-paying bachelor's programs
Every program with earnings data
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Median debt | Pay after 1 yr | Pay after 4 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 95 | $22,500 | $80,818 | $113,645 |
| Computer Programming | 267 | $21,916 | $77,967 | $101,315 |
| Economics | 55 | $21,500 | $59,676 | $100,185 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | 111 | $22,500 | $68,868 | $96,616 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 98 | $19,250 | $75,232 | $94,197 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 486 | $19,500 | $70,933 | $93,719 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 331 | $21,500 | $73,234 | $93,592 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 60 | $27,000 | $64,518 | $93,563 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 41 | $22,250 | $68,263 | $91,007 |
| Mathematics | 40 | $23,653 | $54,997 | $89,908 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 145 | $35,498 | $91,847 | $86,444 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 89 | $19,000 | $60,284 | $84,554 |
| Information Science/Studies | 36 | $19,562 | $76,309 | $82,551 |
| Marketing | 338 | $19,000 | $54,766 | $78,164 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 205 | $19,500 | $57,499 | $76,420 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 317 | $23,500 | $58,808 | $74,847 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 24 | – | $51,160 | $71,556 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 245 | $19,666 | $51,067 | $71,045 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 58 | $24,500 | $43,887 | $68,180 |
| Real Estate | 38 | – | $65,010 | – |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 268 | $25,000 | $42,457 | $62,693 |
| Journalism | 61 | $21,004 | $41,796 | $61,708 |
| Biology, General | 86 | $24,500 | $32,355 | $61,216 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 21 | – | – | $59,016 |
| Political Science and Government | 201 | $21,500 | $42,691 | $58,163 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 80 | $22,416 | $50,158 | $57,957 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 252 | $19,000 | $43,636 | $56,014 |
| Psychology, General | 403 | $20,833 | $41,706 | $55,664 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 131 | $24,049 | $36,812 | $55,213 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 84 | $24,500 | $46,870 | $54,208 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | 25 | – | – | $53,498 |
| Sociology | 51 | $24,999 | $43,367 | $52,791 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 59 | $24,500 | $38,746 | $52,622 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 97 | $20,793 | $34,057 | $52,608 |
| Anthropology | 24 | – | – | $50,780 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 31 | – | – | $50,460 |
| Area Studies | 18 | – | $36,804 | $49,872 |
| History | 60 | $24,250 | $35,723 | $48,857 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 508 | $23,000 | $34,376 | $46,969 |
| Graphic Communications | 130 | $23,167 | $25,435 | $45,028 |
| Music | 68 | $21,500 | $23,574 | $44,756 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 190 | $22,667 | $30,136 | $44,095 |
| Criminology | 103 | $25,000 | $43,072 | – |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 67 | $24,500 | $37,559 | – |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 45 | $22,083 | – | $37,085 |
Programs are grouped by four-digit CIP code, so one row can cover several related majors. "Graduates" counts bachelor's degrees awarded across the two years that make up each earnings cohort.
Outcomes
- Six-year graduation rate
- 67% (four-year colleges: 54% median)
- First-year students who return
- 86%
- Students per faculty member
- 17
- Median earnings 10 years after enrolling
- $75,602 (four-year colleges: $58,912 median)
- Median federal debt at graduation
- $21,787 (four-year colleges: $21,609 median)
Colleges similar to DePaul
The six private nonprofit four-year colleges closest to DePaul in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.
| College | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pace University New York, NY | 76% | $30,721 | $77,411 |
| Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL | 73% | $27,714 | $66,144 |
| Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO | 75% | $29,674 | $75,998 |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | 82% | $36,340 | $78,431 |
| Drexel Philadelphia, PA | 79% | $37,529 | $92,338 |
| Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL | 78% | $24,658 | $53,366 |
Program earnings and debt come from the College Scorecard field-of-study file: median pay of graduates who were working and not enrolled, one and four years after finishing, for two pooled graduating classes. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education and do not appear. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · DePaul on College Scorecard