Bachelor's Degree · Dekalb, IL
At Northern Illinois University, the Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General bachelor's degree program reported $81,554 median earnings four years after completion and $27,274 median federal debt among 134 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $81,554, five-year median earnings were $85,470, and median federal debt was $27,274 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 6 published bachelor's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 50th percentile and debt was lower than about 17% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 50% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 17% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 6 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
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04 · Institution context
The Northern Illinois University institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
Dekalb, Illinois · Public
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $81,554 four-year median earnings, $27,274 median federal debt, 134 working graduates, and 6 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $81,554 four years after completion and $85,470 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $27,274 across a reported debt cohort of 118 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 15.0 and the Bachelor's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
