COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
FIELD 15.0 · UNITID 147703BACHELOR'S DEGREE

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General

Published outcomes for this field-and-credential combination—not every graduate, every campus, or a forecast of an individual's result.

Median earnings$81,554working, not enrolled · 4 years
Median debt$27,274Stafford + Grad PLUS · all schools
Working graduates134four-year earnings cohort
Two-year awards114IPEDS pooled debt-cohort years
Not a return-on-investment calculation.

Annual earnings and cumulative debt describe separate federal measures. The debt-to-earnings percentage below is a descriptive scale comparison only; it is not a payment ratio or payback period.

01 / SAME-FIELD CONTEXT

Where this record sits

Four-year earnings percentile50thhigher than about 50% of published same-field, same-credential peers
Debt position17%lower median debt than about 17% of published peers

Peer group: 6 institution-program records meeting the 75-working-graduate threshold with non-suppressed earnings and debt.

BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

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