Bachelor's Degree · Carbondale, IL
At Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, the Air Transportation bachelor's degree program reported $81,394 median earnings four years after completion and $20,500 median federal debt among 150 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $81,394, five-year median earnings were $66,893, and median federal debt was $20,500 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 15 published bachelor's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 40th percentile and debt was lower than about 87% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 40% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 87% 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 15 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
04 · Institution context
The Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 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.
Carbondale, Illinois · Public
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $81,394 four-year median earnings, $20,500 median federal debt, 150 working graduates, and 15 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $81,394 four years after completion and $66,893 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $20,500 across a reported debt cohort of 171 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 49.01 and the Bachelor's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
