University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
71
Avg Grad Earnings
$50,929/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
58/100
Tuition (In-State)
$16,004/yr
Out-of-state: $34,501/yr
All Programs at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
71 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 89 | $124,530/yr | Very High | 25.6x |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 89 | $113,503/yr | Very High | 16.7x |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 86 | $109,843/yr | Very High | 16.2x |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 86 | $75,381/yr | Very High | 17.5x |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 86 | $72,527/yr | Very High | 14.7x |
| Business Administration | 86 | $68,442/yr | High | 13.9x |
| Computer Engineering | 84 | $103,123/yr | Very High | 20.3x |
| Accounting and Related Services | 81 | $74,731/yr | Very High | 14.1x |
| Marketing | 77 | $69,273/yr | Very High | 12.9x |
| Economics | 76 | $58,921/yr | Very High | 13.2x |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 75 | $55,934/yr | High | 12.8x |
| Industrial Engineering | 72 | $78,313/yr | High | 14.3x |
| Electrical | 71 | $86,483/yr | Very High | 15.1x |
| Systems Engineering | 70 | $81,785/yr | Very High | 11.8x |
| Mechanical Engineering | 70 | $80,187/yr | Very High | 14.1x |
| Aerospace | 70 | $75,859/yr | High | 16.1x |
| Teacher Education | 70 | $48,038/yr | High | 7.2x |
| Teacher Education | 70 | $46,897/yr | High | 6.8x |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 69 | $77,572/yr | Very High | 17.0x |
| Chemical Engineering | 68 | $77,440/yr | High | 15.8x |
| Civil Engineering | 68 | $73,397/yr | High | 13.2x |
| Chemistry | 68 | $47,034/yr | High | 10.8x |
| Nuclear Engineering | 67 | $81,134/yr | High | 11.7x |
| Materials Engineering | 67 | $75,080/yr | High | 14.1x |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 66 | $71,485/yr | High | 15.1x |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 66 | $48,063/yr | High | 10.8x |
| Statistics | 65 | $68,636/yr | Very High | 15.4x |
| Engineering Physics | 65 | $64,304/yr | Very High | 16.1x |
| Public Health | 63 | $40,564/yr | High | 10.1x |
| Agricultural Engineering | 62 | $62,032/yr | High | 12.7x |
| Mathematics | 61 | $48,728/yr | Very High | 11.8x |
| Food Science and Technology | 61 | $41,150/yr | Moderate | 8.5x |
| Physics | 59 | $51,019/yr | Very High | 10.3x |
| Plant Sciences | 59 | $45,411/yr | High | 9.5x |
| Geography and Cartography | 56 | $42,214/yr | High | 5.6x |
| Social Work | 56 | $36,815/yr | Moderate | 8.3x |
| Political Science and Government | 56 | $35,172/yr | Very High | 10.6x |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 56 | $29,762/yr | High | 9.1x |
| Special Education and Teaching | 55 | $51,922/yr | High | 9.6x |
| Sustainability Studies | 55 | $50,678/yr | High | 6.9x |
| Systems Science and Theory | 55 | $35,239/yr | Moderate | 8.3x |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 55 | $31,187/yr | Moderate | 10.6x |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 54 | $33,384/yr | High | 4.2x |
| Design and Applied Arts | 51 | $34,670/yr | High | 9.9x |
| Communication and Media Studies | 50 | $37,808/yr | High | 10.1x |
| History | 50 | $26,436/yr | High | 8.2x |
| Agricultural Public Services | 49 | $48,643/yr | High | 6.6x |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 49 | $41,026/yr | Very High | 11.0x |
| Sociology | 49 | $31,548/yr | High | 8.6x |
| Romance Languages & Literatures | 48 | $38,942/yr | Very High | 8.8x |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | 47 | $41,102/yr | High | 5.4x |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 46 | $34,806/yr | High | 11.0x |
| English Language and Literature, General | 45 | $37,031/yr | Very High | 8.4x |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 45 | $28,669/yr | Moderate | 4.2x |
| Animal Sciences | 44 | $30,187/yr | High | 7.3x |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 44 | $29,777/yr | High | 10.0x |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 44 | $29,620/yr | High | 9.5x |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 43 | $38,867/yr | High | 5.1x |
| Anthropology | 43 | $16,197/yr | High | 7.2x |
| Journalism | 42 | $36,303/yr | Very High | 8.0x |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 41 | $31,369/yr | High | 8.1x |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 40 | $34,742/yr | Very High | 9.0x |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 39 | $30,178/yr | High | 8.4x |
| Linguistic & Comparative | 38 | $25,921/yr | Very High | 6.5x |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 38 | $22,159/yr | Moderate | 5.1x |
| Ethnic & Cultural Minority | 35 | $32,856/yr | Very High | 4.1x |
| International/Global Studies | 35 | $30,438/yr | Moderate | 3.8x |
| Music | 35 | $13,128/yr | High | 4.0x |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 33 | $24,225/yr | Very High | 6.4x |
| Area Studies | 32 | $24,332/yr | Very High | 8.2x |
| Philosophy | 28 | $21,824/yr | Very High | 2.4x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 71 bachelor's degree programs at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.