Systems Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · Bachelor's Degree · about 83 graduates a year

$81,785
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$106,805
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$105,185
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#7 of 11
Rank by pay
#6 of 11
Rank, wage-adjusted
$17,800
Median federal debt

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduates in systems engineering earn 2% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 17% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Compares for Systems Engineering

All 11 colleges reporting systems engineering earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$144,830$131,881#1$91,178
2Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA$125,191$110,244#4$79,942
3University of Florida Gainesville, FL$122,299$130,172#2$85,698
4George Washington University Washington, DC$120,976$106,006#5—
5Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$119,297$127,912#3$83,874
6George Mason University Fairfax, VA$114,815$104,550#7$84,942
7University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$106,805$104,935#6$81,785
8University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$100,468$103,233#8$76,660
9Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA$89,696$92,854#9$62,015
10University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC$84,648$90,839#10$68,034

Other Majors at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$181,981$124,530#17 of 349
Computer Engineering$159,855$103,123#10 of 189
Mathematics and Computer Science$155,503$109,843#1 of 5
Computer and Information Sciences$146,946$113,503#16 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$119,978$75,381#19 of 452
Management Information Systems and Services$116,339$77,572#6 of 166
Nuclear Engineering$116,047$81,134#1 of 12
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$111,783$86,483#28 of 258
Business Administration, Management and Operations$107,904$68,442#19 of 1176
Statistics$105,978$68,636#12 of 50
Chemical Engineering$104,317$77,440#29 of 158
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$104,172$72,527#24 of 126
Industrial Engineering$103,143$78,313#23 of 94
Engineering Physics$102,211$64,304#1 of 10
Accounting and Related Services$101,098$74,731#49 of 796
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$97,926$71,485#43 of 118
Materials Engineering$97,924$75,080#5 of 34
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$97,276$75,859#25 of 59
Mechanical Engineering$95,329$80,187#82 of 318
Civil Engineering$91,650$73,397#44 of 233
Marketing$90,744$69,273#20 of 516
Engineering Mechanics$89,617——
Agricultural Engineering$89,400$62,032#5 of 26
Economics$86,860$58,921#128 of 368
Agricultural Business and Management$86,646$55,934#3 of 77
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$83,451$48,063#5 of 178
Physics$81,077$51,019#49 of 107
Mathematics$78,891$48,728#90 of 309
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$71,425$41,026#3 of 16
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$70,213$29,777#14 of 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign systems engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $81,785 one year after graduating and $106,805 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign rank for systems engineering?

Among 11 colleges reporting earnings for systems engineering graduates, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ranks #7 by median pay four years after graduation, and #6 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is systems engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% more than the national median for systems engineering ($105,185), and the median federal debt at graduation is $17,800.

← All data for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.