Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

As of 2026, Western Illinois University offers 120 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 13 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 1,902 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at Western Illinois. 1,087 students completed bachelor's programs and 729 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Western Illinois. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Bachelor's	64	4	1,087	436	651
Master's	43	6	729	305	424
Doctor's	2	NOT OFFERED	32	11	21
Post-Graduate Certificate	11	3	54	25	29

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Western Illinois University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Engineering Technology program has the highest salary ($65,823) after graduation and the Construction Management program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $64,741 average salary.

Bachelor
Master

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Engineering Technology	$65,823	$5,485	$30,059	$319
Construction Management	$64,741	$5,395	$24,656	$261
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$63,350	$5,279	$20,559	$218
Accounting and Related Services	$53,379	$4,448	$23,627	$250
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$52,271	$4,356	$24,242	$257
Chemistry	$50,758	$4,230	$25,314	$268
Finance and Financial Management Services	$50,064	$4,172	$26,250	$278
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$48,834	$4,070	-	-
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$48,637	$4,053	$24,859	$264
Marketing	$46,568	$3,881	$28,500	$302
Agriculture	$46,436	$3,870	$17,062	$181
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$46,159	$3,847	$24,312	$258

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$79,149	$6,596	$21,230	$241
Educational Administration and Supervision	$72,457	$6,038	$36,730	$418
Accounting and Related Services	$64,904	$5,409	-	-
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$54,520	$4,543	$27,407	$312
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$51,827	$4,319	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$50,825	$4,235	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$47,098	$3,925	$34,698	$395
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$43,854	$3,655	$28,530	$325
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$42,642	$3,554	$31,211	$355
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	$37,132	$3,094	-	-

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Western Illinois University.

At the school, the Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Bachelor program has the most completers of 149 and the Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other) Bachelor program has the second most completers of 113 students.

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	149	65	84
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	113	68	45
Elementary Education and Teaching	74	4	70
Psychology	69	9	60
Agriculture	62	30	32
Biology/Biological Sciences	32	5	27
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	30	4	26
Business Administration and Management	28	18	10
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	28	9	19
Social Work	25	1	24

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Computer and Information Sciences	87	55	32
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	78	21	57
Business Administration and Management	68	30	38
Behavioral Sciences	56	17	39
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	35	18	17
Statistics	30	22	8
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	30	4	26
Education	25	6	19
Educational Leadership and Administration	25	7	18
Engineering Technology	21	18	3

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	29	9	20
Environmental Science	3	2	1

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Radio and Television	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	87	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	2
Learning Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	13^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	74	16^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	78	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10^ONLINE
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8

What is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Foreign Languages and Literatures	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	113	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Zoology/Animal Biology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Museology/Museum Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	1
Behavioral Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	9	NOT OFFERED	3
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Meteorology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	69	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
School Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	149	35	NOT OFFERED	4
Fire Services Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Community Organization and Advocacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	1
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication Sciences and Disorders	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and Promotion	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/Dietitian	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	68^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	5^ONLINE
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20^ONLINE
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	68^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	5^ONLINE
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20^ONLINE
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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