Major Programs at Western Illinois

Western Illinois University offers 128 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 31 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
At the school, the Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other) program has the most completers (111 students) and the Agriculture program has the second most completers (79 students) last year.
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Degrees & Major Programs

Western Illinois University offers 128 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 31 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
A total of 2,014 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Western Illinois. 1,105 completed bachelor's programs and 829 completed master's programs.
Total Number of Programs By Degree
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED15 10NOT OFFERED6
Overall ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED71 44211
Number of CompletersNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1,1058291664

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from Western Illinois University.
*The average salary data is from College Scoreboard.

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at Western Illinois University.
At the school, the Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other) program has the most completers (111 students) and the Agriculture program has the second most completers (79 students) last year.

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

The following tables show all major programs at Western Illinois by degree with number of completers last year. You may want to search schools that have a program by following the link on the major title column in each table.
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 36ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Radio and TelevisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Graphic and Printing Equipment OperatorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 187 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bilingual and Multilingual EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 43 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Superintendency and Educational System AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Learning SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
College Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42 28ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 111ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Zoology/Animal BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 6ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 55ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Museology/Museum StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED 0
Behavioral SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 11 NOT OFFERED 1
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MeteorologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 55 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
School PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 195ONLINE 30 NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Fire Services AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED 4
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14ONLINE 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Communication Sciences and DisordersNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/TrainerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/DietitianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 35ONLINE 89ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27ONLINE 8ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 41ONLINE
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fashion MerchandisingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Construction ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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