Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

Elmhurst University offers 124 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.

A total of 1,066 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Elmhurst. 783 students completed bachelor's programs and 270 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Elmhurst. 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	91	NOT OFFERED	783	271	512
Master's	18	NOT OFFERED	270	84	186
Post-Graduate Certificate	11	NOT OFFERED	8	5	3
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate	3	NOT OFFERED	5	1	4

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

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

The Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program has the highest salary ($66,861) after graduation and the Finance and Financial Management Services program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $65,150 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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$66,861	$5,572	$20,135	$213
Finance and Financial Management Services	$65,150	$5,429	$18,125	$192
Accounting and Related Services	$64,665	$5,389	$18,000	$191
Marketing	$60,665	$5,055	$18,750	$199
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$54,414	$4,535	$27,000	$286
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$54,289	$4,524	$19,000	$201
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,445	$3,787	$21,950	$233
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$45,432	$3,786	$26,073	$276
Psychology, General	$43,209	$3,601	$19,959	$212
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$42,762	$3,564	$21,500	$228
Communication	$42,722	$3,560	-	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$39,640	$3,303	$18,375	$195

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$88,790	$7,399	$41,000	$466
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$86,731	$7,228	$26,575	$302
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$59,776	$4,981	$30,520	$347
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$48,489	$4,041	$41,000	$466

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Elmhurst University.

At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the most completers of 113 and the Psychology Bachelor program has the second most completers of 77 students.

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	113	18	95
Psychology	77	15	62
Business Administration and Management	46	22	24
Biology/Biological Sciences	39	10	29
Communication Sciences and Disorders	35	-	35
Finance	31	23	8
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	28	-	28
Digital Arts	25	15	10
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	23	8	15
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	20	8	12

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	66	31	35
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	42	5	37
Communication Sciences and Disorders	31	-	31
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	27	10	17
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	23	2	21
Management Science	23	16	7
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	15	8	7
Project Management	11	4	7
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	9	3	6
Geography	8	5	3

Popular 1-Year Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Communication Sciences and Disorders	2	-	2
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	2	1	1
Signal/Geospatial Intelligence	1	-	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 Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
American/United States Studies/Civilization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communications Technologies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Communication and Media Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	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	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	2	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	6	NOT OFFERED	1
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	4	NOT OFFERED	0
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Foreign Language Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biology Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dance Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Speech Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
German Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)	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	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Rhetoric and Composition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	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	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	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Military Technologies and Applied Sciences program?

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

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Signal/Geospatial Intelligence	1	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED	3

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

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Theology/Theological Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	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	77	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geography (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Urban Studies/Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Digital Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Design and Visual Communications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Musical Theatre	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Theory and Composition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Jazz/Jazz Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine and Studio Arts Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Wellness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Communication Sciences and Disorders	2	NOT OFFERED	35	31	NOT OFFERED	0
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	113	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Nurse Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Nurse Leader	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	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	46	66	NOT OFFERED	0
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Transportation/Mobility Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	0
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	1
Actuarial Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing Research	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	0

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	46	66	NOT OFFERED	0
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Transportation/Mobility Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	0
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	1
Actuarial Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing Research	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	0
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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