Degree Programs Overview

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville offers 124 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 15 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 3,306 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at SIUE. 2,143 students completed bachelor's programs and 870 completed master's programs.

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

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Bachelor's48NOT OFFERED2,1438301,313
Master's479870351519
Doctor's4NOT OFFERED22168153
Post-Graduate Certificate256721755

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

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

The Computer Science program has the highest salary ($77,916) after graduation and the Construction Engineering Technologies program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $74,972 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Computer Science $77,916$6,493$21,551$228
Construction Engineering Technologies $74,972$6,248--
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $74,137$6,178$24,000$254
Mechanical Engineering $67,063$5,589$21,774$231
Civil Engineering $63,574$5,298$20,264$215
Computer and Information Sciences, General $62,637$5,220$21,637$229
Business/Managerial Economics $60,652$5,054$19,275$204
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $59,989$4,999$18,249$193
Management Information Systems and Services $58,973$4,914--
Accounting and Related Services $57,228$4,769$19,000$201
Chemistry $50,694$4,225$22,000$233
Business Administration, Management and Operations $45,636$3,803$20,625$219
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $108,891$9,074--
Business Administration, Management and Operations $72,924$6,077$21,537$245
Accounting and Related Services $67,195$5,600$14,077$160
Public Administration $48,582$4,049$33,859$385
Psychology, General $47,762$3,980--
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $47,251$3,938$27,643$314
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $45,006$3,751$20,500$233
Social Work $43,318$3,610$22,048$251

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.

At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the most completers of 470 and the Business Administration and Management Bachelor program has the second most completers of 297 students.

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?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 96 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3312 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 515 NOT OFFERED 0
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 322 NOT OFFERED 0
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8230 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED32ONLINE 9 29
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED23 NOT OFFERED 0
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED13ONLINE NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 203 NOT OFFERED 0
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 61NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED13ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED 0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Education (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5025 NOT OFFERED 0
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 280 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5210 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2232 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Surveying EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4112 NOT OFFERED 0
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11117 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1110 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Multi-/Interdisciplinary StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 543 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Museology/Museum StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED59 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 69NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2212 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15125 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
School PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8012ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Forensic Science and TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED23ONLINE NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3432 NOT OFFERED 2
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2010 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 146 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Theatre and DanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 83 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 157 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PedagogyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3419 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
DentistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 56 NOT OFFERED
Advanced General DentistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
Endodontics/EndodontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Orthodontics/OrthodontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED28ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PharmacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 66 NOT OFFERED
Pharmaceutical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFERED 0
Art Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/DietitianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Nutrition/NutritionistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED22ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 470NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED22ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 90 17ONLINE
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 297200ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5127 NOT OFFERED 0
Marketing ResearchNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Construction ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 297200ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5127 NOT OFFERED 0
Marketing ResearchNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Construction ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 302 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

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