Reporting tool — not an official determination. This tool reflects DOE rulemaking data and modeled estimates. The public file is grouped at the institution × credential × 4-digit CIP level; the proposed rule would operate at the 6-digit CIP level. Institutions assign CIP codes to their own programs, so similar-looking majors may be classified differently across colleges. Use as a reporting lead, not a regulatory finding.
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Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI · public
2
DOE-modeled fails
65
Pass DOE model
70
Insufficient data
137
Total program groupings
Based on DOE's public rulemaking file, this institution has 2 broad program groupings with a DOE-modeled fail designation out of 137 total. The public file is grouped at the 4-digit CIP level — treat as a directional signal, not a regulatory determination.

Risk breakdown by broad field

Risk breakdown by credential level

All 137 DOE-modeled fail 2 Passes DOE model 65 Insufficient data 70

Visual & Performing Arts

2 fails 7 total
Fine and Studio Arts.
CIP 5007 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $44,202 · Benchmark: $34,808
Music.
CIP 5009 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $40,398 · Benchmark: $34,808
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.
CIP 5005 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $36,777 · Benchmark: $34,808
Fine and Studio Arts.
CIP 5007 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $53,301 · Benchmark: $48,304

Agriculture & Natural Resources

1 total
Natural Resources Conservation and Research.
CIP 0301 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $54,666 · Benchmark: $34,808

Biological & Life Sciences

3 total
Biology General.
CIP 2601 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $52,086 · Benchmark: $34,808

Business & Management

12 total
Hospitality Administration/Management.
CIP 5209 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $58,546 · Benchmark: $34,808
Accounting and Related Services.
CIP 5203 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $83,573 · Benchmark: $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations.
CIP 5202 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $73,176 · Benchmark: $34,808
Marketing.
CIP 5214 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $76,373 · Benchmark: $34,808
Finance and Financial Management Services.
CIP 5208 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $86,511 · Benchmark: $34,808
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.
CIP 5213 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $71,040 · Benchmark: $34,808
Accounting and Related Services.
CIP 5203 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $101,106 · Benchmark: $63,250
Business Administration Management and Operations.
CIP 5202 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $119,872 · Benchmark: $63,250

Communications & Journalism

3 total
Communication and Media Studies.
CIP 0901 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $55,109 · Benchmark: $34,808
Journalism.
CIP 0904 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $50,658 · Benchmark: $34,808

Computer & Information Sciences

4 total
Computer Science.
CIP 1107 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $93,438 · Benchmark: $34,808

Education

17 total
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods.
CIP 1312 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $50,385 · Benchmark: $34,808
Special Education and Teaching.
CIP 1310 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $53,148 · Benchmark: $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas.
CIP 1313 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $53,672 · Benchmark: $34,808
Curriculum and Instruction.
CIP 1303 · Doctoral
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $117,352 · Benchmark: $46,391
Education General.
CIP 1301 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $59,110 · Benchmark: $46,391
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas.
CIP 1313 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $65,145 · Benchmark: $46,391
Educational Administration and Supervision.
CIP 1304 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $72,883 · Benchmark: $46,391
Educational/Instructional Media Design.
CIP 1305 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $79,429 · Benchmark: $46,391
Student Counseling and Personnel Services.
CIP 1311 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $59,834 · Benchmark: $46,391
Special Education and Teaching.
CIP 1310 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $62,066 · Benchmark: $46,391

Engineering

10 total
Mechanical Engineering.
CIP 1419 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $86,999 · Benchmark: $34,808
Industrial Engineering.
CIP 1435 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $82,584 · Benchmark: $34,808
Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering.
CIP 1410 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $93,962 · Benchmark: $34,808
Mechanical Engineering.
CIP 1419 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $107,338 · Benchmark: $63,250

Engineering Technologies

2 total
Engineering Technologies/Technicians General.
CIP 1500 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $81,554 · Benchmark: $34,808

English & Literature

3 total
English Language and Literature General.
CIP 2301 · Bachelor ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $47,981 · Benchmark: $34,808
English Language and Literature General.
CIP 2301 · Master's ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $50,510 · Benchmark: $49,483

Family & Consumer Sciences

3 total
Apparel and Textiles.
CIP 1909 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $68,636 · Benchmark: $34,808
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services.
CIP 1907 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $49,147 · Benchmark: $34,808
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services.
CIP 1907 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $56,678 · Benchmark: $44,091

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

3 total
Romance Languages Literatures and Linguistics.
CIP 1609 · Bachelor ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $51,151 · Benchmark: $34,808

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences

18 total
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.
CIP 5111 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $55,778 · Benchmark: $34,808
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.
CIP 5115 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $55,586 · Benchmark: $34,808
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.
CIP 5110 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $76,856 · Benchmark: $34,808
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.
CIP 5131 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $55,221 · Benchmark: $34,808
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.
CIP 5102 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $49,653 · Benchmark: $34,808
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.
CIP 5123 · Doctoral
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $80,885 · Benchmark: $61,854
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.
CIP 5123 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $65,500 · Benchmark: $61,854
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.
CIP 5102 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $63,768 · Benchmark: $61,854
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.
CIP 5138 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $120,765 · Benchmark: $61,854
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.
CIP 5131 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $66,367 · Benchmark: $61,854
Public Health.
CIP 5122 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $74,989 · Benchmark: $61,854

History

3 total
History.
CIP 5401 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $46,086 · Benchmark: $34,808

Liberal Arts & Humanities

1 total
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities.
CIP 2401 · Bachelor ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $57,697 · Benchmark: $34,808

Mathematics & Statistics

6 total
Mathematics.
CIP 2701 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $69,856 · Benchmark: $34,808

Parks, Recreation & Fitness

3 total
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness.
CIP 3105 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $54,207 · Benchmark: $34,808
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness.
CIP 3105 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $65,493 · Benchmark: $51,545

Physical Sciences

12 total
Chemistry.
CIP 4005 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $65,611 · Benchmark: $34,808
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology.
CIP 4004 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $49,198 · Benchmark: $34,808

Psychology

6 total
Psychology General.
CIP 4201 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $49,669 · Benchmark: $34,808
Psychology General.
CIP 4201 · Doctoral
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $85,719 · Benchmark: $48,653

Public Administration & Social Work

2 total
Human Services General.
CIP 4400 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $49,514 · Benchmark: $34,808
Public Administration.
CIP 4404 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $82,907 · Benchmark: $46,158

Social Sciences

14 total
Anthropology.
CIP 4502 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $54,890 · Benchmark: $34,808
Economics.
CIP 4506 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $66,760 · Benchmark: $34,808
Sociology.
CIP 4511 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $58,023 · Benchmark: $34,808
Political Science and Government.
CIP 4510 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $54,039 · Benchmark: $34,808
Geography and Cartography.
CIP 4507 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $47,738 · Benchmark: $34,808