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Indiana State University Career Outcomes & Earnings

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How much do Indiana State University graduates earn?

The reported median is $57,688 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is $387 per year.

Azimuth places the return for Indiana State University at the 48th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The median for federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled is $57,688 four years after completion, in the 42nd percentile.

That is $387 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $763 more than expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level.

That result is at the 58th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $7,191.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $6,428. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $726.

Earnings four years after completion vary widely across the university's 37 programs with published data. The earnings scenarios span from a downside of $44,671 to an upside of $84,204, a range that reflects that variation.

The highest-earning programs show the upper end of the spread. Construction Management completers earn a median of $94,902, Management Science graduates reach $92,741, and Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians completers earn $91,915.

An estimated 26.1% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the university's program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings figures capture only those working and not enrolled, the median earnings understate the eventual earnings of the sizable share of completers who pursue advanced degrees.

Median earnings · four years after completion
$57,688
Rank for difference from expectations
58th percentile
Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks
Indiana State University reported median
$57,688
Peer schools comparable schools · $387 below Indiana State University
$57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $763 below Indiana State University
$56,925

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $44,671 to $84,204, around the reported median of $57,688. Compare the lower scenario with Indiana State University borrowing and monthly payments to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion
Planning rangeReported median
Lower estimate
$44,671
Median · reported
$57,688
Higher estimate
$84,204

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Indiana State University graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Indiana State University graduates’ reported earnings are $763 above that expectation, the 58th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Indiana State University caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

What explains value-added earnings?
Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.
+$7,191
Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.
-$6,428
Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.
+$763

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

Which fields at Indiana State University report the highest earnings?

Indiana State University awards bachelor's degrees across 37 fields with published four-year earnings, and Azimuth ranks 28 of them nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. The highest-earning program, Construction Management, shows a median of $94,902 four years after completion, with 89 degrees awarded.

Management Science follows at $92,741, though it awarded only 15 degrees. Nursing, the most-awarded program at 185 degrees, reaches $81,988 and an Azimuth national rank of #237.

Air Transportation earns $71,254 with a national rank of #25 on 95 degrees awarded. By contrast, Teacher Education and Criminology sit in the $44,482 to $51,991 range, reflecting the spread between higher- and moderate-earning fields at the university.

Construction Management is the university's best nationally ranked bachelor's field at #9 nationally and #1 in Indiana. The program awarded 89 degrees, and its completers show a median of $94,902 four years after completion.

Air Transportation ranks #25 nationally and #2 in Indiana, and it awarded 95 degrees. Its completers earn a median of $71,254 four years after completion.

Azimuth assigns national ranks to 28 bachelor's programs at the university, and 37 fields have published earnings. Among the larger programs, Nursing awarded 185 degrees and ranks #237 nationally, with completers earning $81,988.

Air Transportation awarded 95 degrees and ranks #25 nationally, and its median four years after completion is $71,254.

Highest reported four-year program earnings
Construction Management
$94,902
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
$92,741
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
$91,915
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
$82,303
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$81,988
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
$79,527
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
$77,336
Chemistry
$73,623

Explore Indiana State University program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix show how earnings vary by field: a downside of $44,671, a typical outcome of $57,688, and an upside of $84,204. The highest-earning program, Construction Management, reaches $94,902, while among the largest programs, Psychology sits at $42,822, a wide spread across fields.

Indiana State University graduates who received federal aid and are working four years after completing a degree earn a median of $57,688. The figure comes from a cohort of 2,787 completers and sits at the 42nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Indiana State University graduates earn about $763 more than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level. This metric captures the gap between observed pay and what the earnings model predicts for comparable students.

Scenarios drawn from the program mix estimate typical earnings at $57,688, with a downside of $44,671 and an upside of $84,204. An estimated 26.1% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.