Indiana University-South Bend Career Outcomes & Earnings

Affordability is the stronger pillar at Indiana University-South Bend, while its return picture calls for a closer look. Azimuth places the return pillar in the 44th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $55,103 four years after completion. That figure sits in the 33rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

It is below the $57,301 peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), by $2,198. Graduates earn about $234 less than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level.

The gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students is in the 54th 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 $3,839.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $4,073. Near-expected earnings and a below-peer median point to a mixed return picture.

Computer Science and Nursing sit at the higher end of the earnings picture, with median earnings of $99,574 and $84,541 four years after completion. Allied Health Professions follows at $71,862, so higher earnings appear across more than one field.

Across the program mix, earnings scenarios run from $45,033 on the downside to $84,043 on the upside, with $55,103 as the typical scenario. These scenarios describe modeled patterns rather than observed groups, and the program figures show why the intended field matters.

The reported earnings snapshot excludes completers still enrolled in further education. An estimated 25.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

That estimate means four-year earnings describe completers working rather than the full set of completers.

The highest-earning program at Indiana University-South Bend is Computer Science, where graduates earn a median of $99,574 four years after completion. It awards 20 degrees a year, a fraction of the size of the largest programs.

Nursing is both the second-largest program and the second-highest earner, with 94 degrees awarded and median earnings of $84,541. Azimuth ranks it #201 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

The largest program, Business/Commerce, awards 155 degrees and posts median earnings of $64,275. Its national rank of #25 is the strongest on campus.

At the more moderate end, Psychology graduates earn $46,521 from 37 degrees awarded, and Azimuth ranks it #285 nationally.

The program list at Indiana University-South Bend is anchored by health professions and business, which together account for half of all bachelor's degrees awarded. Health Professions leads at 28.0% of degrees, with Business next at 22.3%.

Azimuth ranks 10 of the university's programs nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. Business/Commerce is the largest single program, at 155 degrees awarded a year, and Azimuth ranks it #25 within its field.

Graduates earn a median of $64,275 four years after completion. The highest earnings come from a smaller program.

Computer Science graduates report a median of $99,574 four years after completion, from 20 degrees a year. Nursing is both the second-largest program and the second-highest earner, at $84,541 from 94 degrees awarded, and Azimuth ranks it #201 in its field.