Graduates of Indiana University-South Bend earn median 4-year earnings of $55,103, placing Indiana University-South Bend in the 24.9 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $835 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 61.9 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Indiana University-South Bend #822 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Business/Commerce, General reports 155 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $64,275, ranked #27 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 94 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $84,541, ranked #213 nationally in its major. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities reports 45 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $48,815, ranked #144 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 37 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $46,521, ranked #284 nationally in its major.
Graduates of Indiana University-South Bend earn median 4-year earnings of $55,103, placing Indiana University-South Bend in the 24.9 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $835 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 61.9 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Indiana University-South Bend #822 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Business/Commerce, General reports 155 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $64,275, ranked #27 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 94 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $84,541, ranked #213 nationally in its major. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities reports 45 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $48,815, ranked #144 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 37 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $46,521, ranked #284 nationally in its major.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
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Healthy debt burden. Most graduates can manage $21,355 in debt with typical earnings.
Graduates of Indiana University-South Bend earn median 4-year earnings of $55,103, placing Indiana University-South Bend in the 24.9 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $835 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 61.9 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Indiana University-South Bend #822 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Business/Commerce, General reports 155 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $64,275, ranked #27 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 94 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $84,541, ranked #213 nationally in its major. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities reports 45 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $48,815, ranked #144 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 37 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $46,521, ranked #284 nationally in its major.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Indiana University-South Bend's program mix is anchored in health, business, and applied professional fields — a signature well matched to the institution's role as a regional public university serving the South Bend labor market. Health programs form the largest share of degree output, with Business accounting for 22% of graduates, followed by Education at 8% and Arts at 5%. Across 29 programs, 14 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, collectively serving roughly 750 students annually. The program with the strongest combination of cohort scale and earnings is Business/Commerce, General, which anchors Indiana University-South Bend's economic profile by pairing meaningful graduate volume with solid four-year pay. Nursing is the top-earning program at the institution, with graduates earning median earnings of $84,541 four years after enrollment; Azimuth ranks Nursing #181 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Business/Commerce, General follows closely, with graduates earning median earnings of $64,275 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks Business/Commerce, General #28 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Criminal Justice and General Studies round out the high-earning tier, with Azimuth ranking them #149 and #149, respectively, for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Among the most-enrolled programs, Business/Commerce, General program graduates 155 students annually, with graduates earning median earnings of $64,275 four years after enrollment; Azimuth ranks Business/Commerce, General #28 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Nursing is the second-largest program by cohort, graduating 94 students, with graduates earning median earnings of $84,541 four years after enrollment; Azimuth ranks Nursing #181 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. General Studies and Psychology, General also draw substantial enrollment, with Azimuth ranking them #149 and #310, respectively, for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Health-oriented programs at Indiana University-South Bend are largely direct-to-workforce pathways — nursing and allied health graduates enter regional employer pipelines quickly — while fields like Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General, which enrolls 56 students, tend toward grad-school-dependent trajectories where four-year earnings undercount longer-term outcomes. The provides context for how these program families align with regional labor-market demand.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Indiana University-South Bend earn median 4-year earnings of $55,103, placing Indiana University-South Bend in the 24.9 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $835 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 61.9 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Indiana University-South Bend #822 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Business/Commerce, General reports 155 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $64,275, ranked #27 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 94 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $84,541, ranked #213 nationally in its major. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities reports 45 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $48,815, ranked #144 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 37 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $46,521, ranked #284 nationally in its major.
