Career outcomes brief

Indiana University-Southeast Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated October 1, 2026

How much do Indiana University-Southeast graduates earn?

The reported median is $54,129 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is -$3,172 per year.

Affordability is the clearer strength at Indiana University-Southeast, while the return picture is more restrained. Azimuth places its return in the 38th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $1,506 less than expects for similar students. That earnings-beyond-expectations measure, the gap between graduate earnings and the model’s expectation for similar students, sits in the 49th percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $4,643. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $6,149.

Four years after completion, median earnings are $54,129, in the 30th percentile. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301; the school’s figure is $3,172 below it.

Earnings vary widely by field at Indiana University-Southeast, so the program mix matters to the outlook. Earnings scenarios run from $45,610 on the downside to $72,819 on the upside; these are scenarios, not observed groups.

The school has 12 programs with published earnings data. At the upper end, Computer Science completers earn median earnings of $102,250 four years after completion, Nursing completers earn $80,132, and Business/Commerce completers earn $60,570. Those program figures show why the modeled range is broad.

An estimated 30.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, so this estimate matters when reading the school’s earnings figure.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $54,129
Rank for difference from expectations: 50th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

Indiana University-Southeast reported median: $54,129
Peer schools comparable schools · $3,172 above Indiana University-Southeast: $57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $1,506 above Indiana University-Southeast: $55,635

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?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $45,610
Median · reported: $54,129
Higher estimate: $72,819

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 University-Southeast 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 University-Southeast graduates’ reported earnings are $1,506 below that expectation, the 50th 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 University-Southeast caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Indiana University-Southeast report the highest earnings?

At Indiana University-Southeast, program choice makes a visible difference in earnings four years after completion. Computer Science reports median earnings of $102,250 and 17 degrees awarded.

Nursing follows with $80,132 in median earnings and 40 degrees awarded. These higher-earning fields account for fewer degrees awarded than the university’s largest programs.

Among larger offerings, Business/Commerce had 147 degrees awarded and median earnings of $60,570 four years after completion. Biology had 37 degrees awarded, with median earnings of $56,463.

The contrast between these moderate-earning fields and the two higher-earning programs shows how much the return picture varies by field.

Published earnings data across 12 fields show that outcomes vary widely by program at Indiana University-Southeast, making the major especially important here. Four years after completion, Computer Science completers have median earnings of $102,250; the program awarded 17 degrees.

Nursing awarded 40 degrees and shows median earnings of $80,132. Business/Commerce was larger, with 147 degrees awarded, and its median earnings were $60,570.

Biology awarded 37 degrees, with median earnings of $56,463. The range across these programs means a schoolwide earnings figure can conceal material differences between fields.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

Computer Science: $102,250
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing: $80,132
Business/Commerce, General: $60,570
Biology, General: $56,463
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities: $49,376
Criminal Justice and Corrections: $49,003
Communication and Media Studies: $48,931
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas: $47,064

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

Further analysis

Field choice matters substantially in the earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix. The downside earnings scenario is $45,610, the typical scenario is $54,129, and the upside scenario is $72,819.

Computer Science reaches $102,250 four years after completion, whereas Teacher Education is at $46,073. The spread shows considerable variation by field.

Graduate earnings are modest at Indiana University-Southeast, where the median is $54,129 four years after completion. Azimuth places that earnings measure in the 30th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

It covers 899 federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. Graduates earn about $1,506 less than the model expects for similar students.

The typical earnings scenario aligns with the observed median, while the downside and upside scenarios are $45,610 and $72,819. An estimated 30.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.

The low earnings percentile and lower-than-expected result point in the same direction.

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.