IL
🚀
14
Mars Programs
👩🎓
2,833students
Enrollment
📋
54.9%
Acceptance Rate
🎓
75.2%
Graduation Rate
📈
86%
Retention Rate
💰
$52,386/yr
In-State Tuition
📊
$20,687
Median Debt
🏦
30%
Pell Grant Rate
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32.2%
First Generation
Mars-Relevant Programs (14)
Aerospace Engineering
Bachelor's
4 yr · 28 grads/yr
$98,207
Direct path to spacecraft design, propulsion, and mission engineering
Atmospheric Sciences
Bachelor's
4 yr · 4 grads/yr
Mars weather, dust storm prediction, terraforming research
Biomedical Engineering
Bachelor's
4 yr · 34 grads/yr
$93,451
Medical devices, life support systems, crew health monitoring
Master's
2 yr · 13 grads/yr
$106,375
Medical devices, life support systems, crew health monitoring
Doctoral
4+ yr · 5 grads/yr
$131,848
Medical devices, life support systems, crew health monitoring
Computer Engineering
Bachelor's
4 yr · 25 grads/yr
$98,158
Flight computers, autonomous systems, rover control, mission software
Master's
2 yr · 20 grads/yr
$115,468
Flight computers, autonomous systems, rover control, mission software
Doctoral
4+ yr · 1 grads/yr
Flight computers, autonomous systems, rover control, mission software
Electrical Engineering
Bachelor's
4 yr · 31 grads/yr
$86,517
Power systems, avionics, life support electronics, communications
Master's
2 yr · 18 grads/yr
$98,323
Power systems, avionics, life support electronics, communications
Doctoral
4+ yr · 2 grads/yr
$110,980
Power systems, avionics, life support electronics, communications
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor's
4 yr · 73 grads/yr
$92,135
Structural design, thermal systems, robotics, habitat engineering
Master's
2 yr · 54 grads/yr
$115,974
Structural design, thermal systems, robotics, habitat engineering
Doctoral
4+ yr · 6 grads/yr
$131,070
Structural design, thermal systems, robotics, habitat engineering
Data Source:
Enrollment, graduation, tuition, earnings, and debt data from the
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
(2024).