Student Cost & Career Planner - Free Career Match

Income & Cost Data from >1,000 careers and >3,000 schools

Interactive tool to explore career, college, and financial information for optimal career and college choices - plus bonus: impact of AI in the coming decade for each career

Choose Career

  1. Pick a career to explore (there are 1,000+ total).
  2. Optional: Filter by RIASEC. Enter your top 2–3 scores and check Use Personality Filter.
  3. Optional: Filter by length of additional training.
  4. Use the drop-down to see careers that match your filters.
  5. Not sure? Leave filters off to browse all 1,000+ careers.
Filter options (RIASEC, 4+ years, etc.)
Personality filter
School length
Starting salary is 25th percentile of chosen career.
⭐ Impact of AI in next decade

Annual Costs - 4 yr school

Open College Navigator
Click button for costs & majors at 3,000+ schools
Enter ANNUAL numbers in the fields below
Adjust total yrs of study, yrs at ICC, & Peo Promise eligible at the bottom


Awards

Total cost of education
$0
ICC annual cost assumed $9,000; if Peoria Promise is checked, ICC cost = $4,200.

Savings & Income

7.65% FICA automatically deducted

School year assumes ≈32 working weeks.

College Debt


Student loan settings

Savings are applied first each year before borrowing; loans are assumed disbursed at the start of each academic year.



Total Debt at start of repaying loans
$0
Monthly Loan Payment
$0
Monthly amount left after paying Living Expenses and Loan Payment

After Graduation

Taxes & tithe (as % of gross). Defaults roughly match 12% federal, 5% state, 7.65% FICA, 10% tithe.
Monthly net pay (after taxes & tithe)
$0
Edit detailed monthly budget (adjusts Monthly Living Costs above)
Budget total (auto-fills Monthly Living Costs above)
$2,390
Gross Annual Salary needed to support this lifestyle with NO student loans
$0