SAME FIELD · SAME CREDENTIAL · ONE STATEBiological and Physical Sciences programs in Illinois
Compare 36 reporting programs using the same federal field and credential definition. Earnings are observed four years after completion.
| # | College | City | Median year-4 earnings | Median federal debt |
|---|
| 1 | Elgin Community College | Elgin | $67,323 | Not available |
| 2 | Heartland Community College | Normal | $62,651 | $11,000 |
| 3 | Joliet Junior College | Joliet | $60,852 | $6,500 |
| 4 | City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | Chicago | $54,410 | $9,500 |
| 5 | William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | $54,379 | $8,250 |
| 6 | Kaskaskia College | Centralia | $53,633 | Not available |
| 7 | City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College | Chicago | $53,058 | $5,583 |
| 8 | City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago | $52,454 | $8,250 |
| 9 | Triton College | River Grove | $52,421 | $10,984 |
| 10 | College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | $52,007 | $10,664 |
| 11 | City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | Chicago | $51,025 | $8,750 |
| 12 | Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield | $50,823 | $10,000 |
| 13 | Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby | $50,741 | $6,363 |
| 14 | Morton College | Cicero | $50,393 | $6,000 |
| 15 | Black Hawk College | Moline | $50,172 | $5,500 |
| 16 | Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove | $49,992 | $8,067 |
| 17 | McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | $49,990 | $7,500 |
| 18 | Parkland College | Champaign | $49,181 | $8,628 |
| 19 | College of Lake County | Grayslake | $49,153 | $7,833 |
| 20 | City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago | $49,098 | $9,500 |
| 21 | Oakton College | Des Plaines | $48,644 | Not available |
| 22 | Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | $48,554 | $6,500 |
| 23 | Lake Land College | Mattoon | $48,077 | Not available |
| 24 | Rock Valley College | Rockford | $47,679 | $6,632 |
| 25 | City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | $47,500 | $8,965 |
| 26 | Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | $47,418 | $6,196 |
| 27 | City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | Chicago | $47,366 | $5,500 |
| 28 | Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey | $46,834 | $8,315 |
| 29 | Kishwaukee College | Malta | $46,128 | $9,407 |
| 30 | Sauk Valley Community College | Dixon | $45,005 | Not available |
| 31 | South Suburban College | South Holland | $44,903 | $8,271 |
| 32 | Richland Community College | Decatur | $44,259 | Not available |
| 33 | John Wood Community College | Quincy | $43,445 | Not available |
| 34 | Rend Lake College | Ina | $41,686 | Not available |
| 35 | Shawnee Community College | Ullin | $41,226 | Not available |
| 36 | Highland Community College | Freeport | $41,202 | Not available |
This is an observed-outcomes comparison, not a universal quality ranking. Missing and privacy-suppressed programs are excluded.