SAME FIELD · SAME CREDENTIAL · ONE STATELiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in Illinois
Compare 45 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 |
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| 1 | Elgin Community College | Elgin | $51,556 | $8,380 |
| 2 | College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | $51,089 | $9,500 |
| 3 | William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | $50,088 | $7,500 |
| 4 | Oakton College | Des Plaines | $49,225 | $5,500 |
| 5 | Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield | $48,478 | $11,022 |
| 6 | Kishwaukee College | Malta | $47,090 | $11,250 |
| 7 | Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | $47,062 | $15,437 |
| 8 | Joliet Junior College | Joliet | $46,576 | $8,250 |
| 9 | Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove | $46,473 | $7,250 |
| 10 | Sauk Valley Community College | Dixon | $46,411 | Not available |
| 11 | College of Lake County | Grayslake | $46,315 | $6,687 |
| 12 | City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | Chicago | $46,294 | $9,500 |
| 13 | Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | $45,372 | $8,750 |
| 14 | Lake Land College | Mattoon | $45,366 | $7,346 |
| 15 | Illinois Central College | East Peoria | $45,300 | $9,656 |
| 16 | City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | Chicago | $45,238 | $9,500 |
| 17 | McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | $45,198 | $7,500 |
| 18 | City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago | $45,155 | $6,750 |
| 19 | Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey | $44,828 | $7,500 |
| 20 | City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | Chicago | $44,635 | $8,100 |
| 21 | Triton College | River Grove | $44,502 | $8,500 |
| 22 | City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College | Chicago | $44,477 | $6,550 |
| 23 | Heartland Community College | Normal | $44,349 | $11,000 |
| 24 | Black Hawk College | Moline | $44,116 | $8,250 |
| 25 | Rock Valley College | Rockford | $44,072 | $7,035 |
| 26 | Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | $43,763 | $5,900 |
| 27 | City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | $43,108 | $9,500 |
| 28 | Morton College | Cicero | $43,070 | $5,500 |
| 29 | Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby | $43,004 | $6,800 |
| 30 | Danville Area Community College | Danville | $42,813 | $7,912 |
| 31 | Rend Lake College | Ina | $41,881 | $5,500 |
| 32 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | $41,855 | $7,761 |
| 33 | Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | $41,620 | $7,248 |
| 34 | John Wood Community College | Quincy | $41,513 | $8,730 |
| 35 | Kaskaskia College | Centralia | $41,319 | $7,500 |
| 36 | Parkland College | Champaign | $40,885 | $9,250 |
| 37 | Richland Community College | Decatur | $40,715 | $8,125 |
| 38 | City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago | $40,560 | $9,500 |
| 39 | Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg | $39,759 | $6,000 |
| 40 | Highland Community College | Freeport | $38,237 | $10,066 |
| 41 | South Suburban College | South Holland | $37,605 | $9,500 |
| 42 | Spoon River College | Canton | $37,480 | Not available |
| 43 | Shawnee Community College | Ullin | $36,071 | Not available |
| 44 | Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney | $35,189 | $6,365 |
| 45 | John A Logan College | Carterville | $34,096 | $7,250 |
This is an observed-outcomes comparison, not a universal quality ranking. Missing and privacy-suppressed programs are excluded.