COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Legal Support Services undergraduate certificate or diploma at William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL · Public
What this page covers
Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.
The short version
Reported earnings are notably above similar programs.
$12,334 above the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $125,810 / year
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Withheld by data safeguards
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$62,081A like-for-like comparison is unavailable
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$11,607
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWINGNot available
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$62,081
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENTNot available
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$11,607Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$19,288Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE47.6%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$5,173
Estimated loan paymentNot available
13borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$62,081 vs. $49,747
$12,334 above the national median for the same field and credential.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$75,890 median wageIL estimate · 770 jobs · 27-3092$31,200–$95,990 middle 50% of IL wages-0.1% projected U.S. growth · 1,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardLegal Support Workers, All Other$63,250 median wageIL estimate · 3,010 jobs · 23-2099$46,750–$80,830 middle 50% of IL wages-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 4,700 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeParalegals and Legal Assistants$63,670 median wageIL estimate · 14,130 jobs · 23-2011$56,160–$81,970 middle 50% of IL wages-0.3% projected U.S. growth · 40,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeInterpreters and Translators$55,290 median wageIL estimate · 1,510 jobs · 27-3091$42,760–$69,010 middle 50% of IL wages+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 6,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeLegal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$52,790 median wageIL estimate · 8,030 jobs · 43-6012$47,120–$68,030 middle 50% of IL wages-5.2% projected U.S. growth · 18,100 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentTitle Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$49,990 median wageIL estimate · 1,290 jobs · 23-2093$46,070–$61,750 middle 50% of IL wages+2.1% projected U.S. growth · 5,300 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentNO MATCHNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 99-9999
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
Loyola University Chicago
$1,054 higher earnings
- Earnings
- $63,135
- Debt
- $35,000
- Annual net price
- $36,079
Cerritos College
$14,661 higher earnings · $9,183 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $76,742
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $2,424
Edmonds College
$6,638 higher earnings · $597 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $68,719
- Debt
- $23,471
- Annual net price
- $11,010
Hillsborough College
$309 higher earnings · $7,746 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $62,390
- Debt
- $27,000
- Annual net price
- $3,861
DATA QUALITY
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June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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