Highest Earning Associate's Liberal Arts Programs in Illinois

These are the highest earning associate's liberal arts programs in illinois, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 46 programs, with Elgin Community College leading at $51,556.

Rank Institution State Earnings Completers
1 Elgin Community College IL $51,556 524
2 College of DuPage IL $51,089 794
3 William Rainey Harper College IL $50,088 1,093
4 Oakton College IL $49,225 557
5 Lincoln Land Community College IL $48,478 427
6 Kishwaukee College IL $47,090 106
7 Prairie State College IL $47,062 198
8 Joliet Junior College IL $46,576 595
9 Waubonsee Community College IL $46,473 497
10 Sauk Valley Community College IL $46,411 122
11 College of Lake County IL $46,315 892
12 City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College IL $46,294 146
13 Moraine Valley Community College IL $45,372 940
14 Lake Land College IL $45,366 411
15 Illinois Central College IL $45,300 567
16 City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College IL $45,238 93
17 McHenry County College IL $45,198 447
18 City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College IL $45,155 181
19 Lewis and Clark Community College IL $44,828 162
20 City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College IL $44,635 783
21 Triton College IL $44,502 370
22 City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College IL $44,477 496
23 Heartland Community College IL $44,349 520
24 Black Hawk College IL $44,116 216
25 Rock Valley College IL $44,072 509
26 Kankakee Community College IL $43,763 152
27 City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College IL $43,108 260
28 Morton College IL $43,070 186
29 Illinois Valley Community College IL $43,004 100
30 Danville Area Community College IL $42,813 154
31 Rend Lake College IL $41,881 151
32 Loyola University Chicago IL $41,855 21
33 Southwestern Illinois College IL $41,620 423
34 John Wood Community College IL $41,513 182
35 Kaskaskia College IL $41,319 144
36 Parkland College IL $40,885 253
37 Richland Community College IL $40,715 128
38 City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College IL $40,560 97
39 Carl Sandburg College IL $39,759 172
40 St. Augustine College IL $39,186 28
41 Highland Community College IL $38,237 103
42 South Suburban College IL $37,605 173
43 Spoon River College IL $37,480 132
44 Shawnee Community College IL $36,071 121
45 Illinois Eastern Community Colleges IL $35,189 131
46 John A Logan College IL $34,096 210

Methodology

Programs in Illinois ranked by highest earning. Only includes associate's programs in CIP family 24 (Liberal Arts) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.