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Highest earning associate's biological and physical sciences programs in Illinois
Illinois biological and physical sciences programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of Lake County | Grayslake | Public, 2-year | $37,724 | 41 |
| 2 | City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago | Public, 2-year | $33,115 | 37 |
| 3 | City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | Public, 2-year | $30,203 | 57 |
| 4 | Triton College | River Grove | Public, 2-year | $29,069 | 44 |
| 5 | City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | Chicago | Public, 2-year | $27,451 | 91 |
| 6 | Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey | Public, 2-year | $27,320 | 55 |
| 7 | William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | Public, 2-year | $27,081 | 73 |
| 8 | City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | Chicago | Public, 2-year | $26,939 | 30 |
| 9 | City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College | Chicago | Public, 2-year | $26,130 | 89 |
| 10 | Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove | Public, 2-year | $24,939 | 58 |
| 11 | Rend Lake College | Ina | Public, 2-year | $24,444 | 33 |
| 12 | City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | Chicago | Public, 2-year | $24,111 | 43 |
| 13 | Kishwaukee College | Malta | Public, 2-year | $24,070 | 46 |
| 14 | Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | Public, 2-year | $23,128 | 86 |
| 15 | College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | Public, 2-year | $22,654 | 45 |
| 16 | Morton College | Cicero | Public, 2-year | $22,435 | 32 |
| 17 | Rock Valley College | Rockford | Public, 2-year | $21,956 | 36 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.