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Highest earning certificate practical nursing programs in Illinois
Illinois practical nursing 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 | Verve College | Oak Brook | For-profit, under 2-year | $63,593 | 89 |
| 2 | CAAN Academy of Nursing | Matteson | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $55,822 | 32 |
| 3 | MDT College of Health Sciences | Chicago | For-profit, under 2-year | $54,894 | 153 |
| 4 | Capital Area Career Center | Springfield | Public, under 2-year | $52,517 | 140 |
| 5 | Career Center of Southern Illinois | Red Bud | Public, under 2-year | $45,941 | 102 |
| 6 | Rasmussen University | Rockford | For-profit, 2-year | $45,271 | 288 |
| 7 | Kaskaskia College | Centralia | Public, 2-year | $43,289 | 35 |
| 8 | Lake Land College | Mattoon | Public, 2-year | $41,756 | 32 |
| 9 | City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | Public, 2-year | $36,493 | 46 |
| 10 | College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | Public, 2-year | $31,086 | 43 |
| 11 | Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | Public, 2-year | $30,067 | 46 |
| 12 | Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield | Public, 2-year | $29,851 | 101 |
| 13 | Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby | Public, 2-year | $29,115 | 45 |
| 14 | Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | Public, 2-year | $22,351 | 48 |
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.
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