City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College

Chicago, Illinois · Public

Of 13 assessed programs, 11 leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 19 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$6,712
$30k to $48k	$6,871
$48k to $75k	$8,591
$75k to $110k	$10,176
$110k and up	$14,355
All families (average)	$7,220

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

13 of 32 programs could be assessed 41% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Illinois high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$67,363	+$31,281	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	315
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$43,108	+$7,026	clears the bar	$6,488	0.9 yrs	254
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,102	+$5,020	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	248
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$89,178	+$53,096	clears the bar	$10,000	0.2 yrs	137
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,908 1-year earnings	+$826	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	120
Biological and Physical Sciences	Associate's Degree	$47,500	+$11,418	clears the bar	$4,800	0.4 yrs	101
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$62,062	+$25,980	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	98
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$75,878	+$39,796	clears the bar	$9,572	0.2 yrs	64
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$26,947 1-year earnings	-$9,135	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$51,326	+$15,244	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	$26,123	-$9,959	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$86,686	+$50,604	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$46,497	+$10,415	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biological and Physical Sciences	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Assisting	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,082/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.