College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, Illinois · Public

Of 28 assessed programs, 27 leave graduates out-earning a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 83 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$4,032
$30k to $48k	$4,390
$48k to $75k	$8,431
$75k to $110k	$12,717
$110k and up	$15,308
All families (average)	$7,401

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.

28 of 111 programs could be assessed 25% 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
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$51,089	+$15,007	clears the bar	$9,000	0.6 yrs	821
Biological and Physical Sciences	Associate's Degree	$52,007	+$15,925	clears the bar	$10,664	0.7 yrs	258
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,763	+$18,681	clears the bar	$7,000	0.4 yrs	225
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$75,450	+$39,368	clears the bar	$8,312	0.2 yrs	154
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$78,079	+$41,997	clears the bar	$13,006	0.3 yrs	110
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$65,434	+$29,352	clears the bar	$14,839	0.5 yrs	85
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,083	+$15,001	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	79
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$58,233	+$22,151	clears the bar	$15,500	0.7 yrs	73
Design	Associate's Degree	$50,264	+$14,182	clears the bar	$11,750	0.8 yrs	52
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$87,336	+$51,254	clears the bar	$5,910	0.1 yrs	37
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,199	+$7,117	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,196 1-year earnings	+$4,114	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$56,383	+$20,301	clears the bar	$10,000	0.5 yrs	34
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,780	+$2,698	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$57,058	+$20,976	clears the bar	$11,500	0.5 yrs	27
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	Associate's Degree	$86,313	+$50,231	clears the bar	$6,371	0.1 yrs	26
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$40,306	+$4,224	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$70,294	+$34,212	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$50,503	+$14,421	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$70,554	+$34,472	clears the bar	$17,225	0.5 yrs	24
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	$89,991	+$53,909	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$47,775 1-year earnings	+$11,693	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	$76,160	+$40,078	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,429 1-year earnings	+$4,347	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$59,092	+$23,010	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	$36,946	+$864	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$65,890	+$29,808	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Library and Archives Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$31,514 1-year earnings	-$4,568	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Social Work	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Cosmetology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Library and Archives Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Apparel and Textiles	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Agricultural Production Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Agricultural Production Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Homeland Security	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Apparel and Textiles	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Construction Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mechanics and Repairers, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
American Sign Language	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Social Work	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Construction Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Graphic Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Social Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Agricultural Mechanization	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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.