William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, Illinois · Public
Graduate earnings
16of 16 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Illinois high-school graduate (about $36,082 a year).
16 of 83 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 67: 61 with no earnings published and 6 with nothing reported.
Average net price, all families$11,607 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$11,607 a year
About $11,607 over 1 year, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $9,446 |
| $30k to $48k | $10,501 |
| $48k to $75k | $13,426 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,866 |
| $110k and up | $18,676 |
| All families (average) | $11,607 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Illinois high-school graduate ($36,082 a year).
16 of 83 programs could be assessed 19% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | $50,088 | +$14,006 | clears the bar | $8,920 | 0.6 yrs | 1,093 |
| Practical and Vocational Nursing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $69,119 | +$33,037 | clears the bar | $6,258 | 0.2 yrs | 589 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Associate's Degree | $54,379 | +$18,297 | clears the bar | $6,375 | 0.3 yrs | 440 |
| Accounting | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,358 | +$9,276 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 84 |
| Nursing | Associate's Degree | $82,445 | +$46,363 | clears the bar | $11,786 | 0.3 yrs | 82 |
| Medical Assisting | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $64,750 | +$28,668 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 80 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Associate's Degree | $80,912 | +$44,830 | clears the bar | $14,459 | 0.3 yrs | 55 |
| Administrative and Office Support | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $70,953 | +$34,871 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 51 |
| Business Administration | Associate's Degree | $78,284 | +$42,202 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 47 |
| Engineering, General | Associate's Degree | $75,970 | +$39,888 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 44 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $87,267 | +$51,185 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Healthcare Administration | Associate's Degree | $46,359 | +$10,277 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Associate's Degree | $69,701 | +$33,619 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Criminal Justice | Associate's Degree | $50,553 | +$14,471 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Legal Support Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $62,081 | +$25,999 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $47,479 | +$11,397 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 918 |
| Precision Metalworking | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 76 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 47 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 47 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 44 |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 34 |
| HVAC Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 33 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 31 |
| Human Resources | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| IT Administration and Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Design | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Accounting | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Apparel and Textiles | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| IT Administration and Management | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Fire Protection | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Design | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Administrative and Office Support | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Insurance | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Graphic Communications | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Precision Metalworking | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Music | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Homeland Security | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Security Science and Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Medical Assisting | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Massage Therapy and Bodywork | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Computer Programming | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Finance | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Security Science and Technology | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Culinary Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Air Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Public Health | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Apparel and Textiles | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Homeland Security | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Computer Programming | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teaching Assistants/Aides | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Criminal Justice | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| HVAC Technology | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Fine Arts | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Information Science | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching Assistants/Aides | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Services | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Hospitality Management | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Hospitality Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Fire Protection | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Human Resources | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,082 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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