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Nursing, associate's programs in Illinois
Among 34 Illinois associate's programs in Nursing with federal earnings data, Ambria College of Nursing graduates earn the highest median, $93,122 four years after graduating, with a median federal debt of $30,500. City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College follows at $89,178. The national median for associate's graduates in the same program is $80,813. (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard.)
- Programs with data
- 34
- Highest median
- $93,122
- National median
- $80,813
| College | Median earnings, 4 yrs after | vs national median | Debt borrowed at this college (median) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambria College of Nursing | $93,122 | +15% | $30,500 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | $89,178 | +10% | $10,000 |
| Prairie State College | $87,212 | +8% | $14,500 |
| Moraine Valley Community College | $86,862 | +7% | $17,196 |
| Kishwaukee College | $85,632 | +6% | — |
| Waubonsee Community College | $84,354 | +4% | $9,000 |
| Joliet Junior College | $83,413 | +3% | $10,741 |
| Rock Valley College | $83,373 | +3% | $8,968 |
| Oakton College | $83,364 | +3% | — |
| Richland Community College | $82,623 | about the same | $9,730 |
| William Rainey Harper College | $82,445 | about the same | $11,786 |
| Lincoln Land Community College | $82,042 | about the same | $14,910 |
| Triton College | $81,882 | about the same | $12,266 |
| Lake Land College | $80,993 | about the same | $6,816 |
| Danville Area Community College | $79,636 | about the same | $7,000 |
| College of DuPage | $78,079 | −3% | $13,006 |
| Kaskaskia College | $77,911 | −4% | — |
| Kankakee Community College | $77,800 | −4% | $18,100 |
| College of Lake County | $77,242 | −4% | $11,400 |
| Carl Sandburg College | $77,213 | −4% | $4,954 |
| Elgin Community College | $75,918 | −6% | $8,680 |
| Morton College | $75,828 | −6% | $7,500 |
| Heartland Community College | $75,469 | −7% | $10,250 |
| Southwestern Illinois College | $75,373 | −7% | $7,500 |
| John A Logan College | $74,758 | −7% | — |
The 25 highest of 34 programs. Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.
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What these numbers are
Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).