Computer and Information Sciences, General programs in Illinois
35 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Illinois
Software Developers in Illinois earn a median of $132,110 a year across 56,310 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $171,730 | 31,680 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $101,570 | 20,610 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $99,360 | 11,160 |
| Data Scientists | $106,560 | 10,520 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $100,080 | 9,820 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeVry University-Illinois Lisle | Associate's degree | $21,000 | not published | 803 |
| Black Hawk College Moline | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Black Hawk College Moline | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| CALC Institute of Technology Alton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| DeVry University-Illinois Lisle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 900 |
| East-West University Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Heartland Community College Normal | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Kishwaukee College Malta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Morton College Cicero | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Shawnee Community College Ullin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Spoon River College Canton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Spoon River College Canton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| University of St Francis Joliet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Computer and Information Sciences, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.