Information Science/Studies programs in Illinois
19 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $32,711 at Lake Land College.
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 Occupations, All Other | $99,360 | 11,160 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | $85,710 | 2,050 |
| Database Architects | $142,500 | 1,590 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $98,750 | 1,540 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Associate's degree | — | $32,711 (20 grads) | 15 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Shawnee Community College Ullin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Triton College River Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Triton College River Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Associate's degree | — | 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 Information Science/Studies — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.