Engineering, 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers in Illinois earn a median of $163,610 a year across 8,900 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Engineers, All Other | $111,930 | 2,520 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | $135,430 | 1,040 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 45 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 28 |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 32 |
| Heartland Community College Normal | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Kishwaukee College Malta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 32 |
| Sauk Valley Community College Dixon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 27 |
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 Engineering, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.