Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services programs in Illinois

2 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

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Illinois earn a median of $79,990 a year across 44,670 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
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,570	2,570
Interpreters and Translators	$55,290	1,510
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$99,050	730
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,530	690

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

School	Credential	Median debt	Graduate earnings, 2 yrs	Graduates
Elgin Community College Elgin	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	4
Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove	Undergraduate certificate	—	not published	4

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 Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.

Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.