Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions programs in Illinois
28 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Illinois earn a median of $63,220 a year across 19,860 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Psychiatric Technicians | $46,200 | 9,410 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $92,860 | 7,740 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $83,750 | 5,810 |
| Healthcare Social Workers | $64,270 | 4,910 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $49,960 | 3,460 |
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 | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 43 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Heartland Community College Normal | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | 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 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.