Business/Commerce, General programs in Illinois
20 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
General and Operations Managers in Illinois earn a median of $103,570 a year across 171,300 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Management Analysts | $104,270 | 45,820 |
| Sales Managers | $155,280 | 32,240 |
| Managers, All Other | $140,240 | 31,680 |
| Project Management Specialists | $103,470 | 27,180 |
| Construction Managers | $109,160 | 19,160 |
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 | $26,339 | not published | 401 |
| DeVry University-Illinois Lisle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 81 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Northwestern University Evanston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Parkland College Champaign | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 42 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Roosevelt University Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Spoon River College Canton | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College Rockford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
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.
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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 Business/Commerce, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.