Program Payoff

City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College

Chicago, Illinois. 33 certificate and associate programs, public. 33 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Illinois.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Biological and Physical Sciences Associate's degree not published $79,990
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $35,830
Childcare Workers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree not published $59,590
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $80,230
Accountants and Auditors
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $80,230
Accountants and Auditors
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Undergraduate certificate not published $47,990
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $103,570
General and Operations Managers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $103,570
General and Operations Managers
Computer Programming Undergraduate certificate not published $132,110
Software Developers
Computer Programming Associate's degree not published $132,110
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate not published $132,110
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree not published $132,110
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $132,110
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $171,730
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's degree not published $171,730
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $39,490
Security Guards
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $39,490
Security Guards
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $58,240
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate not published $99,560
Electricians
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree not published $99,560
Electricians
Engineering, General Associate's degree not published $163,610
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $76,200
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $76,200
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $35,830
Childcare Workers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $51,320
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $51,320
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Information Science/Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $132,110
Software Developers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Undergraduate certificate not published $59,590
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Marketing Undergraduate certificate not published $79,120
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $63,220
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $58,520
Machinists
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $47,920
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Real Estate Undergraduate certificate not published $74,980
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.