Carl Sandburg College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- Public college
- Galesburg, IL
- 1,051 undergraduates
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
3 Carl Sandburg College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($66,508), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($27,529). The median program pays $51,566.
All 3 associate's programs, ranked
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Illinois" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Illinois. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.
Program names link to the program's own page, and Illinois ranks link to the full ranking for the field.
Common questions
Nursing graduates earn a median of $66,508 in their first year, the most of 3 Carl Sandburg College associate's programs that report pay.
Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $6,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 3 Carl Sandburg College associate's programs that report debt.
In-district tuition and fees are $5,390 a year, and $8,900 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $3,662 a year.
3 associate's programs at Carl Sandburg College report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Illinois rankings when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels