Which Illinois diagnostic and treatment professions program has the lowest debt?

Lincoln Land Community College reports the lowest median federal debt, $11,149, with first-year pay of $51,602.

How much do diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn in Illinois?

The median across 6 Illinois diagnostic and treatment professions certificate programs is $48,283 in the first year after graduating and $53,308 five years after.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Certificate) Programs in Illinois, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many diagnostic and treatment professions certificate programs are in Illinois?

6 Illinois programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

6 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Certificate in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Illinois diagnostic and treatment professions certificate program pays its graduates $48,283 in their first year, $1,927 more than the national median. William Rainey Harper College reports the highest first-year pay ($64,113), and Lincoln Land Community College the lowest median debt ($11,149).

Median first-year pay$48,283National $46,357

Median pay after 5 years$53,308National $52,367

Median federal debt$12,000National $13,230

Debt-to-earnings29%National 28%

All 6 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine · public	$64,113	Not reported	$11,159	17%
2	College of DuPageGlen Ellyn · public	$53,537	Not reported	$11,448	21%
3	Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfield · public	$51,602	$49,931	$11,149	22%
4	Midwestern Career CollegeChicago · private for-profit	$44,964	$44,367	$18,417	41%
5	Prairie State CollegeChicago Heights · public	$35,362	Not reported	$13,209	37%
6	City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicago · public	$28,481	Not reported	$13,679	48%

One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Illinois diagnostic and treatment professions program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Illinois medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lincoln Land Community College$11,149
William Rainey Harper College$11,159
College of DuPage$11,448
Prairie State College$13,209
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College$13,679

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to diagnostic and treatment professions, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

$79,930

Median pay in Illinois. 7,650 people work in this job in Illinois. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $59,350Top 10%: $104,210

Emergency Medical Technicians

$42,260

Median pay in Illinois. 7,840 people work in this job in Illinois. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $36,420Top 10%: $135,490

Physician Assistants

$131,950

Median pay in Illinois. 3,790 people work in this job in Illinois. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $105,160Top 10%: $162,330

Respiratory Therapists

$84,090

Median pay in Illinois. 4,880 people work in this job in Illinois. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $64,480Top 10%: $100,100

Common questions

William Rainey Harper College in Palatine reports the highest median first-year pay, $64,113. Its median federal debt is $11,159.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Certificate) programs in the US, ranked248 programs by pay and debt Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) programs in Illinois, ranked19 programs by pay and 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.
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.
Medians are across the diagnostic and treatment professions certificate programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024