Associate+4% vs national median532 grads tracked
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
Ranked 49th of 123 associate programs in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,509
middle 50%: $21,382 – $38,623
Median · 5 years out
$51,537
middle 50%: $32,883 – $75,362
Median · 10 years out
$74,301
middle 50%: $58,032 – $106,801
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies graduates earn a median $30k in year one. Year-10 median salaries reach $74k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.3 yrs
≈ $10,359 total interest
Same major at other universities
Triton College
$52,254 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$52,186 · 5 yrs out
Washington County Community College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$52,031 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$51,991 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
$51,964 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$51,353 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$51,252 · 5 yrs out
Redlands Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Northern Wyoming Community College District
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Blue Ridge Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
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