Associate+16% vs national median556 grads tracked
Biological and Physical Sciences at Joliet Junior College
Ranked 6th of 58 associate programs in Biological and Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$26,980
middle 50%: $19,146 – $39,142
Median · 5 years out
$56,339
middle 50%: $36,766 – $78,725
Median · 10 years out
$75,548
middle 50%: $51,142 – $111,581
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Biological and Physical Sciences (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Associate degree graduates in Biological and Physical Sciences earn a median of $27k in their first year. This income grows to $56k by year five and $76k by year ten.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8 yrs
≈ $10,140 total interest
Same major at other universities
Oakton College
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Northern Wyoming Community College District
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson College of Health Sciences
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College
$57,334 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$56,203 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$55,725 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$53,449 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$52,537 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$52,254 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$52,031 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$51,991 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Joliet Junior College
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$106,400 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
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$104,398 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$104,264 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
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$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$96,105 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$82,387 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,042 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out