Associate+14% vs national median556 grads tracked
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies at Joliet Junior College
Ranked 28th of 123 associate programs in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 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 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Multi-disciplinary studies graduates from Joliet Junior College start at $27k. Salaries reach $56k after five years and $76k after ten years.
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
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$57,902 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson College of Health Sciences
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
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$57,334 · 5 yrs out
Rose State College
$57,001 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$56,809 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$56,203 · 5 yrs out
Palo Alto College
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$55,725 · 5 yrs out
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$55,665 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$54,732 · 5 yrs out
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$106,400 · 5 yrs out
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$104,398 · 5 yrs out
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$82,387 · 5 yrs out
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$74,055 · 5 yrs out
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