Where can I study Biological and Physical Sciences in Illinois?

Biological and Physical Sciences programs in Illinois

50 colleges in Illinois offer Biological and Physical Sciences, from associate's degree to doctorate (research). The most graduates in 2023-24 came from William Rainey Harper College, Moraine Valley Community College, and Waubonsee Community College.

Updated September 2026 · Sources: IPEDS 2023-24, College Scorecard

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Colleges

Sorted by graduates in Biological and Physical Sciences. No college pays to be on this list or to rank higher.

William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$11,607

Graduation rate
48%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$48,071
Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$2,829

Graduation rate
40%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$43,892
Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$11,442

Graduation rate
39%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$44,788
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$7,401

Graduation rate
25%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$46,909
Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$6,026

Graduation rate
41%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$45,516
Triton College
River Grove, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$4,138

Graduation rate
29%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$41,728
Rock Valley College
Rockford, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$5,242

Graduation rate
37%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$39,158
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$7,042

Graduation rate
37%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$45,143
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
Chicago, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$7,397

Graduation rate
26%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$36,531
Parkland College
Champaign, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$8,048

Graduation rate
32%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,320
College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$7,607

Graduation rate
37%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$43,424
Kishwaukee College
Malta, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$4,574

Graduation rate
45%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$39,657
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
Chicago, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$7,886

Graduation rate
27%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$37,962
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
Chicago, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$6,375

Graduation rate
31%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$41,625
Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$1,672

Graduation rate
21%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$42,889
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$2,232

Graduation rate
42%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$40,810
Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$10,427

Graduation rate
36%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$36,884
Rend Lake College
Ina, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$9,187

Graduation rate
63%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$35,775
Morton College
Cicero, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$5,191

Graduation rate
31%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$42,406
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
Chicago, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$7,220

Graduation rate
18%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$32,427
Lewis and Clark Community College
Godfrey, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$3,349

Graduation rate
44%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$37,724
Heartland Community College
Normal, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$12,013

Graduation rate
54%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$40,768
Black Hawk College
Moline, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$6,944

Graduation rate
40%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$37,253
Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$4,299

Graduation rate
48%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,479
Highland Community College
Freeport, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$5,713

Graduation rate
45%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$37,928
Oakton College
Des Plaines, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$5,183

Graduation rate
37%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$47,852
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
Chicago, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$7,863

Graduation rate
32%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$36,484
Shawnee Community College
Ullin, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$4,162

Graduation rate
60%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$32,999
John A Logan College
Carterville, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$5,541

Graduation rate
46%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$34,096
Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$2,254

Graduation rate
58%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,877
Richland Community College
Decatur, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$3,741

Graduation rate
60%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,793
Southeastern Illinois College
Harrisburg, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$11,437

Graduation rate
55%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$33,763
Spoon River College
Canton, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$3,415

Graduation rate
42%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,386
Kankakee Community College
Kankakee, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$4,665

Graduation rate
32%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,767
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College
Chicago, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$9,038

Graduation rate
21%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$31,114
South Suburban College
South Holland, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$3,242

Graduation rate
28%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$33,680
John Wood Community College
Quincy, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$7,050

Graduation rate
49%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,631
Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$3,662

Graduation rate
50%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$35,274
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Olney, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$10,092

Graduation rate
63%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$37,533
Kaskaskia College
Centralia, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$6,477

Graduation rate
49%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,801
Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$8,493

Graduation rate
49%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$40,458
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
Chicago, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$9,494

Graduation rate
31%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$28,467
Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$4,738

Graduation rate
21%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$36,696
Danville Area Community College
Danville, IL · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$4,777

Graduation rate
45%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$34,867
Dominican University
River Forest, IL · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$11,745

Graduation rate
55%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$60,327
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$29,167

Graduation rate
95%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$89,363
Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, IL · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$18,436

Graduation rate
36%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$54,089
Saint Xavier University
Chicago, IL · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$10,970

Graduation rate
57%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$58,656
North Central College
Naperville, IL · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$21,044

Graduation rate
64%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$60,123
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL · 4-year · Public

Doctorate (research)

Average net price
$10,974

Graduation rate
62%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$68,740

Program 30.0101, CIP 2020. Colleges and award levels from IPEDS 2023-24 completions; costs and outcomes from College Scorecard (June 2026).