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College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL · Public · Visit Website

Programs Analyzed

Avg Grad Earnings

$43,025/yr

Avg TradeSchoolWorth Score

65/100

Tuition (In-State)

$4,320/yr

Out-of-state: $12,510/yr

All Programs at College of DuPage

21 trade programs ranked by TradeSchoolWorth Score. Click any program for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

Program	Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare across schools	87	$52,904/yr	Moderate	121.5x
Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Compare across schools	85	$69,105/yr	Moderate	79.0x
Accounting and Related Services Compare across schools	83	$52,724/yr	Exposed	121.0x
Business Administration Compare across schools	80	$46,497/yr	Moderate	52.8x
Allied Health Diagnostic Compare across schools	75	$53,537/yr	Resilient	122.9x
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare across schools	75	$40,196/yr	Resilient	92.0x
Fire Protection Compare across schools	74	$58,160/yr	Resilient	66.3x
Accounting and Related Services Compare across schools	74	$47,775/yr	Exposed	54.3x
Allied Health Diagnostic Compare across schools	72	$62,471/yr	Resilient	71.3x
Dental Support Services Compare across schools	70	$59,215/yr	Resilient	67.5x
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare across schools	69	$42,274/yr	Resilient	47.9x
Practical Nursing Compare across schools	69	$31,086/yr	AI-Proof	71.0x
Culinary Arts and Related Services Compare across schools	64	$26,952/yr	AI-Proof	30.2x
Criminal Justice and Corrections Compare across schools	62	$28,749/yr	Resilient	32.3x
Legal Support Services Compare across schools	60	$40,429/yr	Exposed	92.6x
Design and Applied Arts Compare across schools	59	$32,133/yr	Moderate	73.4x
Design and Applied Arts Compare across schools	51	$31,463/yr	Moderate	35.4x
Liberal Arts and Sciences Compare across schools	48	$28,678/yr	AI-Proof	64.2x
Library and Archives Assisting Compare across schools	44	$31,514/yr	Moderate	71.9x
Biological and Physical Sciences Compare across schools	42	$22,654/yr	Resilient	43.3x
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications Compare across schools	27	$45,016/yr	Exposed	51.1x

About This Data

TradeSchoolWorth analyzes 21 trade and vocational programs at College of DuPage using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI resilience research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The TradeSchoolWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three scenarios (strong growth, base case, conservative) showing 10-year earnings projections.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2026.