North Central College
Naperville, IL · Private nonprofit · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
19
Avg Grad Earnings
$42,999/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
53/100
Tuition
$44,394/yr
All Programs at North Central College
19 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 77 | $85,168/yr | Very High | 3.8x |
| Accounting and Related Services | 66 | $58,717/yr | Very High | 3.5x |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 66 | $51,420/yr | Very High | 3.7x |
| Business Administration | 66 | $44,934/yr | High | 2.7x |
| Computer Science | 65 | $53,544/yr | Very High | 5.1x |
| Teacher Education | 63 | $48,074/yr | High | 1.7x |
| Teacher Education | 63 | $47,668/yr | High | 2.3x |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 62 | $53,587/yr | High | 3.0x |
| Economics | 62 | $52,728/yr | Very High | 2.0x |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 57 | $48,549/yr | High | 2.8x |
| Marketing | 57 | $45,464/yr | Very High | 2.5x |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 48 | $34,609/yr | Moderate | 1.9x |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 41 | $30,167/yr | High | 0.7x |
| Sociology | 40 | $29,714/yr | High | 1.9x |
| Psychology, General | 40 | $27,688/yr | High | 2.0x |
| Design and Applied Arts | 37 | $28,037/yr | High | 2.1x |
| East Asian Languages | 32 | $29,594/yr | Very High | 0.7x |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 31 | $20,416/yr | Moderate | 0.9x |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 29 | $26,908/yr | High | 0.5x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 19 bachelor's degree programs at North Central College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
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 2025.