What Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services grads make
Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.
Bachelor's
national median $52,636 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Northwestern- St PaulMN | $37,592 | $72,204 | — | +37% |
| 2 | University of Minnesota DuluthMN | $39,517 | $67,570 | — | +28% |
| 3 | Texas A&M University - CommerceTX | $41,695 | $63,874 | $76,958 | +21% |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin - StoutWI | $47,928 | $61,393 | $71,182 | +17% |
| 5 | Indiana University - BloomingtonIN | $33,458 | $60,590 | $88,299 | +15% |
| 6 | Illinois State UniversityIL | $45,946 | $59,498 | — | +13% |
| 7 | George Mason UniversityVA | $33,666 | $59,105 | — | +12% |
| 8 | Framingham State UniversityMA | $38,771 | $58,821 | $76,595 | +12% |
| 9 | Fashion Institute of TechnologyNY | $34,630 | $58,114 | $81,295 | +10% |
| 10 | Arizona State UniversityAZ | $36,327 | $56,620 | — | +8% |
| 11 | Southern Oregon UniversityOR | $37,867 | $55,665 | $59,848 | +6% |
| 12 | University of Central MissouriMO | $42,596 | $55,389 | $64,628 | +5% |
| 13 | CUNY York CollegeNY | $34,473 | $53,485 | — | +2% |
| 14 | West Virginia University - Institute of TechnologyWV | $29,458 | $53,243 | $51,929 | +1% |
| 15 | Bowling Green State UniversityOH | $37,002 | $53,186 | — | +1% |
| 16 | Butler UniversityIN | $33,861 | $52,920 | — | +1% |
| 17 | Georgia Southern UniversityGA | $39,425 | $52,821 | $68,911 | 0% |
| 18 | Texas State UniversityTX | $37,506 | $52,636 | $60,590 | 0% |
| 19 | Kent State UniversityOH | $38,141 | $52,354 | $50,311 | -1% |
| 20 | University of Northern IowaIA | $37,592 | $50,368 | $58,956 | -4% |
| 21 | Minneapolis College of Art & DesignMN | $32,492 | $49,979 | — | -5% |
| 22 | Western Illinois UniversityIL | $32,510 | $49,438 | $59,062 | -6% |
| 23 | Sam Houston State UniversityTX | $26,296 | $48,984 | $76,015 | -7% |
| 24 | University of Wisconsin - PlattevilleWI | $36,019 | $48,665 | $59,962 | -8% |
| 25 | SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY | $28,584 | $45,933 | — | -13% |
| 26 | SUNY at FredoniaNY | $32,455 | $45,751 | $64,628 | -13% |
| 27 | SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY | $31,725 | $45,638 | $73,728 | -13% |
| 28 | University of Hawaii at ManoaHI | $31,673 | $44,737 | $58,858 | -15% |
| 29 | Regent UniversityVA | $31,485 | $43,347 | — | -18% |
| 30 | University of Central OklahomaOK | $29,102 | $42,092 | — | -20% |
| 31 | Fairmont State UniversityWV | $27,760 | $41,154 | $50,477 | -22% |
| 32 | Missouri Western State UniversityMO | $27,979 | $39,655 | — | -25% |
| 33 | Utah Valley UniversityUT | $31,905 | — | — | — |
| 34 | Minnesota State University MoorheadMN | $28,969 | — | — | — |
| 35 | Colorado Mesa UniversityCO | $28,103 | — | — | — |
Master's
national median $73,728 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMN | $82,614 | $102,996 | $127,603 | +40% |
| 2 | University of Houston - Clear LakeTX | $59,307 | $73,728 | — | 0% |
| 3 | State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY | $48,487 | $55,746 | $68,363 | -24% |
Associate
national median $41,244 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of CincinnatiOH | $34,630 | $55,746 | $64,402 | +35% |
| 2 | Colorado Mesa UniversityCO | $33,861 | $55,111 | $83,557 | +34% |
| 3 | Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA | $43,463 | $52,872 | $65,458 | +28% |
| 4 | Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH | $35,458 | $49,783 | $67,343 | +21% |
| 5 | Suffolk County Community CollegeNY | $28,536 | $49,399 | $70,527 | +20% |
| 6 | North Lake CollegeTX | $29,704 | $49,269 | — | +19% |
| 7 | Cedar Valley CollegeTX | $42,371 | $48,487 | — | +18% |
| 8 | Joliet Junior CollegeIL | $21,368 | $48,487 | — | +18% |
| 9 | San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX | $28,680 | $47,574 | $71,115 | +15% |
| 10 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $34,089 | $46,728 | $61,167 | +13% |
| 11 | Queensborough Community College-CUNYNY | $30,261 | $46,728 | $60,342 | +13% |
| 12 | Austin Community CollegeTX | $32,492 | $46,359 | — | +12% |
| 13 | College Of DuPageIL | $31,206 | $46,116 | $58,363 | +12% |
| 14 | Eastfield CollegeTX | $34,993 | $45,751 | $51,789 | +11% |
| 15 | Salt Lake Community CollegeUT | $30,647 | $45,751 | — | +11% |
| 16 | CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeNY | $28,777 | $45,751 | — | +11% |
| 17 | CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNY | $31,035 | $45,413 | $59,253 | +10% |
| 18 | Northwest Vista CollegeTX | $28,584 | $45,365 | — | +10% |
| 19 | Columbus State Community CollegeOH | $34,993 | $44,894 | $53,536 | +9% |
| 20 | Lone Star College SystemTX | $35,340 | $44,592 | $48,487 | +8% |
| 21 | Hennepin Technical CollegeMN | $30,491 | $44,060 | $60,590 | +7% |
| 22 | Northern Essex Community CollegeMA | $25,850 | $43,722 | — | +6% |
| 23 | Front Range Community CollegeCO | $32,101 | $43,523 | — | +6% |
| 24 | Kapiolani Community CollegeHI | $35,091 | $43,047 | $45,751 | +4% |
| 25 | Tidewater Community CollegeVA | $33,758 | $43,047 | $47,939 | +4% |
| 26 | South Central CollegeMN | $30,731 | $42,660 | — | +3% |
| 27 | Tarrant County College DistrictTX | $33,406 | $42,596 | $53,107 | +3% |
| 28 | York County Community CollegeME | $31,387 | $42,596 | — | +3% |
| 29 | SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeNY | $24,926 | $42,505 | — | +3% |
| 30 | Virginia Western Community CollegeVA | $32,807 | $42,063 | $42,709 | +2% |
| 31 | Kirkwood Community CollegeIA | $29,035 | $42,063 | $48,377 | +2% |
| 32 | Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL | $29,214 | $41,818 | — | +1% |
| 33 | Southeast Technical CollegeSD | $32,020 | $41,635 | $48,688 | +1% |
| 34 | McHenry County CollegeIL | $29,557 | $41,544 | — | +1% |
| 35 | South Plains CollegeTX | $26,712 | $41,525 | $54,679 | +1% |
| 36 | Mount Wachusett Community CollegeMA | $28,787 | $41,424 | — | 0% |
| 37 | Hawkeye Community CollegeIA | $30,662 | $41,244 | $50,368 | 0% |
| 38 | Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN | $30,339 | $41,244 | $57,867 | 0% |
| 39 | Erie Community CollegeNY | $28,569 | $41,093 | $47,243 | 0% |
| 40 | Amarillo CollegeTX | $32,883 | $40,944 | $40,342 | -1% |
| 41 | Trident Technical CollegeSC | $29,599 | $40,883 | $45,505 | -1% |
| 42 | SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY | $19,694 | $40,568 | $50,676 | -2% |
| 43 | Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeVA | $34,252 | $40,550 | $56,170 | -2% |
| 44 | Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA | $31,687 | $40,217 | $49,855 | -2% |
| 45 | Central Ohio Technical CollegeOH | $26,329 | $39,579 | $55,935 | -4% |
| 46 | Richland CollegeTX | $31,905 | $39,425 | — | -4% |
| 47 | Vincennes UniversityIN | $27,956 | $39,323 | $43,347 | -5% |
| 48 | Pikes Peak State CollegeCO | $29,021 | $39,277 | $49,855 | -5% |
| 49 | Ohio UniversityOH | $26,239 | $39,242 | $48,066 | -5% |
| 50 | Aims Community CollegeCO | $31,485 | $39,163 | $49,171 | -5% |
| 51 | Ridgewater CollegeMN | $33,005 | $38,967 | — | -6% |
| 52 | Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA | $30,237 | $38,544 | $44,129 | -7% |
| 53 | Orange County Community CollegeNY | $26,721 | $38,202 | $44,129 | -7% |
| 54 | Springfield Technical Community CollegeMA | $28,450 | $37,592 | — | -9% |
| 55 | Mt. Hood Community CollegeOR | $27,814 | $37,592 | — | -9% |
| 56 | Cayuga Community CollegeNY | $25,504 | $37,497 | $47,119 | -9% |
| 57 | Iowa Western Community CollegeIA | $29,102 | $37,420 | $47,705 | -9% |
| 58 | Iowa Central Community CollegeIA | $29,769 | $37,225 | $48,487 | -10% |
| 59 | Hostos Community College of the City University of New YorkNY | $27,352 | $36,903 | — | -11% |
| 60 | Middlesex Community CollegeCT | $36,412 | $36,766 | $67,887 | -11% |
| 61 | Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $25,568 | $36,745 | $53,814 | -11% |
| 62 | Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH | $32,582 | $36,674 | $53,107 | -11% |
| 63 | Rock Valley CollegeIL | $31,171 | $36,491 | — | -12% |
| 64 | Monroe Community CollegeNY | $27,296 | $36,037 | $45,365 | -13% |
| 65 | Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $25,937 | $36,019 | $45,210 | -13% |
| 66 | Iowa Valley Community College DistrictIA | $29,807 | $35,666 | — | -14% |
| 67 | Central Maine Community CollegeME | $28,549 | $35,666 | $48,487 | -14% |
| 68 | Leeward Community CollegeHI | $27,237 | $35,626 | $51,223 | -14% |
| 69 | Bossier Parish Community CollegeLA | $27,214 | $34,915 | $44,796 | -15% |
| 70 | Pueblo Community CollegeCO | $30,804 | $34,840 | — | -16% |
| 71 | Tri-County Technical CollegeSC | $25,844 | $34,622 | $42,371 | -16% |
| 72 | Onondaga Community CollegeNY | $25,987 | $34,435 | $44,785 | -17% |
| 73 | Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO | $26,371 | $34,228 | $39,021 | -17% |
| 74 | Lane Community CollegeOR | $31,066 | $34,002 | — | -18% |
| 75 | Lake Land CollegeIL | $32,101 | $33,005 | — | -20% |
| 76 | Moberly Area Community CollegeMO | $25,331 | $33,005 | — | -20% |
| 77 | Owens Community CollegeOH | $31,024 | $32,883 | $39,425 | -20% |
| 78 | Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA | $26,866 | $32,883 | $41,424 | -20% |
| 79 | Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $24,558 | $32,639 | — | -21% |
| 80 | Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeNY | $24,273 | $32,393 | $42,505 | -21% |
| 81 | Southeastern Community CollegeIA | $29,195 | $31,694 | $40,342 | -23% |
| 82 | Illinois Central CollegeIL | $29,296 | $28,199 | $40,342 | -32% |
| 83 | Linn-Benton Community CollegeOR | $48,487 | — | — | — |
| 84 | Lee CollegeTX | $40,793 | — | $94,389 | — |
| 85 | Southern Maine Community CollegeME | $28,969 | — | — | — |
| 86 | Prairie State CollegeIL | $28,199 | — | — | — |
| 87 | Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley CollegeIL | $27,582 | — | — | — |
| 88 | Kingsborough Community College/CUNYNY | $25,850 | — | — | — |
| 89 | Mineral Area CollegeMO | $25,504 | — | — | — |
| 90 | Tyler Junior CollegeTX | $24,637 | — | — | — |
| 91 | Texas State Technical CollegeTX | $21,570 | — | — | — |
Certificate (1-2 years)
national median $41,695 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA | $30,143 | $49,855 | — | +20% |
| 2 | Nassau Community CollegeNY | $30,165 | $47,119 | $67,042 | +13% |
| 3 | William Rainey Harper CollegeIL | $34,211 | $46,298 | — | +11% |
| 4 | Linn-Benton Community CollegeOR | $30,437 | $44,669 | — | +7% |
| 5 | College Of DuPageIL | $40,680 | $44,129 | $50,197 | +6% |
| 6 | Front Range Community CollegeCO | $32,272 | $43,384 | — | +4% |
| 7 | Columbus State Community CollegeOH | $33,152 | $42,286 | $43,948 | +1% |
| 8 | Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA | $31,905 | $41,695 | — | 0% |
| 9 | Lake Superior CollegeMN | $22,905 | $39,242 | — | -6% |
| 10 | Leeward Community CollegeHI | $26,234 | $38,305 | $52,031 | -8% |
| 11 | Niagara County Community CollegeNY | $26,742 | $37,592 | — | -10% |
| 12 | York Technical CollegeSC | $21,596 | $34,840 | $43,948 | -16% |
| 13 | Bossier Parish Community CollegeLA | $26,756 | $34,770 | $43,588 | -17% |
| 14 | Lane Community CollegeOR | $31,416 | $33,582 | — | -19% |
| 15 | Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO | $24,348 | $31,905 | — | -23% |
| 16 | Danville Community CollegeVA | $26,082 | $29,849 | $36,215 | -28% |
| 17 | Salt Lake Community CollegeUT | $32,324 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Lake Land CollegeIL | $30,304 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA | $23,771 | — | — | — |
Certificate (under 1 year)
national median $43,047 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aims Community CollegeCO | $35,391 | $55,464 | — | +29% |
| 2 | Tarrant County College DistrictTX | $34,155 | $51,994 | $44,549 | +21% |
| 3 | Moraine Valley Community CollegeIL | $33,505 | $48,487 | $59,105 | +13% |
| 4 | San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX | $27,510 | $48,213 | $61,630 | +12% |
| 5 | Waubonsee Community CollegeIL | $25,009 | $46,337 | — | +8% |
| 6 | Austin Community CollegeTX | $31,504 | $46,142 | $55,464 | +7% |
| 7 | Northwest Vista CollegeTX | $28,969 | $44,849 | — | +4% |
| 8 | North Lake CollegeTX | $37,984 | $43,722 | — | +2% |
| 9 | Trident Technical CollegeSC | $26,303 | $43,293 | $48,487 | +1% |
| 10 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $30,690 | $43,047 | $57,052 | 0% |
| 11 | Eastfield CollegeTX | $28,338 | $43,047 | — | 0% |
| 12 | Sinclair Community CollegeOH | $24,810 | $42,505 | $42,146 | -1% |
| 13 | Central Texas College DistrictTX | $31,537 | $42,371 | $42,371 | -2% |
| 14 | Pikes Peak State CollegeCO | $30,253 | $41,887 | $57,372 | -3% |
| 15 | Columbus State Community CollegeOH | $33,449 | $41,424 | — | -4% |
| 16 | South Plains CollegeTX | $28,247 | $40,342 | — | -6% |
| 17 | Cedar Valley CollegeTX | $28,103 | $40,342 | $61,121 | -6% |
| 18 | Lake Land CollegeIL | $26,134 | $36,674 | — | -15% |
| 19 | Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL | $26,106 | $35,666 | $45,075 | -17% |
| 20 | Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL | $25,256 | $34,421 | $50,767 | -20% |
| 21 | Elgin Community CollegeIL | $26,416 | $34,107 | — | -21% |
| 22 | Amarillo CollegeTX | $27,814 | $31,905 | — | -26% |
| 23 | Lee CollegeTX | $26,493 | $28,276 | — | -34% |
| 24 | Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA | $34,840 | — | — | — |
| 25 | Tri-County Technical CollegeSC | $28,969 | — | — | — |
| 26 | Front Range Community CollegeCO | $28,969 | — | — | — |
| 27 | Salt Lake Community CollegeUT | $27,979 | — | — | — |
| 28 | Mt. Hood Community CollegeOR | $27,237 | — | — | — |
Certificate (2-4 years)
| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridgewater CollegeMN | $33,582 | $37,935 | — | — |
| 2 | Mesabi Range CollegeMN | $22,327 | — | — | — |