Certificate (under 1 year)+18% vs national median157 grads tracked
Management Information Systems and Services at Aims Community College
Ranked 2nd of 10 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Management Information Systems and Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$55,868
middle 50%: $35,958 – $84,777
Median · 5 years out
$72,341
middle 50%: $51,052 – $92,911
Median · 10 years out
$77,362
middle 50%: $57,175 – $103,966
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Management Information Systems and Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Aims Community College graduates in Management Information Systems earn $56k in year one. Salaries grow to $72k by year five and $77k by year ten.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
5.6 yrs
≈ $6,161 total interest
Same major at other universities
Northern Arizona University
$79,190 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$68,731 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
Housatonic Community College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$60,908 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$50,831 · 5 yrs out
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$77,273 · 5 yrs out
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$72,748 · 5 yrs out
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$65,353 · 5 yrs out
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$65,230 · 5 yrs out
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$65,177 · 5 yrs out
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$65,177 · 5 yrs out
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$64,898 · 5 yrs out
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