Certificate (1-2 years)+16% vs national median125 grads tracked
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications at Clayton State University
Ranked 2nd of 15 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$52,920
middle 50%: $40,956 – $68,545
Median · 5 years out
$64,122
middle 50%: $51,576 – $81,006
Median · 10 years out
$73,113
middle 50%: $55,817 – $94,389
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Clayton State University graduates in Computer Systems Networking earn a median of $53k in year one. The median salary hits $73k after ten years.
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
6.2 yrs
≈ $6,766 total interest
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$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
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$59,253 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Victoria College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Ozarks Technical Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
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$47,574 · 5 yrs out
South Louisiana Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
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$101,595 · 5 yrs out
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$88,977 · 5 yrs out
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$78,529 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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$73,495 · 5 yrs out
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$72,815 · 5 yrs out
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$69,154 · 5 yrs out
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$68,227 · 5 yrs out
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$67,797 · 5 yrs out
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