Associate+8% vs national median786 grads tracked
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 108th of 373 associate programs in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,798
middle 50%: $31,084 – $57,260
Median · 5 years out
$62,086
middle 50%: $47,892 – $78,305
Median · 10 years out
$77,579
middle 50%: $60,162 – $99,021
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Kirkwood Community College graduates in Computer and Information Sciences earn $44k in their first year. Year 10 median pay is $78k.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,724 total interest
Same major at other universities
Greenville Technical College
$62,573 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$62,555 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$62,421 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$62,236 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$62,189 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$62,119 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$61,853 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Quinebaug Valley Community College
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Kirkwood Community College
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,528 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$65,511 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
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