Certificate (under 1 year)+6% vs national median425 grads tracked
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 52nd of 178 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,097
middle 50%: $30,277 – $55,135
Median · 5 years out
$61,526
middle 50%: $43,683 – $79,157
Median · 10 years out
$67,042
middle 50%: $50,919 – $90,230
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
This certificate program leads to a $43k median salary in the first year. By year five, earnings increase to $62k.
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
6.9 yrs
≈ $7,862 total interest
Same major at other universities
Odessa College
$63,214 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$63,151 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$62,433 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$61,756 · 5 yrs out
Kishwaukee College
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
Prairie State College
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$60,051 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$59,353 · 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
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
Engineering (Associate)
$64,578 · 5 yrs out
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