Associate+6% vs national median523 grads tracked
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 28th of 73 associate programs in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,514
middle 50%: $31,245 – $57,263
Median · 5 years out
$62,520
middle 50%: $49,384 – $78,094
Median · 10 years out
$76,502
middle 50%: $60,130 – $99,392
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Kirkwood Community College associates in IT administration earn $44k in their first year. This increases to $63k 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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,726 total interest
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$64,754 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
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$63,662 · 5 yrs out
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$63,329 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$63,214 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$61,926 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$60,990 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$60,927 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$60,272 · 5 yrs out
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$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
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$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
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$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,528 · 5 yrs out
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$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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