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Associate-3% vs national median216 grads tracked

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at Western Iowa Tech Community College

Ranked 182nd of 373 associate programs in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,858
middle 50%: $28,573 – $52,636
Median · 5 years out
$55,935
middle 50%: $38,193 – $78,137
Median · 10 years out
$66,562
middle 50%: $40,536 – $93,016

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

Western Iowa Tech Community College reports a $38k median salary for Computer and Information Sciences graduates in their first year. Five-year earnings reach $56k, while ten-year median pay hits $67k.

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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,903 total interest

Same major at other universities

Lee College
$56,676 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$56,610 · 5 yrs out
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
$56,538 · 5 yrs out
Columbia - Greene Community College - SUNY Office of Cmnty Colleges
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
$56,519 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - DuBois
$56,473 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$56,473 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$55,884 · 5 yrs out
University of Rio Grande - Rio Grande Community College
$55,665 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$55,621 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$55,609 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Western Iowa Tech Community College

Computer Programming (Associate)
$67,746 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$62,036 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Computer Software and Media Applications (Associate)
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,076 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$57,796 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$57,237 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$56,895 · 5 yrs out

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