Certificate (1-2 years)0% vs national median258 grads tracked
Computer and Information Sciences, General at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
Ranked 16th of 28 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Computer and Information Sciences, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,618
middle 50%: $28,546 – $56,743
Median · 5 years out
$51,818
middle 50%: $38,967 – $67,307
Median · 10 years out
$45,751
middle 50%: $29,704 – $72,585
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Computer and Information Sciences, General (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3 reports $40k median first-year earnings for computer science certificates. Five-year earnings reach $52k.
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
8.4 yrs
≈ $9,313 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$55,228 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$54,898 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$54,286 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$52,886 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$51,824 · 5 yrs out
Ogden-Weber Technical College
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$50,070 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$49,513 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
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