Certificate (1-2 years)+2% vs national median176 grads tracked
Computer and Information Sciences, General at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
Ranked 13th of 28 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Computer and Information Sciences, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,823
middle 50%: $23,905 – $47,802
Median · 5 years out
$52,886
middle 50%: $38,749 – $67,922
Median · 10 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $45,751 – $99,192
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
This certificate program in Computer and Information Sciences offers a median first-year salary of $36k. Earnings grow to $69k 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?
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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
7.9 yrs
≈ $9,436 total interest
Same major at other universities
Kapiolani Community College
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Leeward Community College
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
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
$51,824 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$51,818 · 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
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