Certificate (1-2 years)0% vs national median540 grads tracked
Computer and Information Sciences, General at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Ranked 15th of 28 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Computer and Information Sciences, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,496
middle 50%: $26,455 – $55,849
Median · 5 years out
$51,824
middle 50%: $35,069 – $67,708
Median · 10 years out
$56,312
middle 50%: $37,716 – $82,090
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 computer science certificate holders earn $39k in year one. Median salaries reach $56k after ten years.
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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,203 total interest
Same major at other universities
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 - Region 4
$52,886 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$52,165 · 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
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
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$138,470 · 5 yrs out
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$95,552 · 5 yrs out
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$95,419 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Associate)
$93,149 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$91,528 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$84,947 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$84,568 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
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