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Associate-11% vs national median200 grads tracked

Information Science/Studies at Erie Community College

Ranked 42nd of 53 associate programs in Information Science/Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,842
middle 50%: $28,969 – $55,464
Median · 5 years out
$50,767
middle 50%: $39,204 – $69,154
Median · 10 years out
$66,741
middle 50%: $49,057 – $90,670

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Information Science/Studies (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Erie Community College's associate program in Information Science/Studies earn a median $39,842 one year after graduating, rising to $66,741 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% below the national median of $57,147 for this field, ranking 42nd of 53 reporting programs.

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
≈ $9,170 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College
$53,578 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$52,333 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$52,232 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$51,722 · 5 yrs out
Cayuga Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$50,441 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Gateway Community College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$48,639 · 5 yrs out
Clinton Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$48,258 · 5 yrs out
Elaine P. Nunez Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Broome Community College
$44,897 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Erie Community College

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$106,721 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$86,254 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$82,541 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$81,919 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$69,509 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,740 · 5 yrs out

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