Associate+18% vs national median173 grads tracked
Computer and Information Sciences, General at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
Ranked 17th of 145 associate programs in Computer and Information Sciences, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,510
middle 50%: $36,009 – $64,402
Median · 5 years out
$70,474
middle 50%: $51,694 – $88,167
Median · 10 years out
$75,525
middle 50%: $52,963 – $103,464
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Computer and Information Sciences, General (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Computer and Information Sciences graduates start with a $48k median salary. This figure climbs to $70k at year five and reaches $76k 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?
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
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,907 total interest
Same major at other universities
SUNY Broome Community College
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$71,649 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$71,155 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Tompkins Cortland Community College
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$70,566 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$68,943 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$67,948 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$67,307 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma City Community College
$67,138 · 5 yrs out
Bristol Community College
$66,690 · 5 yrs out
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
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$84,631 · 5 yrs out
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$76,734 · 5 yrs out
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$76,680 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$75,070 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$74,364 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$73,650 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$71,690 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,487 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,931 · 5 yrs out
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