Associate+34% vs national median284 grads tracked
Computer Programming at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
Ranked 9th of 95 associate programs in Computer Programming by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$55,317
middle 50%: $40,342 – $67,675
Median · 5 years out
$76,734
middle 50%: $57,105 – $97,626
Median · 10 years out
$84,259
middle 50%: $61,332 – $110,705
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Computer Programming (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Computer Programming graduates earn a median of $55k in year one. Ten-year median salaries reach $84k.
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
5.4 yrs
≈ $6,040 total interest
Same major at other universities
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$86,507 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$84,610 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$84,025 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$77,631 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$77,093 · 5 yrs out
Grayson College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$75,704 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$73,292 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
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$84,631 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$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
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$70,474 · 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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