Associate+3% vs national median724 grads tracked
Computer and Information Sciences, General at Sinclair Community College
Ranked 51st of 145 associate programs in Computer and Information Sciences, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,602
middle 50%: $31,905 – $58,413
Median · 5 years out
$61,218
middle 50%: $44,916 – $80,863
Median · 10 years out
$75,511
middle 50%: $53,492 – $100,474
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 science associate degree graduates earn $44k initially. This increases to $61k after five years and $76k 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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,808 total interest
Same major at other universities
Amarillo College
$62,393 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Cayuga Community College
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$61,663 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Laurel Ridge Community College
$61,167 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Billings
$60,961 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Morrisville
$60,508 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$60,076 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$59,971 · 5 yrs out
Niagara County Community College
$59,476 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Sinclair Community College
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$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$84,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,702 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$72,518 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out
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