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Certificate (under 1 year)+32% vs national median85 grads tracked

Computer Software and Media Applications at Sinclair Community College

Ranked 5th of 24 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Computer Software and Media Applications by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$48,984
middle 50%: $30,620 – $77,430
Median · 5 years out
$68,521
middle 50%: $43,722 – $94,389
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Computer Software and Media Applications (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Sinclair Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Computer Software and Media Applications earn a median $48,984 one year after graduating, rising to $68,521 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 32% above the national median of $52,031 for this field, ranking 5th of 24 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?

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
6.2 yrs
≈ $6,884 total interest

Same major at other universities

Oakton College
$92,948 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$61,926 · 5 yrs out
Laurel Ridge Community College
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$58,527 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sinclair Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$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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