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Certificate (under 1 year)-17% vs national median38 grads tracked

Management Information Systems and Services at Sinclair Community College

Ranked 10th of 10 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Management Information Systems and Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,279
middle 50%: $25,937 – $48,943
Median · 5 years out
$50,831
middle 50%: $35,115 – $70,012
Median · 10 years out
$63,874
middle 50%: $40,793 – $81,200

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Management Information Systems and Services (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 Management Information Systems and Services earn a median $38,279 one year after graduating, rising to $63,874 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% below the national median of $61,332 for this field, ranking 10th of 10 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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,392 total interest

Same major at other universities

Community College of Aurora
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
Housatonic Community College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$60,908 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$54,051 · 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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