Certificate (under 1 year)+12% vs national median301 grads tracked
Management Information Systems and Services at Portland Community College
Ranked 3rd of 10 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Management Information Systems and Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,899
middle 50%: $36,503 – $67,288
Median · 5 years out
$68,731
middle 50%: $48,487 – $87,772
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
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
Management Information Systems certificate graduates at Portland Community College see a first-year median of $50k. Median earnings increase to $69k by year five.
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
≈ $6,796 total interest
Same major at other universities
Northern Arizona University
$79,190 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$72,341 · 5 yrs out
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
Sinclair Community College
$50,831 · 5 yrs out
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$101,061 · 5 yrs out
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$99,460 · 5 yrs out
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$97,859 · 5 yrs out
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$93,265 · 5 yrs out
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$87,244 · 5 yrs out
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$85,856 · 5 yrs out
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$85,137 · 5 yrs out
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$85,137 · 5 yrs out
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$84,509 · 5 yrs out
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$84,284 · 5 yrs out
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$79,996 · 5 yrs out
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$79,314 · 5 yrs out
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