Associate+34% vs national median258 grads tracked
Computer Programming at Austin Community College
Ranked 8th of 95 associate programs in Computer Programming by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$51,505
middle 50%: $34,018 – $73,785
Median · 5 years out
$77,093
middle 50%: $53,343 – $98,953
Median · 10 years out
$80,325
middle 50%: $56,312 – $110,004
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Computer Programming (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Austin Community College Computer Programming associates see a $52k median salary in year one. Five-year earnings reach $77k, and $80k by year ten.
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
5.6 yrs
≈ $6,304 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
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$76,734 · 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
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$98,659 · 5 yrs out
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$82,142 · 5 yrs out
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$82,142 · 5 yrs out
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$80,645 · 5 yrs out
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$80,472 · 5 yrs out
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$80,472 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Certificate)
$75,704 · 5 yrs out
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$74,729 · 5 yrs out
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$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
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