Certificate (under 1 year)+12% vs national median427 grads tracked
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at Central Texas College District
Ranked 37th of 178 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$52,273
middle 50%: $35,614 – $75,128
Median · 5 years out
$65,081
middle 50%: $46,264 – $89,811
Median · 10 years out
$72,766
middle 50%: $49,979 – $94,869
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Central Texas College District offers certificates in Computer and Information Sciences with $52k median first-year salaries. Ten-year median pay is $73k.
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
6.2 yrs
≈ $6,773 total interest
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$64,175 · 5 yrs out
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Other majors at Central Texas College District
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$81,750 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$78,948 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$77,289 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$72,917 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Certificate)
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$59,754 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Associate)
$58,808 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$58,188 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$58,188 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Data Processing (Certificate)
$57,175 · 5 yrs out
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