Associate+15% vs national median886 grads tracked
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at Lone Star College System
Ranked 76th of 373 associate programs in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$48,596
middle 50%: $34,017 – $68,802
Median · 5 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $47,864 – $88,213
Median · 10 years out
$78,576
middle 50%: $53,724 – $112,527
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Lone Star College System produces Computer and Information Sciences graduates with a $49k median first-year salary. By year ten, median earnings hit $79k.
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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,040 total interest
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$66,399 · 5 yrs out
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$66,303 · 5 yrs out
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$66,303 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - Okmulgee
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oregon Community College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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$65,868 · 5 yrs out
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$65,831 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$65,610 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Rockland Community College
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
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$108,135 · 5 yrs out
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$90,782 · 5 yrs out
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$88,842 · 5 yrs out
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$87,304 · 5 yrs out
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$83,557 · 5 yrs out
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$82,784 · 5 yrs out
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$81,191 · 5 yrs out
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$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,306 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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