Associate-16% vs national median245 grads tracked
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at Palo Alto College
Ranked 297th of 373 associate programs in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,618
middle 50%: $26,948 – $54,757
Median · 5 years out
$48,213
middle 50%: $36,314 – $66,162
Median · 10 years out
$63,061
middle 50%: $42,539 – $85,664
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
Computer science graduates earn a median of $40k in their first year. After ten years, the median salary is $63k.
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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,518 total interest
Same major at other universities
Paris Junior College
$48,791 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$48,703 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
SOWELA Technical Community College
$48,385 · 5 yrs out
Clinton Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$48,258 · 5 yrs out
Niagara County Community College
$48,182 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$48,042 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
South University - Columbia
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$48,011 · 5 yrs out
Sullivan County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
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$87,351 · 5 yrs out
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$64,834 · 5 yrs out
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$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services (Associate)
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
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$56,877 · 5 yrs out
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$56,272 · 5 yrs out
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$55,746 · 5 yrs out
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$55,746 · 5 yrs out
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$55,181 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$54,286 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Associate)
$53,921 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Associate)
$53,793 · 5 yrs out
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