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Associate+14% vs national median71 grads tracked

Physical Sciences at San Antonio College

Ranked 6th of 28 associate programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,368
middle 50%: $26,291 – $51,505
Median · 5 years out
$58,476
middle 50%: $42,295 – $75,860
Median · 10 years out
$67,967
middle 50%: $54,191 – $91,565

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Physical Sciences (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of San Antonio College's associate program in Physical Sciences earn a median $36,368 one year after graduating, rising to $67,967 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% above the national median of $51,515 for this field, ranking 6th of 28 reporting programs.

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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,836 total interest

Same major at other universities

Empire State University
$72,761 · 5 yrs out
Casper College
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Northern Oklahoma College
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$61,411 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$58,150 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$55,975 · 5 yrs out
Vermilion Community College
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$54,615 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at San Antonio College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$107,726 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$86,677 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$84,275 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$71,251 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$71,251 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$68,333 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out

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