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Associate-5% vs national median384 grads tracked

Air Transportation at Texas State Technical College

Ranked 16th of 26 associate programs in Air Transportation by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,065
middle 50%: $27,683 – $49,488
Median · 5 years out
$62,372
middle 50%: $44,737 – $94,789
Median · 10 years out
$79,787
middle 50%: $56,524 – $108,447

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Air Transportation (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Texas State Technical College's associate program in Air Transportation earn a median $38,065 one year after graduating, rising to $79,787 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% below the national median of $65,353 for this field, ranking 16th of 26 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 yrs
≈ $8,280 total interest

Same major at other universities

Middle Georgia State University
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Central Oregon Community College
$66,562 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$56,757 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Northwestern Community College
$54,365 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Texas State Technical College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$126,300 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$122,926 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$109,537 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$86,605 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$83,187 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,000 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$77,691 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$77,691 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Public Health (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out

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