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Certificate (under 1 year)-32% vs national median112 grads tracked

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at Texas State Technical College

Ranked 165th of 178 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,759
middle 50%: $22,878 – $39,310
Median · 5 years out
$39,323
middle 50%: $28,276 – $50,791
Median · 10 years out
$47,119
middle 50%: $34,351 – $65,986

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

Certificate earners in Computer and Information Sciences at Texas State Technical College see a first-year median salary of $29k. By year 10, earnings typically rise to $47k.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
10.9 yrs
≈ $13,231 total interest

Same major at other universities

Tri-County Technical College
$41,844 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$39,752 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$39,380 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$39,242 · 5 yrs out
Hocking Technical College
$39,058 · 5 yrs out
Panola College
$38,738 · 5 yrs out
Trinity Valley Community College
$38,467 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$38,050 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Virginia Community College
$37,132 · 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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