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Associate-25% vs national median139 grads tracked

Computer and Information Sciences, General at Texas State Technical College

Ranked 130th of 145 associate programs in Computer and Information Sciences, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,980
middle 50%: $28,103 – $44,829
Median · 5 years out
$44,398
middle 50%: $35,495 – $58,799
Median · 10 years out
$48,487
middle 50%: $35,331 – $69,023

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Computer and Information Sciences, General (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Texas State Technical College's associate program in Computer and Information Sciences, General earn a median $36,980 one year after graduating, rising to $48,487 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 25% below the national median of $59,476 for this field, ranking 130th of 145 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
9.4 yrs
≈ $10,693 total interest

Same major at other universities

New River Community College
$46,171 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$46,111 · 5 yrs out
Southside Virginia Community College
$45,979 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$45,505 · 5 yrs out
Mitchell Technical College
$44,796 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Mountwest Community and Technical College
$44,206 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$44,129 · 5 yrs out
Leeward Community College
$43,497 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Wytheville Community College
$42,446 · 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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