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Certificate (under 1 year)-12% vs national median120 grads tracked

Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services at Texas State Technical College

Ranked 76th of 97 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,029
middle 50%: $19,523 – $34,840
Median · 5 years out
$31,252
middle 50%: $24,142 – $46,337
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Texas State Technical College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services earn a median $26,029 one year after graduating, rising to $31,252 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $35,528 for this field, ranking 76th of 97 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
16.2 yrs
≈ $19,078 total interest

Same major at other universities

Coastal Bend College
$32,178 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$31,679 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$31,590 · 5 yrs out
Hill College
$31,354 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$30,837 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$30,804 · 5 yrs out
Horry - Georgetown Technical College
$30,739 · 5 yrs out
Frank Phillips College
$30,600 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$30,589 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$30,570 · 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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