Associate-10% vs national median225 grads tracked
Information Science/Studies at Texas State Technical College
Ranked 41st of 53 associate programs in Information Science/Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,932
middle 50%: $25,701 – $44,700
Median · 5 years out
$51,223
middle 50%: $38,202 – $69,318
Median · 10 years out
$59,187
middle 50%: $43,603 – $84,541
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Information Science/Studies (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Information Science graduates earn $34k in their first year. Median earnings reach $59k after ten years.
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
8.4 yrs
≈ $9,989 total interest
Same major at other universities
North Central Texas College
$55,621 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$54,474 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College
$53,578 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$52,333 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$52,232 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$51,722 · 5 yrs out
Cayuga Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$50,441 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Gateway Community College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$48,639 · 5 yrs out
Clinton Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$48,258 · 5 yrs out
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$126,300 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$122,926 · 5 yrs out
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$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
Precision Production (Associate)
$68,484 · 5 yrs out
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