Associate-4% vs national median334 grads tracked
Teaching Assistants/Aides at Texas State Technical College
Ranked 7th of 21 associate programs in Teaching Assistants/Aides by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,157
middle 50%: $19,242 – $37,432
Median · 5 years out
$39,601
middle 50%: $24,700 – $55,378
Median · 10 years out
$46,924
middle 50%: $31,485 – $62,446
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Teaching Assistants/Aides (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Teaching Assistants/Aides graduates from Texas State Technical College earn a median of $27k in their first year. Median salaries reach $47k 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?
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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
11.1 yrs
≈ $13,515 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$63,874 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$49,837 · 5 yrs out
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
$46,086 · 5 yrs out
Kingsborough Community College/CUNY
$44,978 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bronx Community College
$42,817 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
$41,295 · 5 yrs out
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$38,847 · 5 yrs out
New River Community and Technical College
$38,509 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$37,744 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$37,132 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$35,225 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$34,307 · 5 yrs out
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