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Associate+2% vs national median290 grads tracked

Management Information Systems and Services at Tidewater Community College

Ranked 21st of 51 associate programs in Management Information Systems and Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$51,960
middle 50%: $34,173 – $70,298
Median · 5 years out
$60,696
middle 50%: $43,858 – $84,234
Median · 10 years out
$68,298
middle 50%: $48,066 – $99,629

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Management Information Systems and Services (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Tidewater Community College's associate program in Management Information Systems and Services earn a median $51,960 one year after graduating, rising to $68,298 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $59,662 for this field, ranking 21st of 51 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?

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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,048 total interest

Same major at other universities

Norwalk Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$62,590 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University - North Central
$61,903 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$61,278 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$60,990 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut State Community College
$59,662 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
Germanna Community College
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$56,711 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$56,515 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$56,029 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Tidewater Community College

Engineering (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$80,325 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,072 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,996 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,218 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out

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