Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
12,919 students earn a computer systems networking and telecommunications credential each year across 490 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $60,540
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $73,315
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Bachelor's programs — 59 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah290—1 year out——2University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina106$48,0771 year out$60,500$26,3303Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey59$51,5401 year out$57,734$26,5704Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah58$64,6151 year out$94,111$21,0005University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin50$66,6231 year out$91,351$27,0006University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota43$68,0471 year out$103,056$20,5007NUC UniversityBayamon, Puerto Rico41$32,3711 year out$32,153$23,5008Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida38$53,8881 year out$70,575$18,5769DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, Illinois38$60,5401 year out$73,315$48,01410Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts30$68,0561 year out$97,831$27,00011Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan27$57,5021 year out$74,388$24,14612DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois19$61,4821 year out$96,261$24,75013University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota19$51,2911 year out$81,784$26,12514Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, Maryland18$42,6181 year out$78,310$27,00015Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio18$61,7881 year out$76,803$19,50016Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah18$71,9411 year out$86,601—17Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana18—1 year out——18Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida16$48,6551 year out—$43,28019Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, Pennsylvania16$49,3741 year out—$27,00020Tiffin UniversityTiffin, Ohio11—1 year out——21Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan10—1 year out——22University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio10$60,9441 year out$81,650$26,87923DeVry University-CaliforniaOntario, California10$60,5401 year out$73,315$48,01424University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri8—1 year out——25Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, Ohio8$55,2861 year out—$27,00026Valley College-MartinsburgMartinsburg, West Virginia8—1 year out——27Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, Illinois7—1 year out——28Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, Puerto Rico7—1 year out$33,119—29Miles CollegeFairfield, Alabama6—1 year out——30Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois5$66,8011 year out$84,405—31DeVry University-OhioColumbus, Ohio5$60,5401 year out$73,315$48,01432Excelsior UniversityAlbany, New York4—1 year out——33Indiana Institute of TechnologyFort Wayne, Indiana3—1 year out——34Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, Michigan3—1 year out——35EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San JuanSan Juan, Puerto Rico3$26,5191 year out$42,448—36Capella UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota3—1 year out——37DeVry University-TexasIrving, Texas3$60,5401 year out$73,315$48,01438Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island2—1 year out$67,825—39DeVry College of New YorkNew York, New York2$60,5401 year out$73,315$48,01440DeVry University-GeorgiaDecatur, Georgia2$60,5401 year out$73,315$48,01441Southern Nazarene UniversityBethany, Oklahoma1—1 year out——42EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San SebastianSan Sebastian, Puerto Rico1$26,5191 year out$42,448—43Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesFayette, Missouri1—1 year out——44DeVry University-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona1$60,5401 year out$73,315$48,01445DeVry University-FloridaOrlando, Florida1$60,5401 year out$73,315$48,01446University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona1$65,4741 year out$68,866$39,64547Park UniversityParkville, Missouri—$71,6011 year out$75,326$15,00048Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York—$73,3671 year out$119,606$31,00049Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, Ohio0$61,7881 year out$76,803$19,50050Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio0$61,7881 year out$76,803$19,50051Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, Ohio0$61,7881 year out$76,803$19,50052Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, Ohio0$61,7881 year out$76,803$19,50053Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio0$61,7881 year out$76,803$19,50054Inter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoFajardo, Puerto Rico0—1 year out$26,466—55Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico0—1 year out$34,033—56DeVry University-NevadaHenderson, Nevada0$60,5401 year out$73,315$48,01457DeVry University-New JerseyIselin, New Jersey0$60,5401 year out$73,315$48,01458DeVry University-VirginiaArlington, Virginia0$60,5401 year out$73,315$48,01459EDP University of Puerto Rico-CaguasCaguas, Puerto Rico0$26,5191 year out$42,448—
Associate programs — top 100 of 285 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas89$42,8751 year out—$18,8622Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas79$46,9691 year out$70,736$12,0003City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California70—1 year out——4DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, Illinois58$44,7351 year out$57,157$32,8825Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio54$45,7721 year out$67,111$17,8166Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas44$40,8071 year out$62,699$13,1647Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California42—1 year out——8Northwest Vista CollegeSan Antonio, Texas42—1 year out——9Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona38$35,7861 year out$55,139$12,00010Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin31$43,2761 year out$58,674$22,94411College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois30—1 year out—$10,85412Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas30—1 year out$63,909—13Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire, Wisconsin30$47,2681 year out$61,304$13,50014Honolulu Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii29—1 year out——15Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana27—1 year out——16American River CollegeSacramento, California26—1 year out——17Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California25—1 year out——18Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin25$65,3241 year out——19College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois24—1 year out——20Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan24—1 year out$64,439—21Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, North Dakota24—1 year out—$19,10122Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin24$37,9841 year out$59,359$11,50023Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, Minnesota23$47,2171 year out$66,283$18,00024Crowder CollegeNeosho, Missouri23—1 year out——25Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado22$52,2441 year out$68,429$19,43826Mott Community CollegeFlint, Michigan22—1 year out$52,595—27Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi22—1 year out——28State Technical College of MissouriLinn, Missouri22$41,2701 year out$51,097$11,54529Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania22—1 year out$57,384$26,70630North Central Texas CollegeGainesville, Texas22—1 year out——31Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington22—1 year out$66,282—32Guam Community CollegeMangilao, Guam22—1 year out——33Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, Maryland21—1 year out——34South Puget Sound Community CollegeOlympia, Washington21$43,3801 year out——35Cochise County Community College DistrictSierra Vista, Arizona20—1 year out——36Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee, Wisconsin20—1 year out$64,721—37South Louisiana Community CollegeLafayette, Louisiana20$35,3281 year out—$10,50038Intellitec College-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado19$26,1921 year out$45,728$21,10439Eastwick College-NutleyNutley, New Jersey19$30,7841 year out—$17,72840Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham, Washington19—1 year out$53,219—41Sierra CollegeRocklin, California18—1 year out——42Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, Illinois18—1 year out$49,027—43Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi18—1 year out$45,406—44Johnson CollegeScranton, Pennsylvania18—1 year out——45Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah18—1 year out$93,451—46Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington18—1 year out——47Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan17—1 year out$54,214—48Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan17—1 year out——49Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria, Minnesota17$49,7061 year out$49,292—50Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio17—1 year out——51De Anza CollegeCupertino, California16—1 year out——52Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, Mississippi16—1 year out$43,416—53Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, Washington16—1 year out$53,305$10,75954Terra State Community CollegeFremont, Ohio15—1 year out——55Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, Oklahoma15—1 year out——56Everett Community CollegeEverett, Washington15—1 year out——57Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin15—1 year out$62,657—58Southern Technical CollegeFort Myers, Florida15$29,6321 year out——59Pierpont Community and Technical CollegeFairmont, West Virginia15$33,5901 year out$59,345$12,00060Cypress CollegeCypress, California14—1 year out——61Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California14—1 year out——62Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois14—1 year out——63Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, Iowa14$40,8731 year out$62,399—64Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwa, Iowa14$41,1661 year out$56,200$14,08565South Central CollegeNorth Mankato, Minnesota14—1 year out$65,753—66Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls, Minnesota14—1 year out——67Renton Technical CollegeRenton, Washington14—1 year out——68College of the DesertPalm Desert, California13—1 year out——69Fresno City CollegeFresno, California13—1 year out——70San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California13—1 year out——71Allen County Community CollegeIola, Kansas13—1 year out——72Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids, Minnesota13—1 year out$56,558—73Jones County Junior CollegeEllisville, Mississippi13—1 year out——74Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, Pennsylvania13—1 year out——75Charter CollegeAnchorage, Alaska12$47,4631 year out—$21,44276Idaho State UniversityPocatello, Idaho12—1 year out——77Flint Hills Technical CollegeEmporia, Kansas12—1 year out——78Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan12—1 year out$73,005—79Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Missouri12$44,3811 year out$46,949$17,10180Jefferson CollegeHillsboro, Missouri12—1 year out——81Western Dakota Technical CollegeRapid City, South Dakota12$40,4181 year out—$20,04982Moraine Park Technical CollegeFond du Lac, Wisconsin12—1 year out$52,249—83Herzing University-AtlantaAtlanta, Georgia11$43,9011 year out$50,860$30,64984Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, Iowa11$43,2531 year out$74,811$25,37585Muskegon Community CollegeMuskegon, Michigan11—1 year out——86Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, Ohio11—1 year out$49,239—87Clark CollegeVancouver, Washington11—1 year out——88Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California10—1 year out——89Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, California10—1 year out——90College of Eastern IdahoIdaho Falls, Idaho10—1 year out$44,901—91Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, Mississippi10—1 year out——92Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton, Missouri10—1 year out——93Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeJohnstown, New York10—1 year out——94Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas10—1 year out——95Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas10—1 year out——96West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California9—1 year out——97East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi9—1 year out$54,700—98Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi9—1 year out$52,920—99Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, Pennsylvania9$36,3401 year out—$11,309100Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin9$41,9421 year out$50,095$22,500
Certificate programs — top 100 of 315 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1MyComputerCareer at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina1,711$38,0281 year out$52,959$9,5002MyComputerCareer at ColumbusColumbus, Ohio1,417$39,2871 year out$48,354$9,5003Northshore Technical Community CollegeLacombe, Louisiana448$28,5181 year out——4MyComputerCareer at IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana337$37,7001 year out$56,140$9,5005DSDTDetroit, Michigan266$36,7811 year out—$14,2066College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada257—1 year out——7Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas245$49,4241 year out—$15,7298City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California222—1 year out——9Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona182—1 year out$51,438—10Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois140—1 year out——11Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, Washington133—1 year out——12CyberTex Institute of TechnologyAustin, Texas103$33,4771 year out$44,297$7,91713Cypress CollegeCypress, California102—1 year out——14Tulsa Technology CenterTulsa, Oklahoma85$29,2131 year out$52,579—15Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana83—1 year out——16Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado79$52,5831 year out—$18,87517P C Age-Jersey CityJersey City, New Jersey76$39,3801 year out$53,399$13,00018Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana74—1 year out——19Northwest Vista CollegeSan Antonio, Texas68—1 year out——20Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah64—1 year out——21Sheridan Technical CollegeHollywood, Florida59$28,4901 year out$36,841—22Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas59—1 year out——23Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio56—1 year out——24Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas52$50,4931 year out$65,708$13,66925Honolulu Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii49—1 year out——26Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi48—1 year out——27Indian Capital Technology Center-MuskogeeMuskogee, Oklahoma45—1 year out——28Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin44—1 year out——29Intellitec College-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado43$29,4271 year out—$10,60730Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois42—1 year out——31Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi42—1 year out$42,783—32University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona40—1 year out——33Atlantic Technical CollegeCoconut Creek, Florida38—1 year out——34Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton, Missouri37$38,2351 year out——35Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California36—1 year out——36Uintah Basin Technical CollegeRoosevelt, Utah36—1 year out——37Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, Maryland35—1 year out——38Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeOgden, Utah35—1 year out——39College of the RedwoodsEureka, California33—1 year out——40Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma33—1 year out——41Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington33—1 year out——42Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California32—1 year out——43Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, North Dakota32—1 year out——44Lincoln Technical Institute-ParamusParamus, New Jersey32$36,9151 year out$45,467$11,58845South Louisiana Community CollegeLafayette, Louisiana31—1 year out——46Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinIselin, New Jersey30$36,9151 year out$45,467$11,58847Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois29—1 year out——48Crowder CollegeNeosho, Missouri27$32,2891 year out——49PC AGE-MetroparkIselin, New Jersey27$39,3801 year out$53,399$13,00050Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California26—1 year out——51Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona24—1 year out——52Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California24—1 year out——53Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado24—1 year out——54Canadian Valley Technology CenterEl Reno, Oklahoma24—1 year out——55Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California23—1 year out——56Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas23—1 year out——57Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, Tennessee23—1 year out——58Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas23—1 year out——59Immokalee Technical CollegeImmokalee, Florida22—1 year out——60Emily Griffith Technical CollegeDenver, Colorado21—1 year out——61Tom P. Haney Technical CollegePanama City, Florida21—1 year out——62Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, Mississippi21—1 year out——63Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlesterMcAlester, Oklahoma20—1 year out——64Intellitec College-Grand JunctionGrand Junction, Colorado19$27,5101 year out—$11,25065Traviss Technical CollegeLakeland, Florida19—1 year out——66Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, Iowa19—1 year out——67Washburn Institute of TechnologyTopeka, Kansas19—1 year out$49,982—68Jackson CollegeJackson, Michigan19—1 year out——69Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Missouri19—1 year out$43,368—70Emerald Coast Technical CollegeDeFuniak Springs, Florida19—1 year out——71Louisiana Delta Community CollegeMonroe, Louisiana19—1 year out——72Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut18—1 year out——73Radford M Locklin Technical CollegeMilton, Florida18—1 year out——74William T McFatter Technical CollegeDavie, Florida18—1 year out——75Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts18—1 year out——76Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, California17—1 year out——77Manatee Technical CollegeBradenton, Florida17—1 year out——78Northwest Louisiana Technical Community CollegeMinden, Louisiana17—1 year out——79Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan17—1 year out$66,473$12,46480Francis Tuttle Technology CenterOklahoma City, Oklahoma17—1 year out——81San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California16—1 year out——82San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California16—1 year out——83Southern University at ShreveportShreveport, Louisiana16—1 year out——84North Central Texas CollegeGainesville, Texas16—1 year out——85Victoria CollegeVictoria, Texas16—1 year out——86Osceola Technical CollegeKissimmee, Florida16—1 year out——87Okaloosa Technical CollegeFort Walton Beach, Florida16—1 year out——88Aparicio-Levy Technical CollegeTampa, Florida16—1 year out——89Sierra CollegeRocklin, California15—1 year out——90George Stone Technical CollegePensacola, Florida15—1 year out——91Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/CarrollParis, Tennessee15—1 year out——92Southwest Technical CollegeCedar City, Utah15—1 year out——93Fred K Marchman Technical CollegeNew Port Richey, Florida15—1 year out——94West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California14—1 year out——95College of Eastern IdahoIdaho Falls, Idaho14—1 year out——96Rend Lake CollegeIna, Illinois14—1 year out——97Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham, Washington14—1 year out——98Yavapai CollegePrescott, Arizona13—1 year out——99American River CollegeSacramento, California13—1 year out——100Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California13—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).