Computer and Information Sciences, General programs in Texas
85 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 11 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $44,170 at Lone Star College System.
What this work pays in Texas
Software Developers in Texas earn a median of $132,150 a year across 163,880 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $171,530 | 73,060 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $111,530 | 57,020 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $107,390 | 47,990 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $101,240 | 34,840 |
| Data Scientists | $122,090 | 25,860 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Associate's degree | — | $44,170 (25 grads) | 142 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | $7,348 | $41,937 (21 grads) | 123 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Associate's degree | — | $37,980 (75 grads) | 81 |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | $33,281 (22 grads) | 70 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Associate's degree | — | $30,119 (17 grads) | 11 |
| Western Technical College El Paso | Associate's degree | $26,095 | $28,960 (57 grads) | 55 |
| Western Technical College El Paso | Associate's degree | $26,095 | $28,960 (57 grads) | — |
| South Texas College McAllen | Associate's degree | — | $27,048 (17 grads) | 40 |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | Associate's degree | — | $24,421 (11 grads) | 10 |
| Hallmark University San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (16 grads) | 38 |
| Southwest Texas College Uvalde | Associate's degree | — | $15,552 (14 grads) | 11 |
| DeVry University-Texas Irving | Associate's degree | $21,000 | not published | 22 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Austin Austin | Undergraduate certificate | $7,389 | not published | 53 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Undergraduate certificate | $10,500 | not published | 234 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Angelina College Lufkin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Angelina College Lufkin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Angelo State University San Angelo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Cisco College Cisco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Coastal Bend College Beeville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Coastal Bend College Beeville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| College of the Mainland Texas City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 28 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Galveston College Galveston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Galveston College Galveston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Hill College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 33 |
| Howard College Big Spring | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Howard College Big Spring | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Interactive College of Technology Houston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Interactive College of Technology Houston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Lamar State College-Orange Orange | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Lamar State College-Orange Orange | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Lee College Baytown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 215 |
| Midland College Midland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northeast Lakeview College Universal City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Parker University Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Saint Edward's University Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 147 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 143 |
| Southwest College for the Deaf Big Spring | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwest College for the Deaf Big Spring | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Temple College Temple | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Temple College Temple | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Texarkana College Texarkana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Texarkana College Texarkana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Texas State University San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 348 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Vernon College Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Vernon College Vernon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Wade College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Weatherford College Weatherford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Weatherford College Weatherford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Western Texas College Snyder | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Western Texas College Snyder | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Computer and Information Sciences, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.