Data Processing programs in Texas
14 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Texas
Computer Occupations, All Other in Texas earn a median of $111,530 a year across 57,020 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | $9,815 | not published | 272 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Dallas College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 57 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lee College Baytown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Lee College Baytown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Navarro College Corsicana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Navarro College Corsicana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Weatherford College Weatherford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Weatherford College Weatherford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
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 Data Processing — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.