Computer Science programs in Texas
25 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
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 |
| Data Scientists | $122,090 | 25,860 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $101,850 | 19,590 |
| Information Security Analysts | $129,890 | 16,130 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Community College Alvin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 50 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | — | not published | 56 |
| Galveston College Galveston | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 101 |
| Jacksonville College-Main Campus Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Laredo College Laredo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Associate's degree | — | not published | 35 |
| Midland College Midland | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 50 |
| Southwestern Adventist University Keene | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Temple College Temple | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Vernon College Vernon | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | 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 Science — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.