Program Payoff

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications programs in Kansas

27 schools in Kansas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 5 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $42,682 at Johnson County Community College.

What this work pays in Kansas

Software Developers in Kansas earn a median of $113,420 a year across 13,580 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in Kansas
Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,8304,050
Computer Systems Analysts$100,7703,740
Information Security Analysts$100,6201,830
Computer Network Architects$100,6101,770
Computer Programmers$92,960460

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Johnson County Community College Overland Park Associate's degree $42,682 (29 grads) 21
Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka Undergraduate certificate $38,289 (17 grads) 23
Washburn University Topeka Undergraduate certificate $38,289 (17 grads)
Flint Hills Technical College Emporia Associate's degree $30,771 (15 grads) 14
Wichita Technical Institute Wichita Undergraduate certificate $18,250 $29,956 (111 grads)
Wichita Technical Institute Wichita Associate's degree $25,208 not published 20
Allen County Community College Iola Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Allen County Community College Iola Associate's degree not published 6
Barton County Community College Great Bend Undergraduate certificate not published 2
Barton County Community College Great Bend Associate's degree not published 8
Coffeyville Community College Coffeyville Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Coffeyville Community College Coffeyville Associate's degree not published 0
Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College Goodland Undergraduate certificate not published 4
Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College Goodland Associate's degree not published 2
Fort Hays Tech North Central Beloit Associate's degree not published 7
Highland Community College Highland Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Highland Community College Highland Associate's degree not published 0
Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson Undergraduate certificate not published 1
Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson Associate's degree not published 3
Independence Community College Independence Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Independence Community College Independence Associate's degree not published 1
Johnson County Community College Overland Park Undergraduate certificate not published 14
Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City Associate's degree not published 1
Pratt Community College Pratt Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Pratt Community College Pratt Associate's degree not published 0
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita Undergraduate certificate not published

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.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.