Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications programs in Texas
43 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 8 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $42,884 at DeVry University-Texas.
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 Systems Analysts | $107,390 | 47,990 |
| Information Security Analysts | $129,890 | 16,130 |
| Computer Network Architects | $133,310 | 13,650 |
| Computer Network Support Specialists | $66,780 | 9,930 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeVry University-Texas Irving | Associate's degree | $27,582 | $42,884 (520 grads) | 1 |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | $39,369 (15 grads) | 40 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | $10,550 | $37,568 (36 grads) | 99 |
| CyberTex Institute of Technology Austin | Undergraduate certificate | $7,917 | $35,060 (42 grads) | 49 |
| Hallmark University San Antonio | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $35,060 (17 grads) | — |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | — | $33,281 (23 grads) | 0 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Associate's degree | — | $28,133 (25 grads) | 2 |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus Dallas | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $26,224 (77 grads) | — |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Undergraduate certificate | $12,999 | not published | 260 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | $8,919 | not published | 29 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 47 |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | $14,750 | not published | 99 |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Mainland Texas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 37 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Houston City College Houston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 49 |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| North Central Texas College Gainesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| North Central Texas College Gainesville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 83 |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| University of St Thomas Houston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Vernon College Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Vernon College Vernon | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Victoria College Victoria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Victoria College Victoria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
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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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 Systems Networking and Telecommunications — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.