Program Payoff

Accounting and Computer Science: what it pays, state by state

6 states teach this at certificate or associate level. The work pays most in Massachusetts, at a median of $165,210 a year.

StateWhat the work paysSchoolsReporting earnings
Massachusetts$165,21010
Illinois$132,11010
Arizona$129,69010
Pennsylvania$126,55010
Michigan$125,57020
Ohio$79,32010

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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Programs: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10. Occupation wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.