Program Payoff

Amarillo College

Amarillo, Texas. 68 certificate and associate programs, public. 68 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Texas.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $17,586 $57,149 (111) $95,970
Registered Nurses
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree $12,000 $48,600 (37) $45,430
Dental Assistants
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $48,432 (21) $74,050
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate $46,556 (22) $35,980
Security Guards
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $12,817 $42,930 (63) $78,630
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $13,304 $41,789 (38) $39,520
Medical Assistants
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $13,003 $37,478 (47) $37,500
Nursing Assistants
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $9,500 $36,095 (53) $76,760
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate $35,600 (17) $53,340
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Computer Programming Associate's degree $35,060 (19) $132,150
Software Developers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $16,750 $34,526 (17) $35,980
Security Guards
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $33,993 (13) $63,320
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate's degree $33,459 (13) $108,150
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Legal Support Services Associate's degree $32,925 (18) $62,310
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Associate's degree $30,771 (12) $46,630
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $15,688 $28,960 (60) $103,230
General and Operations Managers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $12,059 $27,552 (48) $64,110
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $27,439 (19) $76,760
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate $26,933 (13) $39,520
Medical Assistants
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate $24,421 (14) $45,430
Dental Assistants
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree $20,824 (17) $40,420
Customer Service Representatives
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree $16,000 $16,169 (18) $62,760
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate $18,308 not published $103,230
General and Operations Managers
Computer Programming Undergraduate certificate $13,216 not published $132,150
Software Developers
Fire Protection Undergraduate certificate not published $134,390
Managers, All Other
Psychology, General Associate's degree $18,436 not published $134,390
Managers, All Other
Social Work Associate's degree $22,403 not published $55,680
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $78,630
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Undergraduate certificate not published $46,280
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Associate's degree not published $46,280
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $49,440
Audio and Video Technicians
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $49,440
Audio and Video Technicians
Biology, General Associate's degree not published $63,590
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $40,420
Customer Service Representatives
Chemistry Associate's degree not published $63,590
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Communication and Media Studies Associate's degree not published $65,160
Public Relations Specialists
Computer Engineering Associate's degree not published $132,150
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $132,150
Software Developers
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Undergraduate certificate not published $101,470
Construction Managers
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $60,150
Graphic Designers
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree not published $60,150
Graphic Designers
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $63,320
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Associate's degree not published $77,560
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $74,050
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering, General Associate's degree not published $171,370
Architectural and Engineering Managers
English Language and Literature, General Associate's degree not published $63,590
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $77,560
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Associate's degree not published $77,560
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Finance and Financial Management Services Undergraduate certificate not published $103,230
General and Operations Managers
Fine and Studio Arts Associate's degree not published $63,590
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Fire Protection Associate's degree not published $134,390
Managers, All Other
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Undergraduate certificate not published $46,630
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers
Ground Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $56,290
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $64,940
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $33,860
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $33,860
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate not published $62,310
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Mathematics Associate's degree not published $63,590
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Music Associate's degree not published $63,590
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Associate's degree not published $75,370
Compliance Officers
Physics Associate's degree not published $63,590
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $53,340
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Associate's degree not published $105,810
Physical Therapists
Religion/Religious Studies Associate's degree not published $76,700
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Associate's degree not published $45,950
Editors
Social Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $62,760
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services Undergraduate certificate not published $108,150
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Associate's degree not published $40,880
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.