Program Payoff

Texas State Technical College

Waco, Texas. 78 certificate and associate programs, public. 78 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Texas.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree $11,000 $81,333 (31) $74,520
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate $7,335 $73,737 (16) $74,520
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $15,746 $64,150 (59) $95,970
Registered Nurses
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $10,834 $57,860 (253) $74,050
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree $12,955 $50,439 (28) $45,430
Dental Assistants
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $11,000 $49,621 (29) $78,630
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $48,041 (25) $74,050
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $46,087 (28) $74,050
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $14,417 $45,026 (45) $53,340
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Air Transportation Associate's degree $10,917 $42,123 (23) $100,700
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Associate's degree $39,009 (16) $46,280
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $9,834 $38,743 (235) $76,760
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's degree $15,584 $38,289 (74) $98,440
Project Management Specialists
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree $9,168 $38,289 (73) $53,340
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $12,650 $37,748 (52) $63,320
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate $7,667 $34,259 (156) $53,340
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $9,084 $33,138 (19) $60,150
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $7,333 $32,010 (132) $76,760
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $12,833 $29,685 (27) $37,500
Nursing Assistants
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $16,238 $29,141 (32) $57,760
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Teaching Assistants/Aides Associate's degree $13,500 $28,236 (16) $55,670
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree $28,133 (25) $132,150
Software Developers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate $26,896 (14) $57,760
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree $25,967 (12) $48,910
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $19,000 $25,774 (30) $46,210
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree $19,000 $25,658 (18) $55,680
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree $17,917 $24,615 (47) $64,940
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Computer Programming Associate's degree $13,000 $24,035 (12) $132,150
Software Developers
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate $5,500 $22,306 (109) $45,430
Dental Assistants
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $14,000 $22,192 (20) $103,230
General and Operations Managers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate $21,894 (12) $39,520
Medical Assistants
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree $12,960 $21,356 (46) $60,150
Graphic Designers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree $21,052 (12) $40,420
Customer Service Representatives
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $20,140 (13) $39,520
Medical Assistants
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $12,610 $20,140 (12) $45,360
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree $11,000 $19,719 (51) $36,480
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $19,227 (25) $132,150
Software Developers
Biology, General Associate's degree $10,417 $14,759 (11) $63,590
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate $6,334 not published $78,630
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Architectural Sciences and Technology Associate's degree not published $171,370
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Associate's degree $11,000 not published $101,470
Construction Managers
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate $9,500 not published $36,480
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $7,660 not published $45,360
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $11,083 not published $73,860
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $9,500 not published $57,760
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Graphic Communications Associate's degree not published $38,880
Data Entry Keyers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $9,334 not published $53,340
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $48,910
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Agricultural Business and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $64,940
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Agricultural Business and Management Associate's degree not published $64,940
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Air Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $100,700
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Architectural Sciences and Technology Undergraduate certificate not published $171,370
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Associate's degree not published $46,670
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $103,230
General and Operations Managers
Computer Programming Undergraduate certificate not published $132,150
Software Developers
Computer Science Associate's degree not published $132,150
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $132,150
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Associate's degree not published $132,150
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $132,150
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $98,440
Project Management Specialists
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Undergraduate certificate not published $101,470
Construction Managers
Construction Trades, General Associate's degree not published $74,520
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $60,150
Graphic Designers
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $63,320
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $74,050
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $73,860
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Engineering, General Associate's degree not published $171,370
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $47,680
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Graphic Communications Undergraduate certificate not published $38,880
Data Entry Keyers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $64,940
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Undergraduate certificate not published $64,110
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Mathematics Associate's degree not published $63,590
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $55,680
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $124,060
Nuclear Technicians
Physics Associate's degree not published $63,590
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Undergraduate certificate not published $74,520
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Associate's degree not published $74,520
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Teaching Assistants/Aides Undergraduate certificate not published $55,670
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

"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.