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NON-CREDENTIAL PROGRAM (PREPARATORY COURSEWORK/TEACHER CERTIFICATION) · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1109

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications: is this non-credential program (preparatory coursework/teacher certification) worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$54,763 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$54,763Median year-4 earnings

$6,390Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$54,763Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

38thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

1With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

OPEN PROFILE

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $49,524
Federal debt: $11,588
Reporting programs: 30

25 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $55,935
Federal debt: $21,874
Reporting programs: 103

95 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $73,884
Federal debt: $27,000
Reporting programs: 49

48 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $92,609
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 13

13 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $91,271
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 10

10 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)

Year-4 earnings: $54,763
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$54,763National median$54,76375th percentile$54,763

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Austin Community College District$54,763

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Computer Network ArchitectsSOC 15-1241 · 2 crosswalk linksComputer Network Support SpecialistsSOC 15-1231 · 2 crosswalk linksComputer Science Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1021 · 2 crosswalk linksComputer ProgrammersSOC 15-1251 · 1 crosswalk linksComputer Systems AnalystsSOC 15-1211 · 1 crosswalk linksComputer and Information Research ScientistsSOC 15-1221 · 1 crosswalk linksComputer and Information Systems ManagersSOC 11-3021 · 1 crosswalk linksDatabase ArchitectsSOC 15-1243 · 1 crosswalk linksInformation Security AnalystsSOC 15-1212 · 1 crosswalk linksNO MATCHSOC 99-9999 · 1 crosswalk linksSoftware DevelopersSOC 15-1252 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS NETWORKING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	Austin Community College DistrictNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	Austin, TX	$54,763	Not available	Baseline needed	$6,390

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.