Program comparison

Computer and Information Sciences, General. programs in Texas

Programs build practical skills for working with computer systems, software, networks and information technology.

Example careers: Computer Support Specialist · Network Support Specialist · Computer Programmer

Schools to compare56

What to compareValue · Earnings · Cost

How to use this comparison

What these Texas programs tell you

Start with the Value Rating, then compare earnings and estimated total cost. A higher earnings figure does not automatically mean a better value if the program also costs substantially more.

Programs with a Value Rating6 of 56

Programs with 5-year earnings12 of 56

Programs with a cost estimate37 of 56

College In 2 shows unavailable federal measures as N/A rather than treating missing values as zero. Estimated total cost uses the school's average annual net price and the credential's estimated length.

Fort Worth, TX · Public

Tarrant County College District

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$42,9921 year after completion

$54,9165 years after completion

Est. total cost $8,674 2-year degree

Austin, TX · Public

Austin Community College District

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$42,5041 year after completion

$64,7185 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,780 2-year degree

Pasadena, TX · Public

San Jacinto Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$33,8931 year after completion

$48,3575 years after completion

Est. total cost $24,286 2-year degree

The Woodlands, TX · Public

Lone Star College System

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$32,7201 year after completion

$50,6205 years after completion

Est. total cost $22,504 2-year degree

Fort Worth, TX · Public

Tarrant County College District

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$32,6111 year after completion

$54,8425 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

El Paso, TX · Private

Western Technical College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$30,7281 year after completion

$40,2735 years after completion

Est. total cost $56,008 2-year degree

McAllen, TX · Public

South Texas College

Associate's Degree

Value Outstanding Value

Earnings

$26,7551 year after completion

$37,2595 years after completion

Est. total cost $3,502 2-year degree

Lufkin, TX · Public

Angelina College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $15,546 2-year degree

Lufkin, TX · Public

Angelina College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Brenham, TX · Public

Blinn College District

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $21,688 2-year degree

Killeen, TX · Public

Central Texas College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $20,530 2-year degree

Cisco, TX · Public

Cisco College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $19,248 2-year degree

Texas City, TX · Public

College of the Mainland

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $2,684 2-year degree

McKinney, TX · Public

Collin County Community College District

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $17,938 2-year degree

McKinney, TX · Public

Collin County Community College District

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Irving, TX · Private

DeVry University-Texas

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A 2-year degree

El Paso, TX · Public

El Paso Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,412 2-year degree

El Paso, TX · Public

El Paso Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$41,1835 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Galveston, TX · Public

Galveston College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Galveston, TX · Public

Galveston College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $16,824 2-year degree

Hillsboro, TX · Public

Hill College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $15,154 2-year degree

Houston, TX · Public

Houston City College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $11,474 2-year degree

Big Spring, TX · Public

Howard College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Big Spring, TX · Public

Howard College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,294 2-year degree

Kilgore, TX · Public

Kilgore College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,728 2-year degree

Kilgore, TX · Public

Kilgore College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Beaumont, TX · Public

Lamar Institute of Technology

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $27,732 2-year degree

Orange, TX · Public

Lamar State College-Orange

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Orange, TX · Public

Lamar State College-Orange

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $3,310 2-year degree

Baytown, TX · Public

Lee College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,758 2-year degree

The Woodlands, TX · Public

Lone Star College System

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$46,7755 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

San Antonio, TX · Public

Northwest Vista College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,050 2-year degree

Odessa, TX · Public

Odessa College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Odessa, TX · Public

Odessa College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,736 2-year degree

San Antonio, TX · Public

Palo Alto College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

San Antonio, TX · Public

Palo Alto College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $8,926 2-year degree

Paris, TX · Public

Paris Junior College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Paris, TX · Public

Paris Junior College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $15,380 2-year degree

Dallas, TX · Private

Parker University

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $58,270 2-year degree

Pasadena, TX · Public

San Jacinto Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Levelland, TX · Public

South Plains College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Levelland, TX · Public

South Plains College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$43,5425 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,582 2-year degree

McAllen, TX · Public

South Texas College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$19,1605 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Big Spring, TX · Public

Southwest College for the Deaf

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Big Spring, TX · Public

Southwest College for the Deaf

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $4,916 2-year degree

Uvalde, TX · Public

Southwest Texas College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $14,744 2-year degree

Temple, TX · Public

Temple College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $21,364 2-year degree

Texarkana, TX · Public

Texarkana College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Texarkana, TX · Public

Texarkana College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $17,624 2-year degree

Brownsville, TX · Public

Texas Southmost College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$33,2335 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,170 2-year degree

Athens, TX · Public

Trinity Valley Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Athens, TX · Public

Trinity Valley Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $8,184 2-year degree

Tyler, TX · Public

Tyler Junior College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $20,412 2-year degree

San Antonio, TX · Private

University of the Incarnate Word

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $45,550 2-year degree

Dallas, TX · Private

Wade College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $41,556 2-year degree

Snyder, TX · Public

Western Texas College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $7,124 2-year degree

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