Which Texas computer networking program has the lowest debt?

Austin Community College District reports the lowest median federal debt, $12,000, with first-year pay of $46,969.

How much do computer networking graduates earn in Texas?

The median across 6 Texas computer networking associate's programs is $38,255 in the first year after graduating and $48,586 five years after.

How many computer networking associate's programs are in Texas?

6 Texas programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

Computer Networking (Associate's) Programs in Texas, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

6 programs report first-year pay
5 also report federal debt
Associate's in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Texas computer networking associate's program pays its graduates $38,255 in their first year, $2,912 less than the national median. Austin Community College District reports the highest first-year pay ($46,969), and Austin Community College District the lowest median debt ($12,000).

Median first-year pay$38,255National $41,166

Median pay after 5 years$48,586National $54,214

Median federal debt$18,862National $17,908

Debt-to-earnings44%National 42%

All 6 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Austin Community College DistrictAustin · public	$46,969	$70,736	$12,000	26%
2	Houston City CollegeHouston · public	$42,875	Not reported	$18,862	44%
3	Dallas CollegeDallas · public	$40,807	$62,699	$13,164	32%
4	Remington College-Dallas CampusDallas · private nonprofit	$35,702	$41,801	$22,700	64%
5	Hallmark UniversitySan Antonio · private nonprofit	$31,847	$53,390	$21,874	69%
6	Texas State Technical CollegeWaco · public	$27,768	$42,357	Not reported	Not reported

Texas State Technical College reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Texas computer networking program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Texas medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Austin Community College District$46,969
Houston City College$42,875
Dallas College$40,807
Remington College-Dallas Campus$35,702
Hallmark University$31,847

Lowest median debt

Austin Community College District$12,000
Dallas College$13,164
Houston City College$18,862
Hallmark University$21,874
Remington College-Dallas Campus$22,700

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to computer networking, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Software Developers

$132,150

Median pay in Texas. 163,880 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $82,600Top 10%: $183,680

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$171,530

Median pay in Texas. 73,060 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 16% from 2025 to 2035, with about 53,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $106,390Top 10%: $277,160

Computer Systems Analysts

$107,390

Median pay in Texas. 47,990 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $72,530Top 10%: $168,140

Information Security Analysts

$129,890

Median pay in Texas. 16,130 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $77,990Top 10%: $178,550

Common questions

Austin Community College District in Austin reports the highest median first-year pay, $46,969. Its median federal debt is $12,000.

Computer Networking (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked43 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Texas rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the computer networking associate's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024