PlotFuture PlotFuture
PlotFuture / Majors / 11.09

What can you do with a
Computer Systems Networking And Telecommunications degree?

Computer Systems Networking And Telecommunications is modest-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
3.5 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$28k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$73,315
Typical debt
$33,845
4-yr net cost
$65,336
Monthly loan payment
$385/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

10 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Computer and Information Systems Managerscommon
AI risk 16 → 53 future · +15.2% demand
$188,406
Computer and Information Research Scientistsleap
AI risk 34 → 63 future · +19.7% demand
$173,300
Database Architectsleap
AI risk 58 → 88 future · +8.7% demand
$135,255
Information Security Analystsstretch
AI risk 49 → 65 future · +28.5% demand
$135,000
Computer Network Architectsleap
AI risk 20 → 66 future · +11.9% demand
$130,000
Information Technology Project Managersleap
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$129,642
Computer Systems Analystsstretch
AI risk 28 → 75 future · +8.7% demand
$107,500
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 24 → 51 future · +5.3% demand
$100,000
Computer Programmersleap
AI risk 75 → 95 future · -6.0% demand
$93,836
Computer Network Support Specialistsleap
AI risk 29 → 63 future · +1.8% demand
$80,000
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.