Computer Programming
12,387 students earn a computer programming credential each year across 483 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $50,242
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $82,894
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Bachelor's programs — 86 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, Washington—$102,5801 year out$120,534$27,0002Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York28$83,8751 year out—$27,0003University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan48$80,8301 year out$117,020$19,7234Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina—$79,8191 year out—$19,5005University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona2$74,1511 year out$77,496$49,2116New England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich, Rhode Island25$72,5951 year out$93,851$38,1337DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois129$72,2341 year out$96,002$25,4978Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska74$69,2541 year out$79,386$26,1089Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida10$67,5391 year out$81,925$37,37210University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio23$64,3111 year out—$25,79111Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas82$57,1621 year out—$28,00012Southwestern CollegeWinfield, Kansas23$56,3051 year out—$6,50013Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona59$52,1901 year out—$26,70214Herzing University-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin3$50,2421 year out$82,894$31,05015Herzing University-AkronAkron, Ohio2$50,2421 year out$82,894$31,05016Herzing University-New OrleansMetairie, Louisiana2$50,2421 year out$82,894$31,05017Herzing University-AtlantaAtlanta, Georgia1$50,2421 year out$82,894$31,05018Herzing University-OrlandoWinter Park, Florida1$50,2421 year out$82,894$31,05019Herzing University-BrookfieldBrookfield, Wisconsin1$50,2421 year out$82,894$31,05020Herzing University-BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama0$50,2421 year out$82,894$31,05021Herzing University-MinneapolisSt. Louis Park, Minnesota0$50,2421 year out$82,894$31,05022Herzing University-KenoshaKenosha, Wisconsin0$50,2421 year out$82,894$31,05023ECPI UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia82$49,6141 year out$76,225$38,07824Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana6$46,7191 year out$54,243$38,29325Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York129$45,3831 year out$70,046$21,50026Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia42$42,6681 year out$70,704$25,21427Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey117$41,7991 year out—$25,00028University of Advancing TechnologyTempe, Arizona16$38,5761 year out$79,507$30,56229Wilmington UniversityNew Castle, Delaware13$35,5511 year out——30Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah661—1 year out——31Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho194—1 year out——32University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah147—1 year out——33University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio79—1 year out——34Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont41—1 year out——35Neumont College of Computer ScienceSalt Lake City, Utah36—1 year out——36Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington35—1 year out——37Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, California33—1 year out——38North Seattle CollegeSeattle, Washington26—1 year out—$19,50439Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio22—1 year out——40SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, New York18—1 year out——41Baker CollegeOwosso, Michigan17—1 year out$95,210—42Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouth, Ohio17—1 year out——43Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut15—1 year out——44University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri15—1 year out——45Long Island UniversityBrookville, New York15—1 year out——46Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington14—1 year out——47Universidad Adventista de las AntillasMayaguez, Puerto Rico13—1 year out——48Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia12—1 year out——49Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas12—1 year out——50Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah12—1 year out——51Capella UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota10—1 year out——52University of Silicon ValleySan Jose, California9—1 year out——53Gannon UniversityErie, Pennsylvania9—1 year out——54Morningside UniversitySioux City, Iowa8—1 year out——55Mercer UniversityMacon, Georgia7—1 year out——56Columbia College ChicagoChicago, Illinois7—1 year out——57SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, New York7—1 year out——58University of Mount UnionAlliance, Ohio7—1 year out——59NUC UniversityBayamon, Puerto Rico7—1 year out$39,908—60Hardin-Simmons UniversityAbilene, Texas6—1 year out——61Cascadia CollegeBothell, Washington6—1 year out——62Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, Missouri5—1 year out——63EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San JuanSan Juan, Puerto Rico5—1 year out——64University of California-IrvineIrvine, California4—1 year out——65Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, Florida4—1 year out——66Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——67Caribbean University-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico4—1 year out——68Husson UniversityBangor, Maine4—1 year out——69Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California3—1 year out——70Caribbean University-PoncePonce, Puerto Rico3—1 year out——71Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury, Connecticut2—1 year out——72Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, Illinois2—1 year out——73Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana2—1 year out——74Curry CollegeMilton, Massachusetts2—1 year out——75Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, Ohio2—1 year out——76EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San SebastianSan Sebastian, Puerto Rico2—1 year out——77University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois1—1 year out——78Capitol Technology UniversityLaurel, Maryland1—1 year out——79Siena Heights UniversityAdrian, Michigan1—1 year out——80Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota1—1 year out——81Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, Ohio1—1 year out$67,584—82Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——83Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, South Carolina1—1 year out——84Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas1—1 year out——85Dewey University-CarolinaCarolina, Puerto Rico1—1 year out——86Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan0—1 year out$81,984—
Associate programs — top 100 of 292 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwa, Iowa20$63,5591 year out$71,535$12,0002Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, Ohio39$55,9961 year out$80,893$12,7363Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota23$55,0691 year out$81,914$22,6004Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin36$54,6521 year out$74,964$13,8125Southeast Technical CollegeSioux Falls, South Dakota14$53,8741 year out—$14,8276Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas56$53,8301 year out$53,870$21,9087Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri52$46,8041 year out$73,681$11,0388Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire, Wisconsin46$44,6731 year out$62,722$18,0009Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis, Missouri16$43,5731 year out$58,852$13,32510Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida22$42,7101 year out—$18,26211Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania30$42,6401 year out—$22,20312Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin7$41,7281 year out—$9,83313ECPI UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia36$41,2051 year out$60,401$26,87814Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa20$39,2161 year out$62,374$15,73715Santa Fe CollegeGainesville, Florida20$39,0981 year out—$15,10016Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Missouri33$37,0741 year out$43,409$14,02917Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida60$36,6011 year out$67,499$14,07018Kent State University at GeaugaBurton, Ohio2$36,3881 year out$40,794$20,72919Kent State University at East LiverpoolEast Liverpool, Ohio1$36,3881 year out$40,794$20,72920Kent State University at SalemSalem, Ohio1$36,3881 year out$40,794$20,72921Kent State University at AshtabulaAshtabula, Ohio0$36,3881 year out$40,794$20,72922Kent State University at TrumbullWarren, Ohio0$36,3881 year out$40,794$20,72923Kent State University at TuscarawasNew Philadelphia, Ohio0$36,3881 year out$40,794$20,72924Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio—$36,3881 year out$40,794$20,72925Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia29$35,2841 year out$78,089$6,50026Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, Ohio27$33,9371 year out$59,496—27Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, Rhode Island23$33,7811 year out—$11,00028Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, Texas14$32,4731 year out$41,898$17,75029Amarillo CollegeAmarillo, Texas27$32,0741 year out$58,190—30Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California159—1 year out——31San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas139—1 year out——32Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California126—1 year out——33Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio90—1 year out——34Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas80—1 year out$73,198$19,87235St Charles Community CollegeCottleville, Missouri63—1 year out——36Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa62—1 year out——37College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois54—1 year out——38Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas54—1 year out——39Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon50—1 year out$58,557$24,25040Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia47—1 year out$57,528—41Georgia Military CollegeMilledgeville, Georgia47—1 year out——42Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida44—1 year out——43Wayne County Community College DistrictDetroit, Michigan43—1 year out——44Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California38—1 year out——45Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan36—1 year out——46College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada36—1 year out——47Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida33—1 year out——48Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California32—1 year out——49Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California31—1 year out——50Sierra CollegeRocklin, California30—1 year out——51Essex County CollegeNewark, New Jersey30—1 year out$68,836—52Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin30—1 year out——53Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California28—1 year out——54Oakland Community CollegeAuburn Hills, Michigan27—1 year out——55Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan27—1 year out——56American River CollegeSacramento, California26—1 year out——57St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida26—1 year out$57,864$19,50058Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio26—1 year out$75,665—59State Technical College of MissouriLinn, Missouri25—1 year out——60CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York25—1 year out$63,881—61Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas24—1 year out——62Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port Richey, Florida23—1 year out——63Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, Ohio23—1 year out——64Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California22—1 year out——65Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, Florida22—1 year out——66Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri22—1 year out$62,755—67Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee, Wisconsin22—1 year out$69,015—68Bryan UniversityTempe, Arizona21—1 year out——69Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington21—1 year out——70Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California20—1 year out——71Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts20—1 year out——72Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan20—1 year out——73Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, New Jersey20—1 year out——74Yuba CollegeMarysville, California19—1 year out——75Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin19—1 year out——76Laney CollegeOakland, California18—1 year out——77Mott Community CollegeFlint, Michigan18—1 year out——78Gavilan CollegeGilroy, California17—1 year out——79Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, Colorado17—1 year out——80Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida17—1 year out——81Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington17—1 year out——82Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, Florida16—1 year out——83Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois16—1 year out——84Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan16—1 year out$64,888—85Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi16—1 year out——86New England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich, Rhode Island16—1 year out$73,645$16,46687Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida15—1 year out——88Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida15—1 year out$59,182—89Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, Minnesota15—1 year out——90Terra State Community CollegeFremont, Ohio15—1 year out——91San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas15—1 year out——92Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan14—1 year out—$14,16593Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan14—1 year out$52,664$15,13894College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York14—1 year out——95Lane Community CollegeEugene, Oregon14—1 year out$46,956—96Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington14—1 year out——97Northeast Iowa Community CollegeCalmar, Iowa13—1 year out——98Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls, Minnesota13—1 year out——99Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada13—1 year out——100Grayson CollegeDenison, Texas13—1 year out——
Certificate programs — top 100 of 299 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona110$60,4961 year out$90,303$14,4312Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas316$43,7271 year out$64,460$19,1073Amarillo CollegeAmarillo, Texas145$37,2501 year out—$11,8844FVI School of Nursing and TechnologyMiami, Florida—$15,9681 year out——5Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas439—1 year out—$21,4466Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida281—1 year out——7Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana181—1 year out——8Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California157—1 year out——9Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia151—1 year out——10Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah146—1 year out——11Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas126—1 year out——12Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California124—1 year out——13Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan115—1 year out——14Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah108—1 year out——15Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa94—1 year out——16College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois81—1 year out—$7,81217Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio77—1 year out——18North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota70—1 year out——19Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon70—1 year out$65,818—20Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio63—1 year out——21Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, Ohio62—1 year out——22Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, Mississippi59—1 year out——23St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida56—1 year out—$13,27424Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa56—1 year out——25De Anza CollegeCupertino, California55—1 year out——26Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona52—1 year out——27Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia47—1 year out——28DSDTDetroit, Michigan46—1 year out——29Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, Ohio44—1 year out——30Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida42—1 year out$76,035$14,25031Santa Fe CollegeGainesville, Florida42—1 year out——32Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota42—1 year out——33Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi42—1 year out——34Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida40—1 year out——35Cascadia CollegeBothell, Washington40—1 year out——36City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California38—1 year out——37Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia38—1 year out——38Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, Ohio37—1 year out——39Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, Texas36—1 year out——40Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado35—1 year out——41Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California34—1 year out——42Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan33—1 year out——43Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois32—1 year out——44Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois31—1 year out——45Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California30—1 year out——46Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California30—1 year out——47Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Missouri30—1 year out$42,537$9,89948Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee, Wisconsin30—1 year out——49Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California28—1 year out——50Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California27—1 year out——51Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi27—1 year out——52Francis Tuttle Technology CenterOklahoma City, Oklahoma27—1 year out——53Mountainland Technical CollegeLehi, Utah27—1 year out——54Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida26—1 year out——55Terra State Community CollegeFremont, Ohio26—1 year out——56Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeClarkston, Georgia26—1 year out——57Tulsa Technology CenterTulsa, Oklahoma26—1 year out——58San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California24—1 year out——59Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port Richey, Florida24—1 year out——60Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont24—1 year out—$26,43761Reedley CollegeReedley, California22—1 year out——62Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan22—1 year out——63Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, Rhode Island22—1 year out——64Bridgerland Technical CollegeLogan, Utah22—1 year out——65Norco CollegeNorco, California21—1 year out——66William T McFatter Technical CollegeDavie, Florida20—1 year out——67Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs, Iowa20—1 year out——68East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina20—1 year out——69Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, Washington20—1 year out——70Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington20—1 year out——71Bryan UniversityTempe, Arizona19—1 year out——72Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California19—1 year out——73Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois19—1 year out——74South Louisiana Community CollegeLafayette, Louisiana19—1 year out——75Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida18—1 year out——76Augusta Technical CollegeAugusta, Georgia18—1 year out——77Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin18—1 year out$65,188—78Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California17—1 year out——79Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida17—1 year out——80Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida17—1 year out——81Lane Community CollegeEugene, Oregon17—1 year out——82San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas17—1 year out——83ABCO TechnologyLos Angeles, California17—1 year out——84Moore Norman Technology CenterNorman, Oklahoma16—1 year out——85Southwest Technical CollegeCedar City, Utah16—1 year out——86Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, Georgia16—1 year out——87Lorenzo Walker Technical CollegeNaples, Florida15—1 year out——88Suncoast Technical CollegeSarasota, Florida15—1 year out——89Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, Georgia15—1 year out——90Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas15—1 year out——91MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California14—1 year out——92College of San MateoSan Mateo, California14—1 year out——93Atlantic Technical CollegeCoconut Creek, Florida14—1 year out——94Albany Technical CollegeAlbany, Georgia14—1 year out——95Flint Hills Technical CollegeEmporia, Kansas14—1 year out——96St Charles Community CollegeCottleville, Missouri14—1 year out——97Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California13—1 year out——98Yuba CollegeMarysville, California13—1 year out——99Mott Community CollegeFlint, Michigan13—1 year out——100Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington13—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).