Computer Software and Media Applications
10,347 students earn a computer software and media applications credential each year across 512 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
- $38,234
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $54,598
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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 146 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Berklee College of MusicBoston, Massachusetts440$19,3701 year out—$27,0002School of Visual ArtsNew York, New York333$36,2721 year out$71,332$27,0003Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire308$40,8821 year out—$28,2524Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah200$95,2921 year out—$23,2875Atlantic UniversityGuaynabo, Puerto Rico188$15,6171 year out$22,205$5,1316The New SchoolNew York, New York186$29,5501 year out—$25,4897Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana181$38,2341 year out$54,013$21,2508Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York154$69,0521 year out$99,801$27,0009Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California112$45,3871 year out$78,524$39,71510Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho98$49,5811 year out$85,603$9,53211University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona97$44,6451 year out—$22,71512University of HoustonHouston, Texas93$33,9971 year out$55,397$23,95913DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, Washington91$81,8851 year out—$27,00014Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas86$35,9911 year out$57,961$20,93715New York UniversityNew York, New York82$42,8911 year out—$22,75016Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, Rhode Island78—1 year out——17University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin75$54,6391 year out$78,990$27,00018Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington65—1 year out——19Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts63—1 year out——20University of California-IrvineIrvine, California55—1 year out—$21,65021Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington50$29,0461 year out$43,920$23,25022Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois44—1 year out——23DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, Illinois44$32,1591 year out$44,884$48,84924Neumont College of Computer ScienceSalt Lake City, Utah42—1 year out——25Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, Missouri38$34,4331 year out$50,275$25,71726Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island38$32,7351 year out$48,127$27,00027University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California36$103,0711 year out$165,219$23,50028DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois35$54,8591 year out$80,861$23,24929Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignLakewood, Colorado34$37,2681 year out$54,598$44,80630Wilmington UniversityNew Castle, Delaware32$46,2111 year out$47,214$22,00031Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania32—1 year out——32University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania31—1 year out——33Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah31—1 year out——34Dakota State UniversityMadison, South Dakota30$26,3791 year out$41,222$27,00035California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, California29—1 year out——36College for Creative StudiesDetroit, Michigan27—1 year out——37University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota27—1 year out——38University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington25$47,1121 year out$55,787$14,50039University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina24—1 year out——40College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina24$34,1661 year out—$22,75041Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts22—1 year out——42University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota21—1 year out——43CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York21—1 year out——44Art Center College of DesignPasadena, California20—1 year out——45New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, New York20—1 year out——46Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania19$41,3941 year out$60,678$27,00047Beacon CollegeLeesburg, Florida19—1 year out——48Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts18$86,1931 year out—$24,65649University of Silicon ValleySan Jose, California15$37,6931 year out—$31,00050Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, Missouri14$51,7901 year out$76,903$23,25051Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont14$52,2601 year out$78,604$27,00052Purdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana14$21,5321 year out—$17,75053Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia13—1 year out——54Rider UniversityLawrenceville, New Jersey13—1 year out——55Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah13—1 year out——56University of HartfordWest Hartford, Connecticut12—1 year out——57Five Towns CollegeDix Hills, New York12—1 year out——58University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio12—1 year out——59University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland11—1 year out——60Touro UniversityNew York, New York11—1 year out——61University of Arkansas-Fort SmithFort Smith, Arkansas10—1 year out——62Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio10—1 year out——63University of DubuqueDubuque, Iowa9—1 year out——64University of TulsaTulsa, Oklahoma9—1 year out——65Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, Texas9—1 year out——66University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, Arkansas8—1 year out——67Indiana Institute of TechnologyFort Wayne, Indiana8—1 year out——68Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah8—1 year out——69California Institute of the ArtsValencia, California7—1 year out——70Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California7—1 year out——71Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York7—1 year out——72Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——73Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania7$74,4971 year out—$20,81074College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, Massachusetts6—1 year out——75CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York6—1 year out——76University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado5$62,0181 year out—$26,50077Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky5—1 year out——78Franklin UniversityColumbus, Ohio5—1 year out$56,091—79Lipscomb UniversityNashville, Tennessee5—1 year out——80Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, Pennsylvania5$43,1441 year out—$28,36081Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana4—1 year out$25,759—82Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria, Texas4—1 year out——83Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah4$32,7431 year out$57,240—84NUC UniversityBayamon, Puerto Rico4—1 year out——85Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts4—1 year out——86George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia3—1 year out——87University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida3—1 year out——88Emmanuel UniversityFranklin Springs, Georgia3—1 year out——89The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona3—1 year out——90Aquinas CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan3—1 year out——91University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota3—1 year out——92Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, Ohio3—1 year out——93Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——94LeTourneau UniversityLongview, Texas3—1 year out——95University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin3$50,7961 year out$66,280$24,94096University of Advancing TechnologyTempe, Arizona3—1 year out$40,385—97Laurus CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California3—1 year out——98Johnson & Wales University-OnlineProvidence, Rhode Island3$32,7351 year out$48,127$27,00099DeVry University-GeorgiaDecatur, Georgia3$32,1591 year out$44,884$48,849100Lewis UniversityRomeoville, Illinois2—1 year out——
Associate programs — top 100 of 244 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida76$32,0991 year out$42,354$16,7512Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan56—1 year out——3CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York55$20,9191 year out$31,407$6,2144Santa Fe CollegeGainesville, Florida45$24,4481 year out——5CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York36$14,7861 year out$24,267—6Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, Ohio36$22,5251 year out$33,531$6,8817Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida34—1 year out——8Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York34$24,0991 year out$40,768$9,9269Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington32—1 year out——10Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin32$65,1911 year out—$16,64011Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California28—1 year out——12Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan28—1 year out——13St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida27$27,8891 year out$36,901$21,79914Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida24—1 year out——15Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, Kentucky24—1 year out——16Leeward Community CollegePearl City, Hawaii23—1 year out——17Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon, Washington23—1 year out——18Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana21—1 year out——19Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona21—1 year out——20Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania20$35,2841 year out$57,544$17,50021Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington20—1 year out——22Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin20—1 year out$36,838—23Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio19—1 year out$68,796—24Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah19—1 year out——25Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington19—1 year out$48,869—26MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California18—1 year out——27Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan18—1 year out——28Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington18—1 year out——29Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas18—1 year out——30Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California17—1 year out——31Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida17—1 year out$24,052—32Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell, New Jersey17—1 year out$38,923—33Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California16$30,2731 year out—$34,00034State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradenton, Florida16—1 year out——35Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California15—1 year out——36Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota15$38,2621 year out$48,789—37Mt Hood Community CollegeGresham, Oregon15—1 year out——38Academy of Interactive EntertainmentLafayette, Louisiana15—1 year out——39Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California14—1 year out——40Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida14—1 year out$32,967—41Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia14—1 year out——42College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho14—1 year out——43Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenport, Iowa14—1 year out——44Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado, Kansas14—1 year out——45Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan14—1 year out$32,178—46Everett Community CollegeEverett, Washington14—1 year out——47Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida13—1 year out——48Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida13—1 year out——49College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois13—1 year out——50Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts13$21,8031 year out$36,412$18,50051County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey13—1 year out——52Northwest Vista CollegeSan Antonio, Texas13—1 year out——53South Louisiana Community CollegeLafayette, Louisiana13—1 year out——54College of Western IdahoNampa, Idaho13$33,1651 year out—$9,63155South Mountain Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona12—1 year out——56College of the DesertPalm Desert, California12—1 year out——57Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida12—1 year out——58Surry Community CollegeDobson, North Carolina12—1 year out——59Klamath Community CollegeKlamath Falls, Oregon12—1 year out——60Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California11—1 year out——61Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California11—1 year out——62San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California11—1 year out——63Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia11—1 year out——64Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland11—1 year out——65Riverland Community CollegeAustin, Minnesota11—1 year out——66Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, Washington11—1 year out——67Carroll Community CollegeWestminster, Maryland11—1 year out——68Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona10—1 year out——69Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, Florida10—1 year out——70Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida10—1 year out——71Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas10—1 year out——72Eastern Maine Community CollegeBangor, Maine10—1 year out——73Clark CollegeVancouver, Washington10—1 year out——74Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin10—1 year out——75Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California9—1 year out——76Gulf Coast State CollegePanama City, Florida9—1 year out——77Polk State CollegeWinter Haven, Florida9—1 year out——78Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho9—1 year out——79Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois9—1 year out——80Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa9—1 year out——81Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland, New Jersey9—1 year out$38,923—82Lakeshore Technical CollegeCleveland, Wisconsin9—1 year out——83Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona9—1 year out——84Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida8—1 year out——85Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida8—1 year out$30,193—86Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, Georgia8—1 year out——87Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, New York8—1 year out——88Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio8—1 year out——89Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——90Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas8—1 year out——91Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, Washington8—1 year out——92Blackhawk Technical CollegeJanesville, Wisconsin8—1 year out——93Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin8—1 year out——94Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeFennimore, Wisconsin8—1 year out——95Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona7—1 year out——96Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona7—1 year out——97Citrus CollegeGlendora, California7—1 year out——98Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California7—1 year out——99North Central State CollegeMansfield, Ohio7—1 year out——100Terra State Community CollegeFremont, Ohio7—1 year out——
Certificate programs — top 100 of 301 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida219—1 year out——2Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida166—1 year out——3Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia140—1 year out——4Florida Institute of Recording Sound and TechnologyOrlando, Florida107—1 year out—$10,2515Southern Careers Institute-AustinAustin, Texas100$31,8411 year out—$10,1106San Diego Global Knowledge UniversitySan Diego, California97—1 year out——7Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington89—1 year out——8Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, Georgia80—1 year out——9DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, Illinois78$33,5041 year out—$18,73210Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah69—1 year out——11Klamath Community CollegeKlamath Falls, Oregon65—1 year out——12Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida63—1 year out——13Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida59—1 year out——14Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana59—1 year out——15Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio58—1 year out——16Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota48—1 year out——17South Florida Institute of TechnologyMiami, Florida48—1 year out——18Mountainland Technical CollegeLehi, Utah47—1 year out——19Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California44—1 year out——20Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas44$41,4771 year out—$11,21121Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina CampusCarolina, Puerto Rico43$15,7121 year out$15,469$4,87522Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona40—1 year out——23Davis Technical CollegeKaysville, Utah38—1 year out——24Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont38—1 year out——25Dixie Technical CollegeSaint George, Utah38—1 year out——26Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, North Carolina36—1 year out——27Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, Kentucky35—1 year out——28Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeOgden, Utah35$30,5351 year out——29Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeClarkston, Georgia35—1 year out——30Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia34—1 year out——31Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas34—1 year out——32Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida33—1 year out——33Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida32—1 year out——34Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois32—1 year out——35Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington31—1 year out——36Tulsa Technology CenterTulsa, Oklahoma31—1 year out——37Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona29—1 year out——38Atlantic Technical CollegeCoconut Creek, Florida29—1 year out——39Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida29—1 year out——40Sheridan Technical CollegeHollywood, Florida29—1 year out——41Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan29—1 year out——42South Mountain Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona28—1 year out——43Bridgerland Technical CollegeLogan, Utah28—1 year out——44MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California26—1 year out——45Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia26—1 year out——46Academy of Interactive EntertainmentSeattle, Washington25$24,7501 year out$38,714$12,00047Heartland Community CollegeNormal, Illinois24—1 year out——48Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona23—1 year out——49ICPR Junior College-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico22—1 year out——50Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California20—1 year out——51Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California20—1 year out——52Edison State Community CollegePiqua, Ohio20—1 year out——53College of the MainlandTexas City, Texas20—1 year out——54Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRome, Georgia19—1 year out——55Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas18—1 year out——56Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts18—1 year out——57Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington18—1 year out——58American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia18—1 year out——59Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, Texas18—1 year out——60Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California17—1 year out——61Leeward Community CollegePearl City, Hawaii17—1 year out——62Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana17—1 year out——63Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas17—1 year out——64Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California16—1 year out——65Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida16—1 year out——66Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington16—1 year out——67ICPR Junior CollegeManati, Puerto Rico16—1 year out——68State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradenton, Florida15—1 year out——69Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia15—1 year out——70College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois15—1 year out——71Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs, Iowa15—1 year out——72Hunter Business SchoolLevittown, New York15$45,3011 year out—$9,50073Mid-America Technology CenterWayne, Oklahoma15—1 year out——74Surry Community CollegeDobson, North Carolina14—1 year out——75Terra State Community CollegeFremont, Ohio14—1 year out——76ICPR Junior CollegeHato Rey, Puerto Rico14—1 year out——77Canadian Valley Technology CenterEl Reno, Oklahoma14—1 year out——78Sessions CollegeTempe, Arizona14—1 year out——79Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California13—1 year out——80College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho13—1 year out——81Kankakee Community CollegeKankakee, Illinois13—1 year out——82Lake Land CollegeMattoon, Illinois13—1 year out——83Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenport, Iowa13—1 year out——84Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, Washington13—1 year out——85Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona13—1 year out——86Northwest Vista CollegeSan Antonio, Texas13—1 year out——87Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California12—1 year out——88Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois12—1 year out——89Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota12—1 year out——90Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio12—1 year out——91Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California11—1 year out——92Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida11—1 year out——93College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois11—1 year out——94Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah11—1 year out——95Pinellas Technical College-ClearwaterClearwater, Florida10—1 year out——96College of Eastern IdahoIdaho Falls, Idaho10—1 year out——97Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois10—1 year out——98Prairie State CollegeChicago Heights, Illinois10—1 year out——99Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan10—1 year out——100Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City, New Jersey10—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 (—).