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 graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California36$103,0711 year out$165,219$23,5002University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan0$98,1171 year out—$19,7693Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah200$95,2921 year out—$23,2874Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts18$86,1931 year out—$24,6565University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona1$83,4761 year out$66,235$44,2256DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, Washington91$81,8851 year out—$27,0007Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania7$74,4971 year out—$20,8108Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York154$69,0521 year out$99,801$27,0009University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado5$62,0181 year out—$26,50010Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, Florida0$61,1971 year out—$7,50011DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois35$54,8591 year out$80,861$23,24912University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin75$54,6391 year out$78,990$27,00013Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont14$52,2601 year out$78,604$27,00014Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, Missouri14$51,7901 year out$76,903$23,25015University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin3$50,7961 year out$66,280$24,94016Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho98$49,5811 year out$85,603$9,53217University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington25$47,1121 year out$55,787$14,50018University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington—$47,1121 year out$55,787$14,50019Wilmington UniversityNew Castle, Delaware32$46,2111 year out$47,214$22,00020Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California112$45,3871 year out$78,524$39,71521University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona97$44,6451 year out—$22,71522Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, Pennsylvania5$43,1441 year out—$28,36023New York UniversityNew York, New York82$42,8911 year out—$22,75024Baker CollegeOwosso, Michigan—$41,7841 year out$86,042$49,18925Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania19$41,3941 year out$60,678$27,00026Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire308$40,8821 year out—$28,25227Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana181$38,2341 year out$54,013$21,25028University of Silicon ValleySan Jose, California15$37,6931 year out—$31,00029Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignLakewood, Colorado34$37,2681 year out$54,598$44,80630New England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich, Rhode Island0$36,8931 year out$70,699$33,00031School of Visual ArtsNew York, New York333$36,2721 year out$71,332$27,00032Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas86$35,9911 year out$57,961$20,93733Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, Missouri38$34,4331 year out$50,275$25,71734College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina24$34,1661 year out—$22,75035University of HoustonHouston, Texas93$33,9971 year out$55,397$23,95936University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah—$33,5081 year out—$23,25037Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah4$32,7431 year out$57,240—38Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island38$32,7351 year out$48,127$27,00039Johnson & Wales University-OnlineProvidence, Rhode Island3$32,7351 year out$48,127$27,00040DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, Illinois44$32,1591 year out$44,884$48,84941DeVry University-GeorgiaDecatur, Georgia3$32,1591 year out$44,884$48,84942DeVry University-New JerseyIselin, New Jersey2$32,1591 year out$44,884$48,84943DeVry University-CaliforniaOntario, California1$32,1591 year out$44,884$48,84944DeVry University-FloridaOrlando, Florida1$32,1591 year out$44,884$48,84945DeVry University-OhioColumbus, Ohio1$32,1591 year out$44,884$48,84946DeVry University-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona0$32,1591 year out$44,884$48,84947DeVry University-TexasIrving, Texas0$32,1591 year out$44,884$48,84948DeVry University-VirginiaArlington, Virginia0$32,1591 year out$44,884$48,84949The New SchoolNew York, New York186$29,5501 year out—$25,48950Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington50$29,0461 year out$43,920$23,25051Dakota State UniversityMadison, South Dakota30$26,3791 year out$41,222$27,00052Purdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana14$21,5321 year out—$17,75053Berklee College of MusicBoston, Massachusetts440$19,3701 year out—$27,00054Atlantic UniversityGuaynabo, Puerto Rico188$15,6171 year out$22,205$5,13155Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, Rhode Island78—1 year out——56Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington65—1 year out——57Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts63—1 year out——58University of California-IrvineIrvine, California55—1 year out—$21,65059Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois44—1 year out——60Neumont College of Computer ScienceSalt Lake City, Utah42—1 year out——61Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania32—1 year out——62University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania31—1 year out——63Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah31—1 year out——64California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, California29—1 year out——65College for Creative StudiesDetroit, Michigan27—1 year out——66University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota27—1 year out——67University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina24—1 year out——68Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts22—1 year out——69University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota21—1 year out——70CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York21—1 year out——71Art Center College of DesignPasadena, California20—1 year out——72New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, New York20—1 year out——73Beacon CollegeLeesburg, Florida19—1 year out——74Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia13—1 year out——75Rider UniversityLawrenceville, New Jersey13—1 year out——76Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah13—1 year out——77University of HartfordWest Hartford, Connecticut12—1 year out——78Five Towns CollegeDix Hills, New York12—1 year out——79University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio12—1 year out——80University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland11—1 year out——81Touro UniversityNew York, New York11—1 year out——82University of Arkansas-Fort SmithFort Smith, Arkansas10—1 year out——83Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio10—1 year out——84University of DubuqueDubuque, Iowa9—1 year out——85University of TulsaTulsa, Oklahoma9—1 year out——86Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, Texas9—1 year out——87University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, Arkansas8—1 year out——88Indiana Institute of TechnologyFort Wayne, Indiana8—1 year out——89Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah8—1 year out——90California Institute of the ArtsValencia, California7—1 year out——91Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California7—1 year out——92Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York7—1 year out——93Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——94College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, Massachusetts6—1 year out——95CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York6—1 year out——96Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky5—1 year out——97Franklin UniversityColumbus, Ohio5—1 year out$56,091—98Lipscomb UniversityNashville, Tennessee5—1 year out——99Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana4—1 year out$25,759—100Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria, Texas4—1 year out——
Associate programs — top 100 of 244 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin32$65,1911 year out—$16,6402Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, Minnesota5$52,2641 year out$70,990$20,0003Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota15$38,2621 year out$48,789—4Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon—$37,5721 year out$50,936$23,5705Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania20$35,2841 year out$57,544$17,5006College of Western IdahoNampa, Idaho13$33,1651 year out—$9,6317Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida76$32,0991 year out$42,354$16,7518Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California16$30,2731 year out—$34,0009St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida27$27,8891 year out$36,901$21,79910Santa Fe CollegeGainesville, Florida45$24,4481 year out——11Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York34$24,0991 year out$40,768$9,92612Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, Ohio36$22,5251 year out$33,531$6,88113Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts13$21,8031 year out$36,412$18,50014CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York55$20,9191 year out$31,407$6,21415CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York36$14,7861 year out$24,267—16Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan56—1 year out——17Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida34—1 year out——18Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington32—1 year out——19Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California28—1 year out——20Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan28—1 year out——21Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida24—1 year out——22Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, Kentucky24—1 year out——23Leeward Community CollegePearl City, Hawaii23—1 year out——24Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon, Washington23—1 year out——25Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana21—1 year out——26Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona21—1 year out——27Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington20—1 year out——28Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin20—1 year out$36,838—29Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio19—1 year out$68,796—30Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah19—1 year out——31Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington19—1 year out$48,869—32MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California18—1 year out——33Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan18—1 year out——34Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington18—1 year out——35Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas18—1 year out——36Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California17—1 year out——37Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida17—1 year out$24,052—38Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell, New Jersey17—1 year out$38,923—39State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradenton, Florida16—1 year out——40Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California15—1 year out——41Mt Hood Community CollegeGresham, Oregon15—1 year out——42Academy of Interactive EntertainmentLafayette, Louisiana15—1 year out——43Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California14—1 year out——44Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida14—1 year out$32,967—45Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia14—1 year out——46College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho14—1 year out——47Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenport, Iowa14—1 year out——48Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado, Kansas14—1 year out——49Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan14—1 year out$32,178—50Everett Community CollegeEverett, Washington14—1 year out——51Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida13—1 year out——52Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida13—1 year out——53College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois13—1 year out——54County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey13—1 year out——55Northwest Vista CollegeSan Antonio, Texas13—1 year out——56South Louisiana Community CollegeLafayette, Louisiana13—1 year out——57South Mountain Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona12—1 year out——58College of the DesertPalm Desert, California12—1 year out——59Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida12—1 year out——60Surry Community CollegeDobson, North Carolina12—1 year out——61Klamath Community CollegeKlamath Falls, Oregon12—1 year out——62Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California11—1 year out——63Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California11—1 year out——64San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California11—1 year out——65Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia11—1 year out——66Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland11—1 year out——67Riverland Community CollegeAustin, Minnesota11—1 year out——68Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, Washington11—1 year out——69Carroll Community CollegeWestminster, Maryland11—1 year out——70Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona10—1 year out——71Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, Florida10—1 year out——72Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida10—1 year out——73Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas10—1 year out——74Eastern Maine Community CollegeBangor, Maine10—1 year out——75Clark CollegeVancouver, Washington10—1 year out——76Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin10—1 year out——77Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California9—1 year out——78Gulf Coast State CollegePanama City, Florida9—1 year out——79Polk State CollegeWinter Haven, Florida9—1 year out——80Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho9—1 year out——81Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois9—1 year out——82Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa9—1 year out——83Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland, New Jersey9—1 year out$38,923—84Lakeshore Technical CollegeCleveland, Wisconsin9—1 year out——85Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona9—1 year out——86Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida8—1 year out——87Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida8—1 year out$30,193—88Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, Georgia8—1 year out——89Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, New York8—1 year out——90Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio8—1 year out——91Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——92Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas8—1 year out——93Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, Washington8—1 year out——94Blackhawk Technical CollegeJanesville, Wisconsin8—1 year out——95Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin8—1 year out——96Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeFennimore, Wisconsin8—1 year out——97Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona7—1 year out——98Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona7—1 year out——99Citrus CollegeGlendora, California7—1 year out——100Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California7—1 year out——
Certificate programs — top 100 of 301 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Hunter Business SchoolLevittown, New York15$45,3011 year out—$9,5002Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas44$41,4771 year out—$11,2113Visible Music CollegeMemphis, Tennessee2$35,7341 year out—$9,5004DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, Illinois78$33,5041 year out—$18,7325Southern Careers Institute-AustinAustin, Texas100$31,8411 year out—$10,1106Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeOgden, Utah35$30,5351 year out——7Academy of Interactive EntertainmentSeattle, Washington25$24,7501 year out$38,714$12,0008Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina CampusCarolina, Puerto Rico43$15,7121 year out$15,469$4,8759Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida219—1 year out——10Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida166—1 year out——11Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia140—1 year out——12Florida Institute of Recording Sound and TechnologyOrlando, Florida107—1 year out—$10,25113San Diego Global Knowledge UniversitySan Diego, California97—1 year out——14Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington89—1 year out——15Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, Georgia80—1 year out——16Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah69—1 year out——17Klamath Community CollegeKlamath Falls, Oregon65—1 year out——18Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida63—1 year out——19Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida59—1 year out——20Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana59—1 year out——21Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio58—1 year out——22Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota48—1 year out——23South Florida Institute of TechnologyMiami, Florida48—1 year out——24Mountainland Technical CollegeLehi, Utah47—1 year out——25Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California44—1 year out——26Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona40—1 year out——27Davis Technical CollegeKaysville, Utah38—1 year out——28Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont38—1 year out——29Dixie Technical CollegeSaint George, Utah38—1 year out——30Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, North Carolina36—1 year out——31Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, Kentucky35—1 year out——32Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeClarkston, Georgia35—1 year out——33Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia34—1 year out——34Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas34—1 year out——35Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida33—1 year out——36Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida32—1 year out——37Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois32—1 year out——38Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington31—1 year out——39Tulsa Technology CenterTulsa, Oklahoma31—1 year out——40Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona29—1 year out——41Atlantic Technical CollegeCoconut Creek, Florida29—1 year out——42Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida29—1 year out——43Sheridan Technical CollegeHollywood, Florida29—1 year out——44Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan29—1 year out——45South Mountain Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona28—1 year out——46Bridgerland Technical CollegeLogan, Utah28—1 year out——47MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California26—1 year out——48Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia26—1 year out——49Heartland Community CollegeNormal, Illinois24—1 year out——50Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona23—1 year out——51ICPR Junior College-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico22—1 year out——52Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California20—1 year out——53Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California20—1 year out——54Edison State Community CollegePiqua, Ohio20—1 year out——55College of the MainlandTexas City, Texas20—1 year out——56Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRome, Georgia19—1 year out——57Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas18—1 year out——58Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts18—1 year out——59Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington18—1 year out——60American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia18—1 year out——61Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, Texas18—1 year out——62Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California17—1 year out——63Leeward Community CollegePearl City, Hawaii17—1 year out——64Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana17—1 year out——65Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas17—1 year out——66Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California16—1 year out——67Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida16—1 year out——68Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyKirkland, Washington16—1 year out——69ICPR Junior CollegeManati, Puerto Rico16—1 year out——70State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradenton, Florida15—1 year out——71Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia15—1 year out——72College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois15—1 year out——73Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs, Iowa15—1 year out——74Mid-America Technology CenterWayne, Oklahoma15—1 year out——75Surry Community CollegeDobson, North Carolina14—1 year out——76Terra State Community CollegeFremont, Ohio14—1 year out——77ICPR Junior CollegeHato Rey, Puerto Rico14—1 year out——78Canadian Valley Technology CenterEl Reno, Oklahoma14—1 year out——79Sessions CollegeTempe, Arizona14—1 year out——80Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California13—1 year out——81College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho13—1 year out——82Kankakee Community CollegeKankakee, Illinois13—1 year out——83Lake Land CollegeMattoon, Illinois13—1 year out——84Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenport, Iowa13—1 year out——85Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, Washington13—1 year out——86Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona13—1 year out——87Northwest Vista CollegeSan Antonio, Texas13—1 year out——88Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California12—1 year out——89Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois12—1 year out——90Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota12—1 year out——91Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio12—1 year out——92Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California11—1 year out——93Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida11—1 year out——94College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois11—1 year out——95Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah11—1 year out——96Pinellas Technical College-ClearwaterClearwater, Florida10—1 year out——97College of Eastern IdahoIdaho Falls, Idaho10—1 year out——98Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois10—1 year out——99Prairie State CollegeChicago Heights, Illinois10—1 year out——100Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan10—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 (—).