Computer Programming
117 colleges offer Computer Programming in the College Scorecard data. Graduates leave with an average federal debt of $38,333, from $14,013 at the lowest program to $78,665 at the highest. One year after graduating they earn $54,261 on average, from $28,202 at the lowest program to $80,803 at the highest.
Is a Computer Programming degree worth it?
Across 27 bachelor's programs that report earnings, the median pays its graduates $53,952 a year after graduation, and the middle half pay between $50,525 and $54,181. The median for all majors is $37,050. At the median program, graduates who borrowed owe $63,142. Debt is 1.19x first-year earnings, which ranks 125th of 147 majors, where 1st carries the least debt for the pay.
These are earnings one year after graduating, for students who received federal aid. Majors that lead to graduate school, or to careers that start slowly, look worse here than they will ten years on.
Details
- Number of Offering Colleges: 117
- Average Debt on Graduation: $38,333
- Expected Earnings 1 Year After: $54,261
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Average federal loan debt at graduation — can be skewed by outliers, unlike the median
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Median federal loan debt at graduation — the middle value, less affected by extreme outliers
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Earnings ▼
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Median earnings 1 year after graduation for this major
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| Globe Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Anthem Institute | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $77,029 | No data |
| Fountainhead College of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| ITT Technical Institute | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Coleman University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Globe University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Minnesota School of Business | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Jones College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Husson University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| California College San Diego-CollegeAmerica-Phoenix | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Independence University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Western Governors University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Capella University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Hodges University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Caribbean University-Vega Baja | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| NUC University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Caribbean University-Bayamon | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Universidad Adventista de las Antillas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Green River College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Ferrum College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Stevens-Henager College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Champlain College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Hardin-Simmons University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Southern Adventist University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Limestone University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Holy Family University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Gannon University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Portland Community College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Youngstown State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Mount Union | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Akron Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Wake Technical Community College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| North Carolina Central University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Elon University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| SUNY Morrisville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Siena College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Le Moyne College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Missouri-St Louis | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Missouri Valley College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Metropolitan State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Siena Heights University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Davenport University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Curry College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Becker College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $88,491 | No data |
| Capitol Technology University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Fort Hays State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Morningside University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Grand View University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| International Business College-Indianapolis | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Columbia College Chicago | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Idaho State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Jacksonville University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Yale University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Western Connecticut State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Wilmington University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Western Colorado University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| CollegeAmerica-Denver | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Silicon Valley | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Academy of Art University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Grand Canyon University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| CollegeAmerica-Flagstaff | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Kennesaw State University | Bachelor's Degree | $35,690 | No data | $28,202 |
| Rowan University | Bachelor's Degree | $43,458 | No data | $40,608 |
| ECPI University | Bachelor's Degree | $23,624 | $19,996 | $43,195 |
| Farmingdale State College | Bachelor's Degree | $25,207 | No data | $47,383 |
| University of Advancing Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $34,972 | No data | $49,239 |
| Full Sail University | Bachelor's Degree | $37,348 | No data | $49,514 |
| Southwestern College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $49,688 |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $51,361 |
| University of Phoenix-California | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $51,361 |
| University of Phoenix-Texas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $51,361 |
| DePaul University | Bachelor's Degree | $69,032 | $64,018 | $51,868 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $52,151 |
| Herzing University-Brookfield | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,952 |
| Herzing University-Kenosha | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,952 |
| Herzing University-New Orleans | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,952 |
| Herzing University-Orlando | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,952 |
| Herzing University-Madison | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,952 |
| Herzing University-Akron | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,952 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,952 |
| Herzing University-Birmingham | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,952 |
| Baker College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $54,410 |
| New England Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $59,619 |
| Bellevue University | Bachelor's Degree | $21,324 | No data | $62,477 |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | Bachelor's Degree | $14,013 | No data | $67,925 |
| Neumont College of Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $70,731 |
| North Seattle College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $71,531 |
| DigiPen Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $78,665 | $62,265 | $80,803 |
| Dublin City University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| California College San Diego | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Cascadia College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Lamar University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Austin Community College District | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Winthrop University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Long Island University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Rochester University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Eastern Michigan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mercer University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Herzing University-Atlanta | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Dominican University of California | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |