Computer Software and Media Applications
243 colleges offer Computer Software and Media Applications in the College Scorecard data. Graduates leave with an average federal debt of $37,344, from $14,294 at the lowest program to $100,837 at the highest. One year after graduating they earn $36,189 on average, from $14,203 at the lowest program to $82,297 at the highest.
Is a Computer Software and Media Applications degree worth it?
Across 68 bachelor's programs that report earnings, the median pays its graduates $30,401 a year after graduation, and the middle half pay between $29,445 and $40,976. The median for all majors is $37,050. At the median program, graduates who borrowed owe $27,089. Debt is 0.89x first-year earnings, which ranks 90th 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: 243
- Average Debt on Graduation: $37,344
- Expected Earnings 1 Year After: $36,189
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Median federal loan debt at graduation — the middle value, less affected by extreme outliers
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Median earnings 1 year after graduation for this major
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| Westwood College - Los Angeles | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Sanford-Brown College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Art Institute of York (The) - Pennsylvania | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Solent University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Westwood College - O'Hare Airport | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Art Institute of Seattle (The) | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Illinois Institute of Art (The) | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale (The) | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Simon Fraser University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Anthem Institute | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Art Institute of Philadelphia (The) - | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Westwood College - Denver North | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| New England Institute of Art (The) | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Art Institute of Pittsburgh (The) | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Coleman University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Daniel Webster College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| The Pennsylvania State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Husson University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Laurus College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| SAE Expression College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| DigiPen Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $78,403 | No data | No data |
| National American University-Ellsworth | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Western Governors University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Living Arts College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Capella University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Beacon College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Hodges University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| ECPI University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Universidad del Sagrado Corazon | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Herzing University-Madison | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Saint Norbert College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Central Washington University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Bellevue College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Vermont State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Bennington College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Weber State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Utah | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Brigham Young University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| LeTourneau University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Union University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Tennessee Technological University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Belmont University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Lipscomb University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| National American University-Rapid City | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Dakota Wesleyan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Roger Williams University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| New England Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,854 | No data | No data |
| Thiel College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Robert Morris University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mercyhurst University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Juniata College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Gwynedd Mercy University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Immaculata University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Bushnell University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Tulsa | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Rogers State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Southern Nazarene University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mount St. Joseph University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Mount Union | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Franklin University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| The University of Findlay | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Baldwin Wallace University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Wake Technical Community College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| North Carolina A & T State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Touro University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| SUNY Morrisville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| New York University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Marist University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Iona University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Five Towns College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Clarkson University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Rider University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Hastings College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Creighton University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| William Jewell College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Webster University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Davenport University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Baker College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Aquinas College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Simmons University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Northeastern University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Hampshire College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Berklee College of Music | Bachelor's Degree | $100,837 | $83,580 | No data |
| Capitol Technology University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Tulane University of Louisiana | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Sullivan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Ashford University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Grand View University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Dordt University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Clarke University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Briar Cliff University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Graceland University-Lamoni | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Indiana Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Franklin College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Grace College and Theological Seminary | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Butler University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Lewis University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Loyola University Chicago | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Columbia College Chicago | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| American Academy of Art College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Northwest Nazarene University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Lewis-Clark State College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Idaho State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Emmanuel University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| South University-Savannah | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Miami | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Eckerd College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Quinnipiac University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Central Connecticut State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Santa Clara University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Holy Names University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Silicon Valley | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| California State University-Chico | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Art Center College of Design | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| California Institute of the Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Harding University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Atlantic University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $14,203 |
| DePaul University | Bachelor's Degree | $59,456 | No data | $22,325 |
| University of Advancing Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $23,801 |
| Eastern Washington University | Bachelor's Degree | $24,731 | No data | $25,949 |
| Dakota State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $25,986 |
| College of Charleston | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $26,496 |
| Medaille University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $26,789 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence | Bachelor's Degree | $39,874 | $31,386 | $27,118 |
| The Art Institute of San Antonio | Bachelor's Degree | $38,410 | $27,089 | $27,193 |
| The Art Institute of Austin | Bachelor's Degree | $38,410 | $27,089 | $27,193 |
| The Art Institute of Houston | Bachelor's Degree | $38,410 | $27,089 | $27,193 |
| Art Institute of Portland (The) | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $27,460 |
| Art Institutes International Minnesota (The) | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $27,665 |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $28,147 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $28,147 |
| The Art Institute of Virginia Beach | Bachelor's Degree | $34,446 | $37,235 | $28,196 |
| The Art Institute of Atlanta | Bachelor's Degree | $34,446 | $37,235 | $28,196 |
| Art Institute of Las Vegas (The) | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $28,907 |
| Lindenwood University | Bachelor's Degree | $35,000 | $28,000 | $28,997 |
| Purdue University Northwest | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $29,193 |
| DeVry University-Pennsylvania | Bachelor's Degree | $14,294 | $14,500 | $29,529 |
| DeVry University-Georgia | Bachelor's Degree | $14,294 | $14,500 | $29,529 |
| DeVry University-Florida | Bachelor's Degree | $14,294 | $14,500 | $29,529 |
| DeVry University-Missouri | Bachelor's Degree | $14,294 | $14,500 | $29,529 |
| DeVry University-New Jersey | Bachelor's Degree | $14,294 | $14,500 | $29,529 |
| DeVry University-Colorado | Bachelor's Degree | $14,294 | $14,500 | $29,529 |
| DeVry University-Texas | Bachelor's Degree | $14,294 | $14,500 | $29,529 |
| DeVry University-Indiana | Bachelor's Degree | $14,294 | $14,500 | $29,529 |
| DeVry University-Ohio | Bachelor's Degree | $14,294 | $14,500 | $29,529 |
| DeVry University-Virginia | Bachelor's Degree | $14,294 | $14,500 | $29,529 |
| DeVry University-Tennessee | Bachelor's Degree | $14,294 | $14,500 | $29,529 |
| DeVry University-Illinois | Bachelor's Degree | $14,294 | $14,500 | $29,529 |
| DeVry University-Arizona | Bachelor's Degree | $14,294 | $14,500 | $29,529 |
| DeVry University-California | Bachelor's Degree | $14,294 | $14,500 | $29,529 |
| Southern New Hampshire University | Bachelor's Degree | $39,472 | $19,551 | $30,070 |
| Independence University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $30,342 |
| Stevens-Henager College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $30,342 |
| University of Dubuque | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $30,459 |
| Full Sail University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $30,956 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $36,375 | $31,492 |
| University of Houston | Bachelor's Degree | $30,500 | No data | $32,237 |
| University of Arizona | Bachelor's Degree | $70,017 | $53,160 | $33,062 |
| Drexel University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,085 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout | Bachelor's Degree | $19,835 | No data | $35,326 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $44,340 | $19,383 | $35,435 |
| Argosy University | Bachelor's Degree | $46,104 | $39,858 | $35,588 |
| Miami International University of Art & Design-Art Institute Dallas | Bachelor's Degree | $36,078 | $28,890 | $35,712 |
| AI Miami International University of Art and Design | Bachelor's Degree | $36,078 | $28,890 | $35,712 |
| Utah Valley University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,782 |
| University of California-Irvine | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,812 |
| Wilmington University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,951 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $36,075 |
| Art Institute of Colorado (The) | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $38,478 |
| Duquesne University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $39,646 |
| Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | Bachelor's Degree | $34,419 | $28,433 | $40,227 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $40,930 |
| School of Visual Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $88,810 | $73,183 | $41,114 |
| Champlain College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $41,964 |
| Academy of Art University | Bachelor's Degree | $87,649 | $74,944 | $42,476 |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $42,978 |
| The New School | Bachelor's Degree | $97,868 | $84,122 | $44,088 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,314 | No data | $45,469 |
| Park University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $50,935 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,154 |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,600 |
| University of Phoenix-California | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,600 |
| University of Phoenix-Texas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,600 |
| Florida Polytechnic University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $56,731 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $58,169 | $57,806 |
| Wellesley College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $70,490 |
| University of Southern California | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $72,085 |
| Neumont College of Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $74,119 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $82,297 |
| University of Limerick | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Sanford-Brown College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Bradford | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| American Sentinel College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online | Bachelor's Degree | $39,874 | $31,386 | No data |
| Dewey University-Hato Rey | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Nossi College of Art and Design | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| NUC University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Edgewood College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Shenandoah University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Utah State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Houston-Victoria | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Southern Adventist University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Notre Dame College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Kent State University at Kent | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Clark State College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| New York Institute of Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Keene State College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| New England College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of St Thomas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Andrews University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Adrian College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Becker College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Maryland-College Park | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Martin University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Roosevelt University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| North Central College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Columbus State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| California College of the Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |