Bachelor's degree · Computer and information sciences · CIP 11.02
Computer Programming: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 93 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Computer Programming, together awarding 2,391 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $71,441 one year after finishing and $85,843 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $25,025 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Compare Computer Programming programs on one chart
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Each dot is one institution's program; branch campuses share their institution's figures and appear as one dot. Dashed lines mark the median for all colleges. Showing 12 of 82; programs missing either value are left out (the Scorecard withholds figures for small programs).
Colleges with a bachelor's in Computer Programming
| Western Governors University Salt Lake City · Private nonprofit | UT | 367 | n/a | n/a | $23,882 |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg · Private nonprofit | ID | 183 | n/a | n/a | $13,729 |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City · Public | UT | 175 | n/a | n/a | $22,500 |
| DePaul University Chicago · Private nonprofit | IL | 138 | $77,967 | $101,666 | $23,000 |
| Rowan University Glassboro · Public | NJ | 119 | $56,032 | $49,643 | $19,695 |
| Farmingdale State College Farmingdale · Public | NY | 113 | $51,160 | $82,608 | $14,385 |
| Fort Hays State University Hays · Public | KS | 102 | $73,010 | n/a | $25,503 |
| Bellevue University Bellevue · Private nonprofit | NE | 89 | $69,872 | $97,667 | $25,000 |
| ECPI University Virginia Beach · Private for-profit | VA | 80 | $55,744 | $72,673 | $41,608 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati · Public | OH | 79 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Grand Canyon University Phoenix · Private nonprofit | AZ | 62 | $83,106 | n/a | $28,375 |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn · Public | MI | 53 | $86,921 | $113,643 | $19,750 |
| Champlain College Burlington · Private nonprofit | VT | 49 | $80,373 | n/a | $27,000 |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine · Public | CA | 49 | n/a | n/a | $13,113 |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw · Public | GA | 44 | $37,159 | $62,266 | $24,924 |
| Green River College Auburn · Public | WA | 43 | $75,118 | $96,227 | $26,433 |
| Neumont College of Computer Science Salt Lake City · Private for-profit | UT | 42 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford · Public | OH | 37 | n/a | n/a | $20,500 |
| Austin Community College District Austin · Public | TX | 30 | n/a | n/a | $26,222 |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron · Public | OH | 30 | $62,766 | n/a | $26,412 |
| Bellevue College Bellevue · Public | WA | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Baker College Owosso · Private nonprofit | MI | 26 | $54,344 | $90,629 | $37,856 |
| Dominican University of California San Rafael · Private nonprofit | CA | 25 | $88,983 | n/a | $17,901 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester · Private nonprofit | NY | 25 | $87,798 | n/a | $27,000 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton · Public | NY | 25 | n/a | n/a | $27,000 |
| Shawnee State University Portsmouth · Public | OH | 23 | n/a | n/a | $25,000 |
| Georgia State University Atlanta · Public | GA | 21 | n/a | n/a | $25,049 |
| Utah Valley University Orem · Public | UT | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Capella University Minneapolis · Private for-profit | MN | 18 | n/a | n/a | $38,669 |
| New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich · Private nonprofit | RI | 18 | $68,479 | $95,219 | $27,000 |
| North Seattle College Seattle · Public | WA | 17 | $51,551 | $123,199 | n/a |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland · Public | WA | 16 | $81,233 | n/a | n/a |
| University of Mount Union Alliance · Private nonprofit | OH | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Long Island University Brookville · Private nonprofit | NY | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais · Private nonprofit | IL | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wilmington University New Castle · Private nonprofit | DE | 11 | n/a | $44,311 | n/a |
| Yale University New Haven · Private nonprofit | CT | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Holy Family University Philadelphia · Private nonprofit | PA | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Advancing Technology Tempe · Private for-profit | AZ | 10 | $35,701 | $85,843 | $42,446 |
| Columbia College Chicago Chicago · Private nonprofit | IL | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| NUC University Bayamon · Private for-profit | PR | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian San Sebastian · Private nonprofit | PR | 8 | n/a | $34,664 | n/a |
| Southwestern College Winfield · Private nonprofit | KS | 8 | $52,444 | $85,975 | n/a |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred · Public | NY | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis · Public | MO | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan San Juan · Private nonprofit | PR | 6 | n/a | $34,664 | n/a |
| Franklin College Franklin · Private nonprofit | IN | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Morningside University Sioux City · Private nonprofit | IA | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Siena University Loudonville · Private nonprofit | NY | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Universidad Adventista de las Antillas Mayaguez · Private nonprofit | PR | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Quick facts: Computer Programming
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in Computer Programming?
- The College Scorecard lists 93 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Computer Programming.
- How much do Computer Programming graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $71,441 one year after graduation (22 institutions reporting) and $85,843 five years after graduation (21 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do Computer Programming graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: DigiPen Institute of Technology ($131,174), Elon University ($128,080), North Seattle College ($123,199), University of Michigan-Dearborn ($113,643), and DePaul University ($101,666).
- How much student debt do Computer Programming graduates have?
- The median institution's Computer Programming graduates leave with $25,025 in federal student loans (28 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most Computer Programming degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: Western Governors University (367), Brigham Young University-Idaho (183), University of Utah (175), DePaul University (138), and Rowan University (119).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in Computer Programming (CIP code 11.02), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.