Is a Computer Software and Media Applications degree worth it?
Across 58 schools, graduates of Computer Software and Media Applications earn a median $53,738 five years out on $30,867 of debt. Graduates most commonly work as Software Developers (modeled from the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk). These earnings and debt figures come from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Median 5-yr pay
$53,738
Median debt
$30,867
Years to pay off
5.6
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
82%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+14.2%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
6.3%
$45,894 vs $43,014
Net price
$23,104/yr
Debt-test failures
44.7%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$2,278
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Computer Software and Media Applications in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.