Education & Training
Computer Software and Media Applications
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Business Intelligence Analysts Bachelor's degree
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary Associate degree
- Clinical Data Managers Bachelor's degree
- Computer and Information Research Scientists Master's degree
- Computer and Information Systems Managers Bachelor's degree
- Computer Programmers Bachelor's degree
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary Master's degree
- Data Scientists Bachelor's degree
- Data Warehousing Specialists Bachelor's degree
- Database Administrators Bachelor's degree
- Database Architects Bachelor's degree
- Graphic Designers Bachelor's degree
- Software Developers Bachelor's degree
- Special Effects Artists and Animators Bachelor's degree
- Video Game Designers Bachelor's degree
- Web and Digital Interface Designers Bachelor's degree
- Web Developers Associate degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $36,210 | $41,369 | $12,000 | 481 |
| Associate degree | $30,118 | $38,980 | $14,625 | 352 |
| Bachelor's degree | $40,536 | $55,184 | $24,000 | 206 |
| Master's degree | $102,352 | $119,840 | $32,069 | 91 |
| Doctoral degree | — | — | — | 9 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.