What Computer Programming grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $83,601 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	Western Governors UniversityUS	$90,975	$122,174	$134,767	+46%
2	Brigham Young University - IdahoID	$74,476	$113,931	—	+36%
3	University of CincinnatiOH	$73,756	$96,791	—	+16%
4	Western Colorado UniversityCO	$66,779	$96,791	—	+16%
5	State University of New York at FarmingdaleNY	$58,299	$83,601	$101,398	0%
6	Kennesaw State UniversityGA	$51,223	$83,557	—	0%
7	Limestone UniversitySC	$66,273	$82,226	$94,607	-2%
8	DePaul UniversityIL	$52,636	$80,129	$107,966	-4%
9	Cleveland State UniversityOH	$49,269	$67,887	$81,941	-19%
10	Youngstown State UniversityOH	$47,911	$67,079	$85,664	-20%
11	University of Maine - Fort KentME	$40,680	$54,286	$59,353	-35%
12	Metropolitan State UniversityMN	$61,969	—	—	—
13	University of Akron (The)OH	$57,957	—	—	—

Associate

national median $57,434 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN	$55,868	$86,507	—	+51%
2	College of Staten Island/CUNYNY	$51,737	$84,610	$103,837	+47%
3	Houston Community CollegeTX	$56,069	$84,025	$79,787	+46%
4	Hennepin Technical CollegeMN	$66,474	$83,557	—	+45%
5	Sinclair Community CollegeOH	$45,751	$82,803	—	+44%
6	William Rainey Harper CollegeIL	$67,570	$79,787	—	+39%
7	Eastfield CollegeTX	$70,298	$77,631	$88,614	+35%
8	Austin Community CollegeTX	$51,505	$77,093	$80,325	+34%
9	Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH	$55,317	$76,734	$84,259	+34%
10	College of Lake CountyIL	$47,119	$76,015	—	+32%
11	Grayson CollegeTX	$42,033	$76,015	$83,557	+32%
12	College Of DuPageIL	$52,479	$75,704	$76,015	+32%
13	Illinois Central CollegeIL	$43,948	$74,872	—	+30%
14	Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA	$52,165	$73,958	$94,122	+29%
15	Indian Hills Community CollegeIA	$61,051	$73,292	$85,269	+28%
16	Brookhaven CollegeTX	$55,592	$72,585	$79,787	+26%
17	Indiana University SoutheastIN	$49,855	$72,585	$87,772	+26%
18	University of CincinnatiOH	$33,078	$72,585	$98,163	+26%
19	Missouri Southern State UniversityMO	$50,767	$72,299	—	+26%
20	St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN	$51,576	$72,156	—	+26%
21	Portland Community CollegeOR	$53,726	$71,949	$91,987	+25%
22	Columbus State Community CollegeOH	$52,575	$70,870	$88,921	+23%
23	Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN	$53,735	$70,527	—	+23%
24	Indiana University - South BendIN	$60,342	$69,154	$87,772	+20%
25	Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL	$56,312	$69,154	—	+20%
26	Rose State CollegeOK	$48,908	$68,363	—	+19%
27	Richland CollegeTX	$58,787	$67,967	$75,253	+18%
28	Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA	$48,487	$67,746	$72,585	+18%
29	North Lake CollegeTX	$59,577	$66,779	$86,367	+16%
30	Metropolitan Community CollegeMO	$46,032	$66,514	$79,787	+16%
31	Lakeland Community CollegeOH	$46,207	$65,986	—	+15%
32	San Antonio CollegeTX	$44,978	$65,986	$70,012	+15%
33	Tarrant County College DistrictTX	$56,007	$65,634	$76,885	+14%
34	Kirkwood Community CollegeIA	$48,612	$65,062	$84,205	+13%
35	Springfield Technical Community CollegeMA	$46,663	$64,930	—	+13%
36	Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeMN	$55,935	$62,818	—	+9%
37	Massasoit Community CollegeMA	$47,119	$62,818	—	+9%
38	Manchester Community CollegeCT	$43,047	$62,818	—	+9%
39	Montana State University - BillingsMT	$35,184	$62,818	—	+9%
40	San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX	$42,315	$62,322	$76,958	+9%
41	Central Texas College DistrictTX	$46,571	$61,332	$65,282	+7%
42	Laramie County Community CollegeWY	$46,948	$60,961	$75,101	+6%
43	Dakota State UniversitySD	$45,210	$60,837	$49,399	+6%
44	Schenectady County Community CollegeNY	$47,878	$60,696	$72,966	+6%
45	Iowa Western Community CollegeIA	$48,030	$60,144	$65,986	+5%
46	Helena College University of MontanaMT	$43,696	$59,048	$67,987	+3%
47	North Shore Community CollegeMA	$40,342	$58,858	—	+2%
48	Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO	$41,405	$58,574	—	+2%
49	Amarillo CollegeTX	$40,342	$57,938	$64,578	+1%
50	Southeast Technical CollegeSD	$44,539	$57,552	$61,778	0%
51	Lane Community CollegeOR	$37,002	$57,471	—	0%
52	Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH	$45,181	$57,434	$68,782	0%
53	Parkland CollegeIL	$45,751	$56,877	$71,212	-1%
54	Bunker Hill Community CollegeMA	$35,528	$56,877	—	-1%
55	Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY	$28,722	$56,877	$69,154	-1%
56	Alvin Community CollegeTX	$41,920	$56,595	$70,625	-1%
57	Casper CollegeWY	$33,260	$56,524	$82,142	-2%
58	Brazosport CollegeTX	$48,315	$56,406	$73,271	-2%
59	Marion Technical CollegeOH	$50,050	$56,069	—	-2%
60	University of ToledoOH	$46,663	$55,746	—	-3%
61	Owens Community CollegeOH	$40,872	$55,145	$63,318	-4%
62	Holyoke Community CollegeMA	$33,710	$55,111	—	-4%
63	Saint Charles Community CollegeMO	$42,946	$54,679	$65,986	-5%
64	Stark State CollegeOH	$40,052	$54,627	$65,106	-5%
65	Central Ohio Technical CollegeOH	$36,151	$54,522	$56,877	-5%
66	Texas State Technical CollegeTX	$39,178	$53,901	$67,138	-6%
67	Terra State Community CollegeOH	$38,315	$52,989	—	-8%
68	Youngstown State UniversityOH	$47,315	$52,793	$82,300	-8%
69	State Fair Community CollegeMO	$41,424	$52,636	—	-8%
70	McLennan Community CollegeTX	$34,840	$52,636	—	-8%
71	Kent State UniversityOH	$36,463	$52,417	$64,930	-9%
72	Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA	$39,857	$52,387	$64,578	-9%
73	CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeNY	$36,474	$51,952	$69,154	-10%
74	James A. Rhodes State CollegeOH	$37,298	$51,505	$64,845	-10%
75	Hill CollegeTX	$34,002	$51,223	$71,899	-11%
76	Northeast Texas Community CollegeTX	$38,967	$50,767	$61,703	-12%
77	Danville Area Community CollegeIL	$39,884	$50,539	—	-12%
78	Saint Louis Community CollegeMO	$56,312	$50,050	$89,177	-13%
79	Clark State CollegeOH	$41,695	$49,582	—	-14%
80	Northwest State Community CollegeOH	$37,788	$49,399	$54,051	-14%
81	Edison State Community CollegeOH	$33,372	$49,399	$67,570	-14%
82	Northeast Iowa Community CollegeIA	$40,927	$49,328	$58,440	-14%
83	Southwestern Community CollegeIA	$36,980	$49,171	$59,577	-14%
84	Hocking Technical CollegeOH	$31,905	$47,939	$71,441	-17%
85	Joliet Junior CollegeIL	$48,487	$47,802	—	-17%
86	Vincennes UniversityIN	$38,554	$47,645	$49,513	-17%
87	Sullivan County Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY	$38,279	$47,392	$70,298	-17%
88	State Technical College of MissouriMO	$35,325	$47,243	$51,223	-18%
89	SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLA	$32,393	$45,365	$55,464	-21%
90	Odessa CollegeTX	$34,840	$45,300	$60,442	-21%
91	El Paso Community CollegeTX	$30,926	$44,669	$50,050	-22%
92	Community College of DenverCO	$37,984	$44,592	$49,035	-22%
93	Tyler Junior CollegeTX	$45,751	$43,047	$63,346	-25%
94	Eastern Gateway Community CollegeOH	$33,372	$42,146	$53,343	-27%
95	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeGA	$34,307	$38,202	$48,487	-33%
96	Lake Land CollegeIL	$64,402	—	—	—
97	Quinsigamond Community CollegeMA	$56,877	—	—	—
98	Minnesota State College SoutheastMN	$54,051	—	—	—
99	Ridgewater CollegeMN	$51,789	—	—	—
100	Dakota County Technical CollegeMN	$49,171	—	—	—
101	Oakton CollegeIL	$48,487	—	—	—
102	Saint Philip's CollegeTX	$45,751	—	$54,051	—
103	Temple CollegeTX	$39,556	—	—	—
104	Northern Essex Community CollegeMA	$38,509	—	—	—
105	Moberly Area Community CollegeMO	$32,231	—	—	—
106	Washington State Community CollegeOH	$27,237	—	—	—

Certificate (1-2 years)

national median $58,858 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	Columbus State Community CollegeOH	$55,665	$77,901	—	+32%
2	Metropolitan Community CollegeMO	$48,096	$67,204	$76,015	+14%
3	Portland Community CollegeOR	$43,359	$64,930	—	+10%
4	Lakeland Community CollegeOH	$46,663	$58,858	$78,843	0%
5	Davis Technical CollegeUT	$46,663	$58,858	—	0%
6	James A. Rhodes State CollegeOH	$40,944	$58,363	—	-1%
7	Laramie County Community CollegeWY	$45,149	$56,877	$75,035	-3%
8	Kapiolani Community CollegeHI	$28,703	$55,935	—	-5%
9	Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO	$31,171	$46,298	—	-21%
10	Community College of DenverCO	$41,695	$45,751	$67,042	-22%
11	SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLA	$31,578	$32,492	—	-45%
12	Utah Valley UniversityUT	$60,590	—	—	—
13	Edison State Community CollegeOH	$55,746	—	—	—
14	Mountainland Technical CollegeUT	$49,399	—	—	—
15	Stark State CollegeOH	$47,574	—	—	—
16	Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH	$46,207	—	—	—
17	Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeUT	$45,751	—	—	—
18	Mountwest Community and Technical CollegeWV	$37,041	—	—	—
19	Northeastern Oklahoma A & M CollegeOK	$31,905	—	—	—
20	Hill CollegeTX	$29,557	—	—	—

Certificate (under 1 year)

national median $65,986 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	Moraine Valley Community CollegeIL	$63,610	$80,863	—	+23%
2	Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL	$57,042	$80,595	$89,177	+22%
3	Portland Community CollegeOR	$61,969	$79,996	—	+21%
4	North Hennepin Community CollegeMN	$51,789	$79,564	$93,589	+21%
5	Brookhaven CollegeTX	$58,998	$78,948	—	+20%
6	Central Texas College DistrictTX	$54,563	$78,948	$85,664	+20%
7	Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN	$44,785	$78,529	—	+19%
8	North Lake CollegeTX	$59,353	$77,273	—	+17%
9	Kirkwood Community CollegeIA	$50,881	$76,958	—	+17%
10	Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN	$57,726	$76,554	—	+16%
11	Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA	$54,051	$72,928	$77,901	+11%
12	College Of DuPageIL	$47,740	$72,299	$86,929	+10%
13	Metropolitan Community CollegeMO	$54,993	$71,212	—	+8%
14	Greenville Technical CollegeSC	$63,874	$70,870	—	+7%
15	Manchester Community CollegeCT	$62,075	$68,626	$107,201	+4%
16	Sinclair Community CollegeOH	$46,797	$68,098	—	+3%
17	Austin Community CollegeTX	$55,122	$66,514	$77,146	+1%
18	Richland CollegeTX	$54,857	$65,986	$69,841	0%
19	William Rainey Harper CollegeIL	$45,471	$64,854	—	-2%
20	Dallas CollegeTX	$49,703	$64,402	—	-2%
21	Brazosport CollegeTX	$36,903	$63,610	—	-4%
22	Trident Technical CollegeSC	$51,223	$62,158	—	-6%
23	Tarrant County College DistrictTX	$44,398	$60,837	$67,254	-8%
24	San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX	$50,170	$60,033	$73,113	-9%
25	San Antonio CollegeTX	$35,528	$59,635	$69,154	-10%
26	Saint Philip's CollegeTX	$45,300	$58,609	$70,298	-11%
27	Linn-Benton Community CollegeOR	$41,844	$57,471	—	-13%
28	Oakton CollegeIL	$48,487	$56,877	—	-14%
29	Northern Essex Community CollegeMA	$38,509	$55,935	—	-15%
30	Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL	$46,845	$55,464	$60,837	-16%
31	Lane Community CollegeOR	$41,501	$55,228	—	-16%
32	Amarillo CollegeTX	$38,712	$54,252	$49,399	-18%
33	Owens Community CollegeOH	$39,163	$52,508	$63,170	-20%
34	Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA	$37,132	$48,054	$66,338	-27%
35	Northwest State Community CollegeOH	$30,437	$45,505	—	-31%
36	James A. Rhodes State CollegeOH	$37,984	$44,849	$76,958	-32%
37	Alvin Community CollegeTX	$32,324	$41,964	$51,761	-36%
38	Hill CollegeTX	$29,557	$38,967	$37,592	-41%
39	Morton CollegeIL	$27,237	$36,091	$49,399	-45%
40	University of Massachusetts - LowellMA	$108,803	—	—	—
41	Hennepin Technical CollegeMN	$81,671	—	—	—
42	Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeMN	$79,787	—	—	—
43	Saint Charles Community CollegeMO	$64,578	—	—	—
44	Massasoit Community CollegeMA	$54,051	—	—	—
45	Rock Valley CollegeIL	$47,878	—	—	—
46	Temple CollegeTX	$45,751	—	—	—
47	Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO	$44,398	—	—	—
48	Stark State CollegeOH	$39,708	—	—	—
49	Iowa Western Community CollegeIA	$39,655	—	—	—
50	Parkland CollegeIL	$39,655	—	—	—
51	Terra State Community CollegeOH	$39,425	—	—	—
52	Red Rocks Community CollegeCO	$39,425	—	—	—
53	Richland Community CollegeIL	$38,967	—	—	—
54	Weber State UniversityUT	$37,592	—	—	—
55	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3IN	$37,592	—	—	—
56	Bunker Hill Community CollegeMA	$37,041	—	—	—
57	Grayson CollegeTX	$35,872	—	—	—