Program Payoff

Computer Software and Media Applications programs in Michigan

29 schools in Michigan teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $25,194 at Schoolcraft Community College District.

What this work pays in Michigan

Software Developers in Michigan earn a median of $125,570 a year across 43,460 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in Michigan
Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,76016,010
Data Scientists$100,5907,360
Graphic Designers$57,3506,070
Computer Programmers$65,8604,400
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,4403,480

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia Associate's degree $25,194 (16 grads) 12
Adrian College Adrian Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Bay Mills Community College Brimley Associate's degree not published 0
Bay de Noc Community College Escanaba Associate's degree not published 1
Glen Oaks Community College Centreville Undergraduate certificate not published
Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids Associate's degree not published 10
Henry Ford College Dearborn Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Henry Ford College Dearborn Associate's degree not published 7
Jackson College Jackson Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Jackson College Jackson Associate's degree not published 0
Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo Undergraduate certificate not published 3
Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo Associate's degree not published 0
Kellogg Community College Battle Creek Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Lawrence Technological University Southfield Undergraduate certificate not published 1
Macomb Community College Warren Undergraduate certificate not published
Macomb Community College Warren Associate's degree not published
Mid Michigan College Harrison Undergraduate certificate not published 3
Monroe County Community College Monroe Undergraduate certificate not published 1
Monroe County Community College Monroe Associate's degree not published 1
Mott Community College Flint Undergraduate certificate not published 8
Muskegon Community College Muskegon Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Muskegon Community College Muskegon Associate's degree not published 3
Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Oakland Community College Auburn Hills Undergraduate certificate not published 9
Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia Undergraduate certificate not published 9
Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor Undergraduate certificate not published 33
Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor Associate's degree not published 21
Wayne County Community College District Detroit Undergraduate certificate not published 2

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.