Computer Software and Media Applications programs in New York
34 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $22,192 at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College.
What this work pays in New York
Software Developers in New York earn a median of $166,180 a year across 113,510 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in New York |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $214,300 | 48,050 |
| Data Scientists | $130,460 | 23,970 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | $120,990 | 16,560 |
| Graphic Designers | $77,340 | 14,530 |
| Computer Programmers | $103,980 | 7,020 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York | Associate's degree | — | $22,192 (29 grads) | 68 |
| Hudson Valley Community College Troy | Associate's degree | $10,909 | $21,052 (15 grads) | 36 |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | Associate's degree | — | $15,552 (21 grads) | 61 |
| The College of Westchester White Plains | Associate's degree | — | $14,935 (29 grads) | — |
| Hunter Business School Levittown | Undergraduate certificate | $9,223 | not published | 24 |
| Ace Institute of Technology New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Cayuga County Community College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES Plattsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Columbia-Greene Community College Hudson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Erie Community College Buffalo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Five Towns College Dix Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Genesee Community College Batavia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Hudson Valley Community College Troy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Jamestown Community College Jamestown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Manhattanville University Purchase | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus Albany | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Mohawk Valley Community College Utica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| North Country Community College Saranac Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North Country Community College Saranac Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Orange County Community College Middletown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Pace University New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| SUNY Corning Community College Corning | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| The College of Westchester White Plains | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Touro University New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Flushing | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Computer Software and Media Applications — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.