Program Payoff

Computer Software and Media Applications programs in Virginia

20 schools in Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $25,022 at DeVry University-Virginia.

What this work pays in Virginia

Software Developers in Virginia earn a median of $136,460 a year across 88,280 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in Virginia
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,49017,550
Data Scientists$126,4308,920
Database Administrators$93,3205,940
Database Architects$160,3605,260
Graphic Designers$72,3104,740

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

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
DeVry University-Virginia Arlington Associate's degree $25,022 (193 grads) 0
Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave Undergraduate certificate not published
Brightpoint Community College Chester Undergraduate certificate not published
Brightpoint Community College Chester Associate's degree not published 0
Danville Community College Danville Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Eastern Shore Community College Melfa Undergraduate certificate not published
Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown Undergraduate certificate not published
Liberty University Lynchburg Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Marymount University Arlington Undergraduate certificate not published 0
New River Community College Dublin Undergraduate certificate not published
Northern Virginia Community College Annandale Undergraduate certificate not published 34
Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville Undergraduate certificate not published 5
Rappahannock Community College Glenns Undergraduate certificate not published 2
Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Tidewater Community College Norfolk Undergraduate certificate not published 3
Tidewater Community College Norfolk Associate's degree not published
Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton Undergraduate certificate not published 7
Virginia Western Community College Roanoke Undergraduate certificate not published 7
Virginia Western Community College Roanoke Associate's degree not published 0

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.