Computer science Associate degree
311 programs — 32 with federal cost data, the rest suppressed for small class sizes and listed after them, ordered by median debt against median earnings — lowest first.
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Hide for-profit colleges(8 programs)What our data shows about for-profit collegesAcross the creative fields on this site, students at private for-profit institutions borrow 27% more than students at public ones ($29,332 against $23,033) and earn 15% less four years after completing ($38,361 against $45,110).The combined effect is severe. Median debt at a for-profit equals 70% of a graduate’s annual earnings, against 47% at a public institution. And 10% of for-profit programs leave graduates owing more than they earn in a year — against 1% of public ones. Ten times the rate.This is a pattern across 212 for-profit programs, not a handful of outliers, and it holds in every creative field we cover. It does not mean no for-profit program is worth taking: some appear high in our best-value rankings, and this filter hides those too. It means the odds are materially worse, and the burden of proof sits with the school.Figures are medians computed from the College Scorecard and IPEDS data behind every table on this site.
| Institution | Programcredential and delivery | at completion | 4 yrs after | Median federal loan debt at completion, divided by median earnings four years later. It answers a single question: how much of one year’s income do you owe on the day you finish?Below 50% is generally considered manageable. Above 100% means graduates owe more than they earn in a year, and repayment on a standard ten-year plan starts to consume a serious share of income.Debt covers federal loans only, so real ratios are often worse. Both figures are medians — half of graduates fall on the wrong side of each. |
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| Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | $9,598 | $83,554 | 11% |
| Montgomery County Community CollegePA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | $7,780 | $64,047 | 12% |
| Weber State UniversityUT · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Hybrid | $13,166 | $102,259 | 13% |
| North Hennepin Community CollegeMN · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Hybrid | $10,029 | $74,011 | 14% |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | $9,223 | $57,686 | 16% |
| University of Arkansas GranthamAR · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Hybrid | $17,789 | $66,795 | 27% |
| Bunker Hill Community CollegeMA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | — | $84,138 | — |
| Century CollegeMN · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | — | $61,157 | — |
| Connecticut State Community CollegeCT · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | — | $64,221 | — |
| Connecticut State Community College GatewayCT · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · Not reported | — | $64,221 | — |
| Connecticut State Community College HousatonicCT · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · Not reported | — | $64,221 | — |
| Connecticut State Community College NorwalkCT · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · Not reported | — | $64,221 | — |
| CUNY Bronx Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | — | $50,897 | — |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | — | $64,980 | — |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | — | $74,045 | — |
| CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | — | $44,156 | — |
| Diablo Valley CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · Not reported | — | $88,450 | — |
| El Paso Community CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | — | $49,388 | — |
| Full Sail UniversityFL · Private for-profitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Fully onlineOffers: Audio Production (BS) · Music Production (BS) · Recording Arts (BS) · Live Event Production (BS) · Music Business (BS) · Film Production (BFA) · Game Design (BS) · Game Development (BS) · Computer Animation (BS) · Graphic Design (BS) · Digital Marketing (BS) | — | $32,197 | — |
| Lake Area Technical CollegeSD · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Fully online | — | $60,752 | — |
| Manchester Community CollegeCT · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · Not reported | — | $64,221 | — |
| Middlesex Community CollegeCT · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · Not reported | — | $64,221 | — |
| Monroe Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | $9,500 | — | — |
| Nassau Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | — | $72,735 | — |
| Naugatuck Valley Community CollegeCT · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · Not reported | — | $64,221 | — |
| Normandale Community CollegeMN · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | — | $80,563 | — |
| Quinebaug Valley Community CollegeCT · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · Not reported | — | $64,221 | — |
| South Hills School of Business & TechnologyPA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | — | $51,162 | — |
| South Texas CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Hybrid | — | $31,376 | — |
| Southern Maine Community CollegeME · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | — | $63,690 | — |
| Three Rivers Community CollegeCT · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · Not reported | — | $64,221 | — |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJNJ · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | — | $47,833 | — |
| Allan Hancock CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| American River CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| American University of Puerto RicoPR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| American University of Puerto RicoPR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeMN · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Antelope Valley Community College DistrictCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Bakersfield CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Barstow Community CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Barton County Community CollegeKS · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Hybrid | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Baton Rouge Community CollegeLA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Hybrid | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Bellingham Technical CollegeWA · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Big Bend Community CollegeWA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Blinn College DistrictTX · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Blue Mountain Community CollegeOR · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical CollegeWV · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Brightpoint Community CollegeVA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Bristol Community CollegeMA · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Butler Community CollegeKS · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Butte CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Cabrillo CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Canada CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Hybrid | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Cape Cod Community CollegeMA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Carroll CollegeMT · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Carson-Newman UniversityTN · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Cayuga County Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesMO · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Central New Mexico Community CollegeNM · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Central Penn CollegePA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Hybrid | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Central Wyoming CollegeWY · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Cerritos CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Cerro Coso Community CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Chabot CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Chaffey CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Citrus CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| City College of San FranciscoCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Clackamas Community CollegeOR · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Clatsop Community CollegeOR · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Clovis Community CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Cochise County Community College DistrictAZ · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| College of MarinCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| College of San MateoCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Hybrid | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| College of Southern NevadaNV · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| College of the CanyonsCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| College of the DesertCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| College of the SequoiasCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| College of the SiskiyousCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Hybrid | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Collin County Community College DistrictTX · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Colorado Christian UniversityCO · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Columbia Basin CollegeWA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Columbia CollegeVA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Hybrid | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Columbia Gorge Community CollegeOR · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Columbia-Greene Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Community College of AuroraCO · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Community College of Beaver CountyPA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Hybrid | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Compton CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Contra Costa CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeMS · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Copper Mountain Community CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Cosumnes River CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| County College of MorrisNJ · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Crafton Hills CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Creighton UniversityNE · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Cuesta CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| CUNY Hostos Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| CUNY New York City College of TechnologyNY · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Cuyamaca CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Cypress CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Dallas CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Davenport UniversityMI · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Hybrid | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| De Anza CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Dutchess Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Edmonds CollegeWA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| El Camino Community College DistrictCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Endicott CollegeMA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Hybrid | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Erie Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Evergreen Valley CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Finger Lakes Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Florida Polytechnic UniversityFL · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Folsom Lake CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Foothill CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Franklin UniversityOH · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Hybrid | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Fresno City CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Fullerton CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Galveston CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| GateWay Community CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Gavilan CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Glen Oaks Community CollegeMI · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Glendale Community CollegeAZ · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Glendale Community CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Golden West CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Green River CollegeWA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Grossmont CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Guam Community CollegeGU · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Harrisburg Area Community CollegePA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Hartnell CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Hawaii Pacific UniversityHI · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Henry Ford CollegeMI · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Heritage UniversityWA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Herkimer County Community CollegeNY · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Houston Community CollegeTX · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Humacao Community CollegePR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Imperial Valley CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Independence Community CollegeKS · PublicRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Infinity CollegeLA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Computer scienceAssociate degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaPR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboPR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BarranquitasPR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonPR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoPR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PoncePR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanPR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Inver Hills Community CollegeMN · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Irvine Valley CollegeCA · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Itawamba Community CollegeMS · PublicRequest information → | Computer ScienceAssociate degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
Showing 150 of 311 programs, lowest debt-to-earnings first. Sorting reorders these 150; narrow the filters to bring the rest into view.
Source: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026)
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Earnings and debt are reported by the federal government at a four-digit program level, so a figure shown against “Computer science” covers every related program at that institution rather than one named degree. Full methodology.