Tech and Development Bachelor’s degree
37 programs — 20 with federal cost data, the rest suppressed for small class sizes and listed after them, led by institutions where this is the main program rather than one of many. Federal figures cover the wider program family, so a row may share its numbers with related degrees.
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Schools file the same degree under different federal codes — Berklee’s music production sits under “Music, Other”, Academy of Art’s under “Recording Arts”. These groups gather every code a program is actually filed under.
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Hide for-profit colleges(11 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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| Texas Christian UniversityTX · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | $20,750 | $121,734 | 17% |
| University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN · PublicRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · Hybrid | $20,041 | $104,839 | 19% |
| Pittsburg State UniversityKS · PublicRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | $18,951 | $71,199 | 27% |
| University of HoustonTX · PublicRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | $24,154 | $82,416 | 29% |
| Kent State University at KentOH · PublicRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,625 | $79,317 | 30% |
| Austin Peay State UniversityTN · PublicRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · Fully online | $23,788 | $76,824 | 31% |
| University of North DakotaND · PublicRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | $23,100 | $72,006 | 32% |
| DeVry College of New YorkNY · Private for-profitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · Hybrid | $40,509 | $71,675 | 57% |
| DeVry University-ArizonaAZ · Private for-profitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | $40,509 | $71,675 | 57% |
| DeVry University-CaliforniaCA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · Fully online | $40,509 | $71,675 | 57% |
| DeVry University-FloridaFL · Private for-profitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · Fully online | $40,509 | $71,675 | 57% |
| DeVry University-GeorgiaGA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · Fully online | $40,509 | $71,675 | 57% |
| DeVry University-IllinoisIL · Private for-profitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · Hybrid | $40,509 | $71,675 | 57% |
| DeVry University-New JerseyNJ · Private for-profitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | $40,509 | $71,675 | 57% |
| DeVry University-OhioOH · Private for-profitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · Fully online | $40,509 | $71,675 | 57% |
| DeVry University-TexasTX · Private for-profitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · Fully online | $40,509 | $71,675 | 57% |
| DeVry University-VirginiaVA · Private for-profitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | $40,509 | $71,675 | 57% |
| Lindenwood UniversityMO · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $98,053 | — |
| Saginaw Valley State UniversityMI · PublicRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | — | $72,888 | — |
| University of Phoenix-ArizonaAZ · Private for-profitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · Hybrid | — | $91,484 | — |
| Arkansas Tech UniversityAR · PublicRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Buena Vista UniversityIA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Calvin UniversityMI · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Carroll CollegeMT · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| La Roche UniversityPA · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Linfield UniversityOR · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · Hybrid | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Miami University-OxfordOH · PublicRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Missouri State University-SpringfieldMO · PublicRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Purdue University NorthwestIN · PublicRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Quinnipiac UniversityCT · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of Central MissouriMO · PublicRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of DenverCO · Private nonprofitRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of Illinois SpringfieldIL · PublicRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · Fully online | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezPR · PublicRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| University of VermontVT · PublicRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| Vermont State UniversityVT · PublicRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
| West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyWV · PublicRequest information → | Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystBachelor’s degree · On campus | Not reported | Not reported | — |
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 “Tech and Development” covers every related program at that institution rather than one named degree. Full methodology.