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Software Developer
- Median pay
- $135,980/yr
- 10-yr job growth
- 15.8%
Degree Programs That Lead Here
These are the fields of study that feed into a Software Developer career. The colleges below all offer at least one of them.
2,219 colleges · showing 1–25
| College | Matching program | Credential | Net price/yr | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorpark College Moorpark, CA · 4-yr Public | Computer Science +1 more | Associate's | — | CA |
| Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA · 2-yr Public | Computer Programming +1 more | Certificate | — | GA |
| Colegio Universitario de San Juan San Juan, PR · 4-yr Public | Information Science | Bachelor's | — | PR |
| Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC · 2-yr Public | Information Systems | Certificate | — | NC |
| Edgecombe Community College Tarboro, NC · 2-yr Public | Information Systems | Certificate | — | NC |
| Canada College Redwood City, CA · 2-yr Public | Computer Science | Associate's | $32 | CA |
| New Mexico State University-Grants Grants, NM · 2-yr Public | Computer Engineering Tech +1 more | Associate's | $68 | NM |
| Fort Peck Community College Poplar, MT · 2-yr Public | Information Systems | Certificate | $400 | MT |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA · 2-yr Public | Computer Science +2 more | Associate's | $480 | CA |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 2-yr Public | Computer Science +1 more | Associate's | $536 | CA |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta, GA · 2-yr Public | Computer Programming | Associate's | $614 | GA |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI · 4-yr Public | Computer Programming +3 more | Associate's | $660 | MI |
| Radford M Locklin Technical College Milton, FL · 2-yr Public | Computer Systems Networking | Certificate | $987 | FL |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby, NC · 2-yr Public | Information Systems | Associate's | $995 | NC |
| Piedmont Community College Roxboro, NC · 2-yr Public | Information Systems | Associate's | $1,095 | NC |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 2-yr Public | Information Systems +2 more | Associate's | $1,115 | CA |
| Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de San Juan San Juan, PR · 2-yr Public | Computer Systems Networking | Associate's | $1,121 | PR |
| Chipola College Marianna, FL · 4-yr Public | Information Systems | Associate's | $1,133 | FL |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan, AL · 2-yr Public | Information Systems | Associate's | $1,170 | AL |
| Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TX · 4-yr Public | Information Systems +1 more | Bachelor's | $1,300 | TX |
| College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 4-yr Public | Information Systems +2 more | Associate's | $1,342 | TX |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 4-yr Public | Computer Programming +3 more | Certificate | $1,471 | FL |
| Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 2-yr Public | Computer Software & Media +3 more | Associate's | $1,618 | MI |
| Lamar State College-Orange Orange, TX · 2-yr Public | Information Systems | Certificate | $1,655 | TX |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 2-yr Public | Information Systems | Associate's | $1,664 | NC |
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