{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"EducationalOccupationalProgram","data_version":"1.0","generated_from":"2026-10-11","license":"Free to reuse with attribution: cite \"EducationGuide.com\" with a link to the page URL. Most figures are U.S. government data (public domain); loan default rates and athletics come from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By 1.0, attribution required) and founding years from Wikidata (CC0).","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/pennsylvania-college-of-technology/majors/software-and-media-applications","ids":{"ipeds_unitid":366252,"cip4":"11.08","school_slug":"pennsylvania-college-of-technology","major_slug":"software-and-media-applications"},"school":{"name":"Pennsylvania College of Technology","city":"Williamsport","state":"PA","control":"Public","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/pennsylvania-college-of-technology","data":"https://educationguide.com/data/colleges/pennsylvania-college-of-technology.json"},"major":{"name":"Software and Media Applications","area":"Technology & Computing","credential":"Bachelor's degree"},"outcomes":{"median_earnings_1yr":43144,"median_earnings_4yr":51764,"median_debt":28360,"debt_to_earnings_4yr":0.548,"year":{"earnings_1yr":"Treasury AY2018-19, AY2019-20 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2020, CY2021, inflation adjusted to 2022 dollars","earnings_4yr":"Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars","debt":"NSLDS pooled AY2018-19, AY2019-20 cohort"},"source":"College Scorecard field of study (graduates who received federal aid)"},"national":{"colleges_reporting":37,"median_earnings_4yr":61451,"median_debt":23394},"compared_with_same_major":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","state":null,"us":{"colleges_reporting":37,"median_earnings_4yr":61451,"difference":-9687},"note":"State and U.S. medians are the median of each covered college's graduates in this major (4 years after graduating); a state median is published when at least 3 colleges in the state report earnings."},"value":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","time_to_finish":{"average_years_among_graduates":4.27,"finished_in_4_years":0.4175,"finished_within_6_years":0.5388,"cohort":412,"entering_class":"Fall 2017","source":"IPEDS Graduation Rates (bachelor's-seeking cohort)"},"baseline":{"median_earnings_high_school_graduates":35797,"geography":"PA","ages":"25-34","years":"2020-2024","respondents":14977,"description":"high school graduates ages 25-34 in PA (Census ACS 2020-2024)","source":"U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year PUMS (microdata): ages 25-34, high school diploma or GED as highest level, not enrolled, earnings > 0; EducationGuide calculation"},"earnings_used":51764,"earnings_basis":"median earnings of this major's graduates 4 years after graduating (College Scorecard field of study); school-wide net price","by_family_income":{"0-30k":{"net_price_per_year":20065,"cost_to_finish":85678,"payback_years":5.4,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"5.4 years"},"30-48k":{"net_price_per_year":19090,"cost_to_finish":81514,"payback_years":5.1,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"5.1 years"},"48-75k":{"net_price_per_year":21546,"cost_to_finish":92001,"payback_years":5.8,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"5.8 years"},"75-110k":{"net_price_per_year":27465,"cost_to_finish":117276,"payback_years":7.3,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"7.3 years"},"110k+":{"net_price_per_year":30533,"cost_to_finish":130376,"payback_years":8.2,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"8.2 years"}},"method":"cost_to_finish = max(0, net price per year) x average years graduates took; payback_years = cost_to_finish / (earnings_used - baseline), one decimal; status over_cap above 20 years, no_premium when earnings do not exceed the baseline. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. In-state net price for public colleges.","method_url":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#value"},"state_rank":{"rank":2,"of":2,"by":"median earnings 4 years after graduating"},"state_comparison":[{"ipeds_unitid":212106,"name":"Duquesne University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":60310,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":37730,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.775,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/duquesne-university/majors/software-and-media-applications"},{"ipeds_unitid":366252,"name":"Pennsylvania College of Technology","mostly_two_year":true,"median_earnings_4yr":51764,"median_debt":28360,"net_price_average":25110,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.535,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/pennsylvania-college-of-technology/majors/software-and-media-applications"}],"careers":[{"soc":"15-1252","title":"Software Developers","median_wage_metro":93960,"metro":"Williamsport, PA","median_wage_state":126550,"median_wage_us":135980,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":10.2,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"},{"soc":"11-3021","title":"Computer and Information Systems Managers","median_wage_metro":121760,"metro":"Williamsport, PA","median_wage_state":163910,"median_wage_us":175140,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":15.8,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"},{"soc":"15-2051","title":"Data Scientists","median_wage_metro":70190,"metro":"Williamsport, PA","median_wage_state":106850,"median_wage_us":120230,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":34.6,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"}],"school_context":{"net_price_average":25110,"net_price_by_family_income":{"0-30k":20065,"30-48k":19090,"48-75k":21546,"75-110k":27465,"110k+":30533},"acceptance_rate":null,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.535,"year":{"net_price":"AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25"}},"methodology":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score"}