Computer Science

48,666 students earn a computer science credential each year across 924 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $71,458
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $105,149

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 705 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, California67$173,3441 year out——2Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania270$171,2641 year out$251,632$21,442 3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts389$154,4921 year out$220,064$12,000 4Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York507$152,6561 year out$219,827$14,698 5Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts183$152,2511 year out$219,550—6Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island236$151,0651 year out$271,601$11,500 7University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California994$149,8661 year out$225,140$13,900 8Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey201$146,6241 year out——9Pomona CollegeClaremont, California49$143,0841 year out——10Stanford UniversityStanford, California293$138,6131 year out$247,797$10,399 11University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California305$137,2841 year out$180,906$20,178 12Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina410$133,3561 year out$201,846$13,500 13Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire136$132,9191 year out$192,848$18,490 14Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, California55$132,2651 year out$220,204$22,949 15University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington495$128,8871 year out$162,117$16,118 16University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington202$128,8871 year out$162,117$16,118 17University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania83$124,6781 year out$171,166$13,500 18University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois311$124,5301 year out$170,405$20,500 19Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee198$122,2441 year out—$14,500 20Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York391$118,6361 year out$204,511$20,397 21University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois156$117,5781 year out$227,147—22University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California518$112,0061 year out$160,463$16,550 23California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California202$111,1411 year out—$19,298 24Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts56$110,8141 year out$163,743$12,208 25Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri181$110,3021 year out—$15,500 26University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California162$107,7761 year out$145,485$11,000 27Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts211$105,6591 year out$168,606$15,500 28University of San DiegoSan Diego, California44$104,9481 year out—$19,719 29Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York250$104,9431 year out$148,254$23,250 30George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia55$104,2001 year out$124,419$19,500 31Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts55$100,5961 year out$194,751$16,750 32Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana63$100,2941 year out$155,655$24,500 33Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois127$99,9811 year out$156,137$14,600 34University of RochesterRochester, New York141$99,8781 year out—$19,000 35University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland873$99,7561 year out—$20,000 36Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey156$99,0071 year out$139,452$27,000 37Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio149$95,6881 year out$119,949$25,391 38Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana560$94,7861 year out$149,545$19,375 39Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York195$94,6111 year out$136,522$27,000 40Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts222$93,8881 year out$148,489$27,000 41Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas95$93,6791 year out$116,586$26,000 42Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia56$92,9741 year out$162,419$16,007 43Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana52$90,8281 year out—$19,000 44Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah183$90,6251 year out$124,873$12,000 45University of the PacificStockton, California65$90,4761 year out$96,655$23,000 46University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina427$90,2931 year out$124,977$14,131 47University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah226$90,2821 year out$116,395$19,947 48Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts305$90,0501 year out$137,182$23,250 49University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California69$89,9151 year out$149,331$22,792 50Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania147$88,5871 year out$129,863$23,854 51University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts498$88,5541 year out$132,046$23,569 52West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas19$88,3911 year out$110,873$26,000 53Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota80$88,1321 year out$121,569$18,233 54National UniversitySan Diego, California33$87,3831 year out$84,278$29,500 55Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania209$86,9301 year out$116,867$29,333 56Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts144$86,7491 year out$155,305$19,000 57Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut32$86,4031 year out—$26,352 58Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado222$86,2681 year out$136,319$23,000 59University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts218$86,1671 year out$127,238$27,000 60Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas392$86,0841 year out—$20,187 61University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona223$86,0401 year out$115,435$23,000 62Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois103$86,0051 year out$113,931$23,250 63Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts101$85,9541 year out$111,629$25,000 64North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina287$85,8091 year out$111,385$21,073 65University of PortlandPortland, Oregon38$85,6371 year out$136,265$22,590 66Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho106$85,5961 year out$117,709$27,000 67Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon877$85,3761 year out$109,905$26,000 68Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon35$85,3761 year out$109,905$26,000 69Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington84$85,2851 year out$132,713$24,980 70William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia95$84,9561 year out$145,337$19,794 71The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas170$84,7591 year out$107,910$19,500 72George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia25$84,6321 year out$116,307—73Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa62$84,4491 year out$122,922$16,375 74Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah840$83,8601 year out—$17,796 75Kettering UniversityFlint, Michigan38$83,7511 year out$95,355$27,500 76University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland330$83,6841 year out$109,160$20,000 77CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York105$83,2581 year out$105,797$8,623 78University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota612$82,8611 year out$111,199$19,500 79Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas27$82,7141 year out$107,293$27,000 80Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington25$82,5571 year out—$18,908 81Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York117$82,3291 year out$136,941$19,500 82St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota33$82,2781 year out$105,613$23,875 83University of California-IrvineIrvine, California467$82,1611 year out$132,705$15,500 84Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois17$81,4701 year out——85Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois61$81,3631 year out$99,457$22,500 86North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina64$81,1741 year out$81,421$26,302 87University of California-RiversideRiverside, California310$81,0341 year out—$19,083 88California State University-ChicoChico, California66$81,0211 year out$125,103$20,000 89Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona708$80,6861 year out$109,476$19,500 90Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona0$80,6861 year out$109,476$19,500 91Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia89$80,6231 year out$166,603$15,250 92Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts92$80,4311 year out$132,874$26,142 93Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont57$80,1581 year out—$13,500 94Willamette UniversitySalem, Oregon5$80,0771 year out——95Western New England UniversitySpringfield, Massachusetts25$79,9901 year out—$26,659 96Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York62$79,9291 year out—$16,000 97Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York30$79,7441 year out$121,821$25,990 98University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut138$79,6051 year out$128,072$25,000 99University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut1$79,6051 year out$128,072$25,000 100University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut1$79,6051 year out$128,072$25,000

Associate programs — top 100 of 233 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah139$79,0441 year out$96,985$15,254 2Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia322$48,8891 year out$85,960$13,000 3University of Arkansas GranthamLIttle Rock, Arkansas23$47,9041 year out—$22,519 4Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts43$30,3321 year out—$9,000 5CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York77$24,8881 year out$62,633$8,750 6Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida22$19,6931 year out——7CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York152—1 year out$58,967$10,500 8De Anza CollegeCupertino, California127—1 year out——9Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire122—1 year out——10Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas106—1 year out——11Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut81—1 year out$64,574—12Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia69—1 year out——13Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California66—1 year out——14El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas62—1 year out$58,105—15South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas61—1 year out——16Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas60—1 year out——17CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, New York58—1 year out——18Citrus CollegeGlendora, California56—1 year out——19Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California55—1 year out——20San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California54—1 year out——21College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California53—1 year out——22Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California53—1 year out——23City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California51—1 year out$75,119—24Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California46—1 year out——25Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California45—1 year out——26Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California42—1 year out——27Brightpoint Community CollegeChester, Virginia41—1 year out——28Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania40—1 year out$50,829$11,000 29Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California39—1 year out——30Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California39—1 year out——31Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California39—1 year out——32Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California38—1 year out——33Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, Minnesota38—1 year out$87,668$15,708 34Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California37—1 year out——35Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana36—1 year out—$12,500 36Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California34—1 year out——37Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona33—1 year out——38San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California33—1 year out——39Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, New York33—1 year out——40American River CollegeSacramento, California32—1 year out——41Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California32—1 year out——42Lake Area Technical CollegeWatertown, South Dakota31—1 year out—$12,458 43Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona31—1 year out——44Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California30—1 year out——45UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford, New Jersey30—1 year out——46Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids, Minnesota29—1 year out——47Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York29—1 year out—$11,625 48Guam Community CollegeMangilao, Guam29—1 year out——49CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, New York27—1 year out——50Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah27—1 year out——51Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California26—1 year out——52Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California26—1 year out——53County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey26—1 year out——54CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York26—1 year out——55College of San MateoSan Mateo, California25—1 year out——56North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota25—1 year out$69,928$15,751 57Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico25—1 year out——58Norco CollegeNorco, California25—1 year out——59College of the DesertPalm Desert, California24—1 year out——60Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California23—1 year out——61Merced CollegeMerced, California23—1 year out——62Sierra CollegeRocklin, California23—1 year out——63SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, New York23—1 year out——64Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania23—1 year out——65Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, Washington23—1 year out——66Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas23—1 year out——67Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona23—1 year out——68Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California22—1 year out——69Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California22—1 year out——70Dutchess Community CollegePoughkeepsie, New York22—1 year out——71Odessa CollegeOdessa, Texas22—1 year out——72Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington22—1 year out——73Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California21—1 year out——74MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California21—1 year out——75Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California21—1 year out——76Ohlone CollegeFremont, California21—1 year out——77Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, California21—1 year out——78Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California21—1 year out——79Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona20—1 year out——80Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse, New York20—1 year out——81Renton Technical CollegeRenton, Washington20—1 year out——82Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California19—1 year out——83Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester, Minnesota19—1 year out——84Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California19—1 year out——85Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California18—1 year out——86Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California18—1 year out——87Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California18—1 year out——88CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, New York18—1 year out——89Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeCharlottesville, Virginia18—1 year out——90Butte CollegeOroville, California17—1 year out——91Yuba CollegeMarysville, California17—1 year out——92Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, New York17—1 year out—$9,742 93Cypress CollegeCypress, California16—1 year out——94Reedley CollegeReedley, California16—1 year out——95Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California16—1 year out——96Quincy CollegeQuincy, Massachusetts16—1 year out——97Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell, New Jersey16—1 year out——98South Hills School of Business & TechnologyState College, Pennsylvania16—1 year out$45,701—99Shoreline CollegeShoreline, Washington16—1 year out——100Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California15—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 34 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, Washington0$91,1381 year out—$14,667 2Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri20$63,1751 year out—$21,166 3Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire53—1 year out——4El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California21—1 year out——5Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California18—1 year out——6Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California18—1 year out——7Merced CollegeMerced, California17—1 year out——8Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana16—1 year out——9Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina14—1 year out——10Laurel Ridge Community CollegeMiddletown, Virginia14—1 year out——11Ensign CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah12—1 year out——12The University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, Texas10—1 year out——13Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California9—1 year out——14Ohlone CollegeFremont, California9—1 year out——15Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California8—1 year out——16Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia8—1 year out——17The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas8—1 year out——18Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut7—1 year out——19Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California6—1 year out——20Canada CollegeRedwood City, California5—1 year out——21Quincy CollegeQuincy, Massachusetts5—1 year out——22University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio5—1 year out——23San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California3—1 year out——24University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri3—1 year out——25Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlesterMcAlester, Oklahoma3—1 year out——26Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana2—1 year out——27Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia1—1 year out——28Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho1—1 year out——29Eastern Maine Community CollegeBangor, Maine1—1 year out——30Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, Ohio1—1 year out——31Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, Ohio1—1 year out——32Guam Community CollegeMangilao, Guam1—1 year out——33University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado——1 year out$97,334—34University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina——1 year out$90,271—

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).