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 graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California994$149,8661 year out$225,140$13,900 2Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon877$85,3761 year out$109,905$26,000 3University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland873$99,7561 year out—$20,000 4Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah840$83,8601 year out—$17,796 5Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona708$80,6861 year out$109,476$19,500 6University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California658$75,1501 year out$120,928$16,666 7University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina644$67,7041 year out$93,475$23,250 8Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire631$71,7641 year out—$32,614 9University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota612$82,8611 year out$111,199$19,500 10Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana560$94,7861 year out$149,545$19,375 11University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California518$112,0061 year out$160,463$16,550 12Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York507$152,6561 year out$219,827$14,698 13University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts498$88,5541 year out$132,046$23,569 14University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington495$128,8871 year out$162,117$16,118 15University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado483$77,3851 year out$122,521$19,974 16University of California-IrvineIrvine, California467$82,1611 year out$132,705$15,500 17University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina427$90,2931 year out$124,977$14,131 18University of California-DavisDavis, California411—1 year out——19Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina410$133,3561 year out$201,846$13,500 20Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas392$86,0841 year out—$20,187 21Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York391$118,6361 year out$204,511$20,397 22Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts389$154,4921 year out$220,064$12,000 23California State University-FullertonFullerton, California371$57,3071 year out$108,989$16,500 24Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia357$66,8031 year out$105,149$22,500 25University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California340—1 year out——26University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois337$78,0401 year out$116,325$19,087 27University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland330$83,6841 year out$109,160$20,000 28University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois311$124,5301 year out$170,405$20,500 29University of California-RiversideRiverside, California310$81,0341 year out—$19,083 30San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California307$50,5531 year out$112,049$16,500 31California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California306$60,3781 year out$93,142$14,619 32University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California305$137,2841 year out$180,906$20,178 33Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts305$90,0501 year out$137,182$23,250 34Stanford UniversityStanford, California293$138,6131 year out$247,797$10,399 35CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York292$76,7471 year out$110,465$8,250 36CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York289$63,6321 year out$113,582$13,500 37North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina287$85,8091 year out$111,385$21,073 38Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania270$171,2641 year out$251,632$21,442 39California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California267$60,0281 year out$108,027$15,625 40California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California265$60,7401 year out$107,324$16,500 41California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California258$62,8211 year out$113,922$18,483 42Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York256—1 year out——43University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York254$72,2831 year out$110,541$20,500 44Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York250$104,9431 year out$148,254$23,250 45University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia247$79,5461 year out$100,784$22,500 46San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California244—1 year out$160,714—47Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island236$151,0651 year out$271,601$11,500 48Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas226$70,9061 year out$113,108$24,445 49University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah226$90,2821 year out$116,395$19,947 50Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia224$68,7631 year out$106,400$23,000 51University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona223$86,0401 year out$115,435$23,000 52Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado222$86,2681 year out$136,319$23,000 53Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts222$93,8881 year out$148,489$27,000 54University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts218$86,1671 year out$127,238$27,000 55Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado214$67,5311 year out$95,265$44,014 56Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts211$105,6591 year out$168,606$15,500 57Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania209$86,9301 year out$116,867$29,333 58California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California207$71,4581 year out$86,576$16,500 59San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California206$74,5231 year out$114,373$16,499 60California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California202$111,1411 year out—$19,298 61University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington202$128,8871 year out$162,117$16,118 62Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey201$146,6241 year out——63Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee198$122,2441 year out—$14,500 64Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York195$94,6111 year out$136,522$27,000 65University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania195$77,5991 year out$104,624$26,977 66Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington193$79,5191 year out$108,566$22,453 67Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana184$77,9091 year out$109,758$20,417 68Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts183$152,2511 year out$219,550—69Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah183$90,6251 year out$124,873$12,000 70Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri181$110,3021 year out—$15,500 71Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio178—1 year out——72Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland176$71,7951 year out$110,595$20,340 73California State University-East BayHayward, California175$60,3711 year out$111,870$15,000 74California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California170$44,5301 year out$100,735$15,321 75The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas170$84,7591 year out$107,910$19,500 76University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada169$64,8541 year out$92,551$21,012 77University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California162$107,7761 year out$145,485$11,000 78Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon160$78,6691 year out$126,086$31,000 79University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois156$117,5781 year out$227,147—80Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey156$99,0071 year out$139,452$27,000 81California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California152$60,6451 year out$110,266$12,850 82Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio149$95,6881 year out$119,949$25,391 83Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana147$58,6971 year out$86,213$21,562 84Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania147$88,5871 year out$129,863$23,854 85Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts144$86,7491 year out$155,305$19,000 86University of RochesterRochester, New York141$99,8781 year out—$19,000 87University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut138$79,6051 year out$128,072$25,000 88Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire136$132,9191 year out$192,848$18,490 89University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada133—1 year out——90Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah130$72,4861 year out$101,668$21,062 91Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee129$63,1801 year out$92,817$18,605 92Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois127$99,9811 year out$156,137$14,600 93The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas126—1 year out$71,629—94Lewis UniversityRomeoville, Illinois124$60,7261 year out—$23,250 95University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska123—1 year out——96Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York117$82,3291 year out$136,941$19,500 97The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee113$70,1931 year out$101,926$16,750 98University at AlbanyAlbany, New York112—1 year out——99Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, Florida111—1 year out——100Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois110$77,2571 year out$85,811$22,966

Associate programs — top 100 of 233 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia322$48,8891 year out$85,960$13,000 2CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York152—1 year out$58,967$10,500 3Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah139$79,0441 year out$96,985$15,254 4De Anza CollegeCupertino, California127—1 year out——5Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire122—1 year out——6Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas106—1 year out——7Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut81—1 year out$64,574—8CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York77$24,8881 year out$62,633$8,750 9Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia69—1 year out——10Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California66—1 year out——11El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas62—1 year out$58,105—12South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas61—1 year out——13Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas60—1 year out——14CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, New York58—1 year out——15Citrus CollegeGlendora, California56—1 year out——16Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California55—1 year out——17San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California54—1 year out——18College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California53—1 year out——19Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California53—1 year out——20City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California51—1 year out$75,119—21Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California46—1 year out——22Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California45—1 year out——23Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts43$30,3321 year out—$9,000 24Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California42—1 year out——25Brightpoint Community CollegeChester, Virginia41—1 year out——26Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania40—1 year out$50,829$11,000 27Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California39—1 year out——28Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California39—1 year out——29Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California39—1 year out——30Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California38—1 year out——31Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, Minnesota38—1 year out$87,668$15,708 32Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California37—1 year out——33Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana36—1 year out—$12,500 34Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California34—1 year out——35Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona33—1 year out——36San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California33—1 year out——37Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, New York33—1 year out——38American River CollegeSacramento, California32—1 year out——39Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California32—1 year out——40Lake Area Technical CollegeWatertown, South Dakota31—1 year out—$12,458 41Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona31—1 year out——42Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California30—1 year out——43UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford, New Jersey30—1 year out——44Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids, Minnesota29—1 year out——45Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York29—1 year out—$11,625 46Guam Community CollegeMangilao, Guam29—1 year out——47CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, New York27—1 year out——48Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah27—1 year out——49Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California26—1 year out——50Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California26—1 year out——51County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey26—1 year out——52CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York26—1 year out——53College of San MateoSan Mateo, California25—1 year out——54North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota25—1 year out$69,928$15,751 55Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico25—1 year out——56Norco CollegeNorco, California25—1 year out——57College of the DesertPalm Desert, California24—1 year out——58Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California23—1 year out——59Merced CollegeMerced, California23—1 year out——60Sierra CollegeRocklin, California23—1 year out——61SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, New York23—1 year out——62Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania23—1 year out——63Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, Washington23—1 year out——64Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas23—1 year out——65Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona23—1 year out——66University of Arkansas GranthamLIttle Rock, Arkansas23$47,9041 year out—$22,519 67Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California22—1 year out——68Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California22—1 year out——69Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida22$19,6931 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

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

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 (—).