Bachelor's Computer Science Programs with the Highest Five-Year Earnings

Bachelor's Computer Science Programs with the Highest Five-Year Earnings, ranked by median five-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Computer Science programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 263 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$271,6015%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 2Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$251,63212%1546$32k$115k94%7,304110 mi 3Stanford UniversityStanford, California$247,7974%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 4University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois$227,1474%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 5University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$225,14011%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 6Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, California$220,20413%1545$36k$139k92%92134 mi 7Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts$220,0645%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 8Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$219,8279%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 9Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$219,5504%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 10Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$204,5114%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 11Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$201,8466%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 12Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts$194,7519%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 13Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$192,8485%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 14University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$180,90610%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 15Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine$177,7887%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 16University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$171,1665%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 17University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$170,40542%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 18Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$168,60611%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 19Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$166,60311%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 20Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$163,7438%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 21Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$162,41913%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 22University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$162,11739%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 23University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington$162,11791%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 24San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California$160,71485%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 25University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$160,46327%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 26Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$156,1378%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 27Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana$155,65577%1427$43k$101k78%2,309148 mi 28Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$155,30516%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 29Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$149,54550%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 30University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California$149,33162%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 31Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts$148,48960%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 32Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York$148,25463%1456$36k$102k84%5,71499 mi 33Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$147,50293%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 34University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$145,48533%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 35William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia$145,33734%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 36Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina$140,75922%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 37Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey$139,45248%1446$41k$109k87%4,222< 1 mi 38Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York$138,39169%1312$34k$64k76%4,24262 mi 39Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$137,18211%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 40Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York$136,94139%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 41Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York$136,52267%1383$35k$77k70%13,21513 mi 42Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado$136,31961%1412$29k$97k82%6,155737 mi 43University of PortlandPortland, Oregon$136,26589%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 44University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma$134,65677%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 45Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts$132,87441%1462$36k$77k86%3,61811 mi 46Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington$132,71377%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 47University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$132,70529%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 48University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts$132,04660%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 49Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania$129,86326%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 50University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut$128,07252%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 51University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut$128,07283%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 52University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut$128,07288%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 53University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut$128,07287%1060$11k$74k53%73319 mi 54University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut$128,07288%1090$14k$74k62%4541 mi 55University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts$127,23883%1285$17k$65k65%11,43424 mi 56Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon$126,08691%—$10k$58k53%13,18251 mi 57Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana$126,08282%1183$22k$53k57%14,451548 mi 58California State University-ChicoChico, California$125,10393%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 59University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$124,97715%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 60Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$124,87368%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 61George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$124,41947%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 62Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho$123,71096%1118$8k$53k55%44,397565 mi 63Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa$122,92215%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 64University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado$122,52178%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 65Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York$121,82177%1304$30k$90k75%2,19627 mi 66Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota$121,56920%1517$25k$76k90%2,086164 mi 67University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California$120,92866%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 68Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York$120,80357%1295$42k$78k80%5,18228 mi 69California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California$119,98995%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 70Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio$119,94937%1513$41k$88k87%6,4373 mi 71Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, Florida$118,10658%1225$36k$43k64%3,4042 mi 72Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona$117,90990%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 73Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho$117,70987%—$22k$52k60%17,674385 mi 74Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa$117,53072%1218$23k$60k71%1,379196 mi 75Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$116,86779%1345$39k$85k78%13,2333 mi 76Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas$116,58663%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 77University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$116,39586%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 78University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois$116,32577%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 79Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah$116,313——$6k$55k45%28,453544 mi 80George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia$116,30787%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 81University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona$115,43586%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 82Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$114,89661%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 83Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania$114,89697%1228$25k$63k44%3,2404 mi 84Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, Pennsylvania$114,89697%1181$18k$63k20%2,8778 mi 85San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$114,37336%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 86Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington$114,33182%1335$35k$79k86%5,198224 mi 87Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois$113,93155%1311$18k$83k75%2,8331 mi 88California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$113,92293%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 89CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York$113,58264%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 90University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho$113,17576%1116$15k$55k57%7,747254 mi 91Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas$113,10889%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi 92Knox CollegeGalesburg, Illinois$112,70871%1326$25k$55k68%1,127156 mi 93San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$112,04996%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 94California State University-East BayHayward, California$111,87097%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 95Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado$111,69499%1019$15k$52k32%15,002745 mi 96Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts$111,62991%1229$34k$83k68%3,7473 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.