Bachelor's Computer Science Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Bachelor's Computer Science Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by program debt / annual 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 241 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Stanford UniversityStanford, California0.04×4%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 2Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island0.04×5%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts0.05×5%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 4University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California0.06×11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 5Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho0.06×96%1118$8k$53k55%44,397565 mi 6Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York0.07×9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 7Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina0.07×6%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 8Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts0.07×8%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 9CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York0.07×54%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 10University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California0.08×33%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 11University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.08×5%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 12CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York0.08×60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 13Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania0.09×12%1546$32k$115k94%7,304110 mi 14Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts0.09×9%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 15Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia0.09×11%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 16Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts0.09×11%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 17Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois0.09×8%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 18Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire0.10×5%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 19Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah0.10×68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 20Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia0.10×13%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 21University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington0.10×39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 22University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington0.10×91%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 23Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York0.10×4%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 24University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California0.10×27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 25Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, California0.10×13%1545$36k$139k92%92134 mi 26University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California0.11×10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 27University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina0.11×15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 28California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California0.12×95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 29University of California-IrvineIrvine, California0.12×29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 30CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York0.12×64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 31University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois0.12×42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 32Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts0.12×16%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 33Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana0.13×50%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 34Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa0.13×15%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 35California State University-East BayHayward, California0.13×97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 36William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia0.14×34%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 37Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California0.14×93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 38University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California0.14×66%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 39Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York0.14×39%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 40San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California0.14×36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 41California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California0.14×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 42Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina0.15×22%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 43San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California0.15×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 44CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York0.15×57%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 45Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota0.15×20%1517$25k$76k90%2,086164 mi 46California State University-FullertonFullerton, California0.15×91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 47Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York0.15×69%1312$34k$64k76%4,24262 mi 48California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.15×91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 49University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California0.15×62%1295$41k$90k70%5,2872 mi 50California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California0.15×75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 51California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California0.16×95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 52George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia0.16×47%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 53Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York0.16×63%1456$36k$102k84%5,71499 mi 54California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California0.16×46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 55Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana0.16×77%1427$43k$101k78%2,309148 mi 56California State University-ChicoChico, California0.16×93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 57California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California0.16×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 58University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado0.16×78%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 59University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.16×77%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 60The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee0.16×42%1311$19k$60k74%30,418294 mi 61University of PortlandPortland, Oregon0.17×89%1277$28k$83k80%2,95746 mi 62Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico0.17×38%—$9k$25k39%2,2201 mi 63California State University-StanislausTurlock, California0.17×98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 64University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming0.17×97%—$14k$57k59%7,944766 mi 65Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado0.17×61%1412$29k$97k82%6,155737 mi 66Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts0.17×11%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 67University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah0.17×86%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 68University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota0.18×80%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 69Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois0.18×75%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 70Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona0.18×90%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 71Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona0.18×67%——$63k0%53,782169 mi 72Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana0.18×82%1183$22k$53k57%14,451548 mi 73University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts0.18×60%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 74California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California0.18×94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 75University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma0.18×77%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 76The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas0.18×80%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 77University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii0.18×87%1102$16k$58k64%15,0292 mi 78Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts0.18×60%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 79Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington0.18×91%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 80University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland0.18×72%1323$16k$70k70%10,7015 mi 81Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania0.18×26%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 82Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland0.18×82%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi 83University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida0.19×19%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 84University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York0.19×74%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 mi 85Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana0.19×78%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 86Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington0.19×77%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 87North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina0.19×42%1376$17k$69k85%27,37193 mi 88California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California0.19×97%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 89College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York0.19×92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 90Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey0.19×48%1446$41k$109k87%4,222< 1 mi 91California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California0.19×93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 92California State University-FresnoFresno, California0.20×95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 93University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut0.20×52%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 94University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0.20×83%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 95University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0.20×88%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 96University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0.20×87%1060$11k$74k53%73319 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.