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Computer science programs at US universities, ranked by graduate pay

217 programs at 162 universities, each on its own page. Ranked by what graduates earn five years after finishing, from the College Scorecard.

Where computer science graduates earn the most

Median pay of graduates who had federal aid, five years out. Hidden where too few graduates to publish.

RankProgramPay, five years outDebtAcceptance rate
1Computer ScienceCMU, Pennsylvania$271,805$19,00012%
2Computer ScienceCaltech, California$248,772Hidden3%
3Computer ScienceCornell, New York$239,085$12,5009%
4Computer ScienceStanford, California$236,767$12,0004%
5Computer ScienceBrown, Rhode Island$234,845$15,0005%
6Computer ScienceBerkeley, California$228,465$13,28911%
7Computer ScienceColumbia, New York$222,515$16,5004%
8Computer ScienceDartmouth, New Hampshire$217,493$11,0005%
9Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralJohns Hopkins, Maryland$213,177$7,6256%
10Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralRice, Texas$213,121$8,3758%
11Computer ScienceHarvard, Massachusetts$208,886$13,0004%
12Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralPenn, Pennsylvania$205,284$11,0005%
13Computer ScienceMIT, Massachusetts$203,879$10,0005%
14Computer ScienceIllinois, Illinois$197,577$15,00042%
15Computer ScienceNorthwestern, Illinois$196,751$16,5008%
16Computer ScienceDuke, North Carolina$195,598$12,0006%
17Computer ScienceUSC, California$195,257$16,55010%
18Computer ScienceUChicago, Illinois$187,905$14,0375%
19Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralWellesley, Massachusetts$186,284$6,50014%
20Computer ScienceUW, Washington$184,706$12,05139%
21Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMichigan, Michigan$184,373$19,25016%
22Information Science/StudiesNorthwestern, Illinois$180,786$17,7508%
23Computer ScienceCal Poly, California$179,459$15,00031%
24Computer ScienceWashU, Missouri$175,849$15,25012%
25Computer ScienceUC San Diego, California$173,619$14,00027%
26Computer ScienceUCSB, California$172,854$10,00033%
27Computer ScienceTufts, Massachusetts$171,883$16,50012%
28Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralSwarthmore, Pennsylvania$171,529$17,4618%
29Computer ScienceBC, Massachusetts$170,866$19,00016%
30Computer ScienceEmory, Georgia$170,628$12,00011%
31Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCornell, New York$169,125$12,4499%
32Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralNortheastern, Massachusetts$167,960$19,5005%
33Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCMU, Pennsylvania$167,793$19,87012%
34Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralNotre Dame, Indiana$166,668$19,50011%
35Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementRIT, New York$165,285$26,12467%
36Computer ScienceLehigh, Pennsylvania$164,680$22,23026%
37Computer ScienceWilliams, Massachusetts$163,198$12,0008%
38Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUVA, Virginia$160,428$14,54817%
39Computer ScienceBrandeis, Massachusetts$157,820$18,25041%
40Computer ScienceRPI, New York$156,515$22,37564%
41Computer ScienceWPI, Massachusetts$156,418$26,00060%
42Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralVirginia Tech, Virginia$154,821$18,50055%
43Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralGeorgia Tech, Georgia$154,714$19,37514%
44Computer ScienceRochester, New York$154,506$19,00040%
45Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralNYU, New York$154,200$18,0059%
46Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUT Austin, Texas$153,949$17,50027%
47Computer ScienceVanderbilt, Tennessee$152,175$15,0006%
48Computer ScienceGW, District of Columbia$151,409$20,50047%
49Computer ScienceStevens, New Jersey$151,230$25,00048%
50Computer ScienceGeorgetown, District of Columbia$150,069$13,14713%
51Computer SciencePurdue, Indiana$148,856$16,75050%
52Computer ScienceSJSU, California$148,572Hidden85%
53Computer ScienceBU, Massachusetts$148,275$17,50011%
54Computer ScienceBYU, Utah$147,981$12,00068%
55Computer ScienceSMU, Texas$146,681$20,50063%
56Computer ScienceRIT, New York$145,955$24,25067%
57Computer ScienceUtah, Utah$145,687$19,50086%
58Computer ScienceUMass, Massachusetts$145,149$20,50060%
59Computer ScienceMiddlebury, Vermont$143,844$18,29111%
60Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUF, Florida$143,399$13,00024%
61Computer ScienceW&M, Virginia$141,728$19,00034%
62Information Science/StudiesBC, Massachusetts$138,569$19,00016%
63Computer ScienceUC Irvine, California$138,326$14,00029%
64Computer ScienceUNC, North Carolina$137,579$11,95815%
65Computer ScienceGonzaga, Washington$137,389$20,50082%
66Computer ScienceTexas A&M, Texas$134,139$17,36457%
67Information Science/StudiesMichigan, Michigan$133,888$19,50016%
68Computer ScienceDrexel, Pennsylvania$133,866$27,00079%
69Computer ScienceMines, Colorado$133,045$19,50061%
70Computer ScienceWake Forest, North Carolina$132,985Hidden22%
71Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralPenn State, Pennsylvania$132,938$22,25061%
72Computer ScienceCase Western, Ohio$132,918$22,00037%
73Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralRutgers, New Jersey$132,698$18,50058%
74Information Science/StudiesJMU, Virginia$132,465$18,54672%
75Computer Systems AnalysisTCU, Texas$132,409$17,49745%
76Computer ScienceCU Boulder, Colorado$132,192$19,50078%
77Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralDelaware, Delaware$131,540$23,25071%
78Computer ScienceMiami, Florida$131,224$18,00019%
79Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralWisconsin, Wisconsin$131,024$15,00045%
80Computer ScienceGrinnell, Iowa$130,648$10,00015%
81Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralJMU, Virginia$130,623$17,45772%
82Computer ScienceCarleton, Minnesota$130,439$20,91720%
83Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralIllinois, Illinois$130,391$16,34442%
84Computer ScienceUCSC, California$130,271$15,48266%
85Computer ScienceWSU, Washington$129,678$17,22287%
86Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMichigan State, Michigan$129,493$20,38285%
87Computer ScienceBinghamton, New York$128,957$18,50039%
88Computer ScienceUIC, Illinois$127,964$17,02577%
89Computer ScienceCCNY, New York$127,434Hidden60%
90Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBYU, Utah$126,914$10,25068%
91Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralSyracuse, New York$126,475$22,81346%
92Computer ScienceASU, Arizona$126,276$18,25090%
93Computer ScienceOregon State, Oregon$126,029$21,87477%
94Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAlabama, Alabama$125,967$19,50077%
95Computer ScienceUConn, Connecticut$125,843$19,50052%
96Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralColorado State, Colorado$124,797$20,25489%
97Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBYU, Utah$123,911Hidden68%
98Computer ScienceNC State, North Carolina$123,373$18,75042%
99Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUW, Washington$123,226$12,60139%
100Computer ScienceHunter, New York$122,566$10,50054%
101Computer ScienceDU, Colorado$122,298$19,50078%
102Computer Systems AnalysisMinnesota, Minnesota$122,266$15,00080%
103Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMason, Virginia$121,358$19,50088%
104Computer ScienceIU, Indiana$121,227$17,10078%
105Computer ScienceOU, Oklahoma$121,061$22,50077%
106Computer ScienceUMBC, Maryland$120,938$17,20072%
107Computer ScienceArizona, Arizona$120,706$16,91586%
108Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOhio State, Ohio$120,365$19,07661%
109Information Science/StudiesMaryland, Maryland$120,318$14,00045%
110Computer ScienceUGA, Georgia$120,190$17,62038%
111Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralVCU, Virginia$119,988$18,82793%
112Computer SciencePitt, Pennsylvania$119,818$23,25058%
113Computer ScienceUCR, California$119,813$15,61176%
114Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralTexas Tech, Texas$119,311$20,50073%
115Computer ScienceMinnesota, Minnesota$118,260$17,75080%
116Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUTSA, Texas$117,278$19,73587%
117Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralFordham, New York$117,051$21,50059%
118Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUNM, New Mexico$116,064$14,81995%
119Computer ScienceBoise State, Idaho$115,089$24,25087%
120Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUtah State, Utah$114,907$16,75093%
121Information Science/StudiesSyracuse, New York$114,594$20,65646%
122Computer ScienceTennessee, Tennessee$114,271$15,00042%
123Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralKentucky, Kentucky$113,803$18,50093%
124Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUNH, New Hampshire$112,945$24,25088%
125Computer ScienceSDSU, California$112,630$13,00036%
126Computer ScienceGeorgia State, Georgia$112,526$18,25055%
127Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUT Dallas, Texas$112,493$18,00065%
128Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUH, Texas$112,352$18,00074%
129Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralPurdue, Indiana$112,243$19,50050%
130Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUAB, Alabama$112,233$18,50088%
131Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralWayne State, Michigan$112,120$21,50081%
132Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAuburn, Alabama$111,688$19,12546%
133Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralTemple, Pennsylvania$111,444$23,50080%
134Computer ScienceNC A&T, North Carolina$111,174$19,98250%
135Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralK-State, Kansas$111,152$19,50082%
136Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralASU, Arizona$110,845$18,75090%
137Computer ScienceIowa State, Iowa$110,479$24,05089%
138Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUNT, Texas$110,072$19,50072%
139Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUC Irvine, California$109,985$16,56829%
140Computer Software and Media ApplicationsRIT, New York$109,552$25,48967%
141Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralECU, North Carolina$108,562$26,00089%
142Computer ScienceWVU, West Virginia$108,306$22,14689%
143Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMizzou, Missouri$108,227$20,50079%
144Computer ScienceUB, New York$108,161$17,50074%
145Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOregon, Oregon$107,986$19,40288%
146Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralClemson, South Carolina$107,767$20,45138%
147Computer ScienceCSULB, California$107,571$14,67346%
148Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementPenn State, Pennsylvania$107,163$26,00061%
149Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUAlbany, New York$106,953$19,50069%
150Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUCSC, California$106,787$14,08366%
151Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralKU, Kansas$106,721$18,10094%
152Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralNJIT, New Jersey$106,474$18,37565%
153Computer ScienceKennesaw State, Georgia$106,234$22,00069%
154Computer ScienceTexas State, Texas$106,161$20,50089%
155Computer ScienceApp State, North Carolina$105,809$20,50090%
156Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMarquette, Wisconsin$105,476$19,50081%
157Computer ScienceECU, North Carolina$104,226$23,25989%
158Computer ScienceCharlotte, North Carolina$103,976$18,87580%
159Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCincinnati, Ohio$103,850$21,50085%
160Information Science/StudiesUMBC, Maryland$103,811$19,50072%
161Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralIU, Indiana$103,716$20,00078%
162Information Science/StudiesNJIT, New Jersey$102,792$21,50065%
163Computer ScienceChapman, California$102,127$20,50065%
164Information Science/StudiesUtah, Utah$102,097$14,81286%
165Computer ProgrammingDePaul, Illinois$101,666$21,91676%
166Information Science/StudiesPenn State, Pennsylvania$101,568$23,50061%
167Information Science/StudiesUNC, North Carolina$100,940$9,00015%
168Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralURI, Rhode Island$100,769$19,50072%
169Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementDrexel, Pennsylvania$100,119$27,00079%
170Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUSF, Florida$100,016$17,11543%
171Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUCF, Florida$99,712$16,75040%
172Computer ScienceCSUF, California$98,448$15,00091%
173Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralFSU, Florida$98,025$13,95924%
174Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralRIT, New York$97,679$24,31767%
175Computer ScienceIU Indy, Indiana$97,678$21,25076%
176Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralFIU, Florida$97,467$15,75055%
177Information Science/StudiesVCU, Virginia$97,294$19,37593%
178Information Science/StudiesStony Brook, New York$97,238$18,09249%
179Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralGeorgia State, Georgia$97,019$20,55755%
180Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementASU, Arizona$96,720$28,29290%
181Computer ScienceLSU, Louisiana$96,159$18,08773%
182Computer ScienceUNLV, Nevada$96,051$19,27296%
183Information Science/StudiesRutgers, New Jersey$96,049$19,00058%
184Computer ScienceUMD, Minnesota$95,872$19,90089%
185Computer ScienceUH Mānoa, Hawaii$95,765$12,73287%
186Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUTSA, Texas$95,612$21,25087%
187Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralFAU, Florida$94,115$16,50066%
188Information Science/StudiesPitt, Pennsylvania$93,704$23,73258%
189Computer Systems AnalysisUH, Texas$93,599$21,37574%
190Computer ScienceKent State, Ohio$92,954$22,70086%
191Information Science/StudiesBaruch, New York$92,914$10,75048%
192Computer Software and Media ApplicationsDePaul, Illinois$92,506$22,50076%
193Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUAlbany, New York$91,874$19,95069%
194Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralKennesaw State, Georgia$91,607$21,59269%
195Information Science/StudiesUIC, Illinois$91,311$13,50077%
196Computer Software and Media ApplicationsUC Irvine, California$91,034$16,41629%
197Information Science/StudiesKennesaw State, Georgia$90,421$23,00069%
198Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOklahoma State, Oklahoma$89,939$18,78575%
199Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMiss State, Mississippi$89,495$20,50078%
200Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralSouth Carolina, South Carolina$88,184$23,37560%
201Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralTexas State, Texas$87,626$18,88189%
202Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUMBC, Maryland$86,932$17,75072%
203Computer ScienceUVM, Vermont$86,440$21,27565%
204Computer Software and Media ApplicationsNYU, New York$85,330$24,1259%
205Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralNevada, Nevada$82,763$16,37574%
206Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementTexas A&M, Texas$82,573$17,37557%
207Data ProcessingUNLV, Nevada$81,964$22,50096%
208Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralIU Indy, Indiana$81,228$16,75076%
209Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralArizona, Arizona$81,192$17,26586%
210Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherASU, Arizona$80,873$18,10990%
211Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOle Miss, Mississippi$76,429$23,00097%
212Computer Software and Media ApplicationsArizona, Arizona$73,684$19,50086%
213Information Science/StudiesKentucky, Kentucky$70,698$18,75093%
214Computer Software and Media ApplicationsPurdue, Indiana$61,095$19,50050%
215Computer Software and Media ApplicationsTexas A&M, Texas$60,874$22,90657%
216Computer Software and Media ApplicationsUH, Texas$53,150$19,70574%
217Information Science/StudiesUNT, Texas$44,675$15,37572%

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