Master's programs 325
Graduates in 2023-24 34,664
Typical median debt $35,525
Typical earnings 1 yr after $99,794
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $126,240
Earnings to debt 2.8x
Official field: Computer and Information Sciences, General. Admission figures such as LSAT, MCAT or GRE scores are not part of this federal data, so check each school.
Degree level Programs Typical earnings 1 yr after Typical median debt Master's 325 $99,794 $35,525 Doctoral 96 $143,439 $46,616 Professional doctorate 1 n/a n/a
Is it worth it? Debt vs first-year pay Each dot is one master's program. Dots above the dashed line have graduates earning more in their first year than the program's median debt.
$0k $0k $44k $17k $89k $35k $133k $52k $178k $69k debt = 1 year of pay University of Pennsylvania: earnings $145,228, debt $31,498 Cornell University: earnings $117,684, debt $41,000 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus: earnings $166,436, debt $21,664 Carnegie Mellon University: earnings $139,825, debt $65,734 Johns Hopkins University: earnings $146,079, debt $30,500 New York University: earnings $127,432, debt $65,220 University of Washington-Seattle Campus: earnings $124,247, debt $37,297 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus: earnings $124,247, debt $37,297 Syracuse University: earnings $102,530, debt $47,849 Columbia University in the City of New York: earnings $133,400, debt $60,500 Northeastern University: earnings $131,773, debt $44,988 Northeastern University Professional Programs: earnings $131,773, debt $44,988 George Mason University: earnings $128,327, debt $28,072 New Jersey Institute of Technology: earnings $101,862, debt $30,750 Dakota State University: earnings $100,416, debt $20,500 Georgia State University: earnings $94,280, debt $35,750 Bellevue University: earnings $104,161, debt $38,030 University of Arizona: earnings $101,307, debt $34,172 The University of Texas at Dallas: earnings $108,831, debt $21,250 Florida State University: earnings $82,956, debt $30,653 University of Central Florida: earnings $111,735, debt $23,998 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus: earnings $95,350, debt $39,833 Rutgers University-Camden: earnings $95,875, debt $32,332 Rutgers University-New Brunswick: earnings $95,875, debt $32,332 Rutgers University-Newark: earnings $95,875, debt $32,332 University of St Thomas: earnings $101,746, debt $48,193 Florida International University: earnings $99,794, debt $28,244 Middle Tennessee State University: earnings $82,631, debt $23,469 Grand Canyon University: earnings $100,349, debt $35,525 Kennesaw State University: earnings $92,659, debt $35,750 University of Denver: earnings $96,281, debt $49,864 Colorado State University Global: earnings $112,848, debt $39,413 Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs: earnings $91,229, debt $32,417 Central Michigan University: earnings $96,506, debt $43,377 Southern New Hampshire University: earnings $85,280, debt $36,900 Walden University: earnings $79,519, debt $41,000 Middle Georgia State University: earnings $73,476, debt $28,500 Florida Atlantic University: earnings $95,835, debt $20,500 Central Washington University: earnings $77,182, debt $26,405 American InterContinental University System: earnings $69,652, debt $30,809 American InterContinental University-Atlanta: earnings $69,652, debt $30,809 University of Phoenix-Arizona: earnings $62,156, debt $37,454 University of Arkansas Grantham: earnings $75,078, debt $13,332 The University of Texas at Austin: earnings $169,498, debt $30,750 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: earnings $131,130, debt $51,250 University of Southern California: earnings $122,790, debt $46,500 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: earnings $103,683, debt $20,500 University of Missouri-Columbia: earnings $101,696, debt $41,594 Liberty University: earnings $92,809, debt $31,302 Kent State University at Kent: earnings $88,247, debt $41,000 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College: earnings $85,649, debt $20,500 Park University: earnings $85,568, debt $37,115 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania: earnings $81,041, debt $20,500 University at Buffalo: earnings $79,073, debt $20,500 New York Institute of Technology: earnings $68,077, debt $36,372 Median federal debt Median earnings 1 year after Master's programs in computer and information sciences Highest first-year earnings The University of Texas at Austin $169,498
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus $166,436
Harvard University $156,641
Johns Hopkins University $146,079
University of Pennsylvania $145,228
University of Virginia-Main Campus $143,020
Carnegie Mellon University $139,825
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus $133,941
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 817 $145,228 $222,544 $31,498 University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 18 $126,427 $201,287 n/a University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 142 $124,044 $196,985 n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 155 $117,684 $196,882 $41,000 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA 3,014 $166,436 $195,622 $21,664 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 825 $139,825 $193,154 $65,734 Harvard University Cambridge, MA 42 $156,641 $189,806 n/a Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 397 $146,079 $176,945 $30,500 New York University New York, NY 531 $127,432 $173,716 $65,220 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 289 $124,247 $170,194 $37,297 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA 100 $124,247 $170,194 $37,297 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 23 $133,941 $166,387 n/a Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA 24 $133,941 $166,387 n/a Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA 13 $133,941 $166,387 n/a Brandeis University Waltham, MA 23 n/a $159,137 n/a Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 512 $102,530 $155,598 $47,849 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA 27 n/a $155,125 n/a Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 739 $133,400 $150,951 $60,500 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 167 n/a $148,614 n/a Northeastern University Boston, MA 1,133 $131,773 $145,909 $44,988 Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA 1 $131,773 $145,909 $44,988 Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA 118 $131,773 $145,909 $44,988 George Mason University Fairfax, VA 515 $128,327 $142,690 $28,072 Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN 48 n/a $140,205 n/a New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 353 $101,862 $139,346 $30,750 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO 247 n/a $137,327 n/a Dakota State University Madison, SD 55 $100,416 $137,285 $20,500 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 198 $94,280 $136,876 $35,750 Bellevue University Bellevue, NE 107 $104,161 $136,523 $38,030 Marymount University Arlington, VA 28 $96,823 $133,718 n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 126 $101,307 $133,301 $34,172 University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA 34 $106,311 $132,707 n/a The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX 515 $108,831 $130,924 $21,250 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI 24 $79,065 $130,564 n/a Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL 189 $93,781 $129,201 n/a Lipscomb University Nashville, TN 2 n/a $127,250 n/a Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 227 $82,956 $126,240 $30,653 Regis University Denver, CO 28 $120,205 $125,564 n/a Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 45 $109,471 $123,621 n/a University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 202 $111,735 $123,587 $23,998 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH 1,004 $95,350 $121,485 $39,833 Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ 14 $95,875 $121,183 $32,332 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 320 $95,875 $121,183 $32,332 Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ 69 $95,875 $121,183 $32,332 Columbus State University Columbus, GA 42 $80,263 $119,397 n/a University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN 57 $101,746 $118,888 $48,193 Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY 122 $91,640 $115,873 n/a Florida International University Miami, FL 139 $99,794 $113,980 $28,244 University of West Florida Pensacola, FL 40 $106,970 $110,932 n/a Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 69 $82,631 $109,171 $23,469 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ 82 n/a $108,975 $29,500 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC 79 $72,937 $108,285 n/a Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ 257 $100,349 $107,641 $35,525 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA 178 $92,659 $106,491 $35,750 Walsh College Troy, MI 15 $99,761 $106,055 n/a University of Denver Denver, CO 121 $96,281 $105,701 $49,864 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL 6 $99,332 $103,720 n/a University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI 57 n/a $103,038 n/a Colorado State University Global Denver, CO 153 $112,848 $102,553 $39,413 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT 10 n/a $102,450 n/a Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 59 $91,229 $101,101 $32,417 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 418 $96,506 $99,708 $43,377 Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN 17 $107,885 $97,987 n/a Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 379 $85,280 $97,644 $36,900 University of Memphis Memphis, TN 331 $84,206 $96,546 n/a Walden University Minneapolis, MN 24 $79,519 $91,087 $41,000 Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA 69 $73,476 $89,839 $28,500 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL 197 $95,835 $89,110 $20,500 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA 50 $77,182 $85,817 $26,405 American InterContinental University System Chandler, AZ 115 $69,652 $83,657 $30,809 American InterContinental University-Atlanta Atlanta, GA 7 $69,652 $83,657 $30,809 University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ 20 $62,156 $72,183 $37,454 University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, AR 13 $75,078 $65,334 $13,332 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 267 $169,498 n/a $30,750 University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 68 $143,020 n/a n/a University of Florida Gainesville, FL 440 $133,614 n/a n/a University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 220 $131,130 n/a $51,250 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 369 $122,790 n/a $46,500 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 20 $116,543 n/a n/a University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI 142 $114,255 n/a n/a University of North Texas Denton, TX 1,376 $111,807 n/a n/a Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI 56 $106,639 n/a n/a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 253 $103,683 n/a $20,500 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO 89 $102,521 n/a n/a Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 76 $102,482 n/a n/a University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 106 $101,696 n/a $41,594 Wayne State University Detroit, MI 50 $100,236 n/a n/a California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA 21 $100,079 n/a n/a Utah State University Logan, UT 32 $99,247 n/a n/a Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI 89 $93,683 n/a n/a Liberty University Lynchburg, VA 31 $92,809 n/a $31,302 California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA 21 $92,057 n/a n/a University of South Alabama Mobile, AL 14 $90,098 n/a n/a Touro University New York, NY 30 $88,717 n/a n/a Iowa State University Ames, IA 115 $88,599 n/a n/a Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH 76 $88,247 n/a $41,000 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY 150 $85,649 n/a $20,500 Park University Parkville, MO 108 $85,568 n/a $37,115 Texas Woman's University Denton, TX 13 $83,209 n/a n/a The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX 1,007 $82,747 n/a n/a Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA 19 $81,041 n/a $20,500 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 668 $79,073 n/a $20,500 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE 14 $79,053 n/a n/a Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL 144 $69,034 n/a n/a New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY 221 $68,077 n/a $36,372 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX 9 $66,037 n/a n/a Alabama A & M University Normal, AL 11 $65,836 n/a n/a Atlantis University Miami, FL 50 $34,525 n/a n/a Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX 8 n/a n/a n/a Adelphi University Garden City, NY 15 n/a n/a n/a Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS 12 n/a n/a n/a American National University Salem, VA 26 n/a n/a n/a American National University-Louisville Louisville, KY 7 n/a n/a n/a Angelo State University San Angelo, TX 13 n/a n/a n/a Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR 8 n/a n/a n/a Aspen University Phoenix, AZ 1 n/a n/a n/a Auburn University Auburn, AL 10 n/a n/a n/a Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL 251 n/a n/a n/a Augusta University Augusta, GA 1 n/a n/a n/a Belhaven University Jackson, MS 42 n/a n/a n/a Bentley University Waltham, MA 1 n/a n/a n/a Binghamton University Vestal, NY 37 n/a n/a n/a Boston University Boston, MA 38 n/a n/a n/a Bowie State University Bowie, MD 16 n/a n/a n/a Brigham Young University Provo, UT 2 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY 42 n/a n/a n/a California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA 29 n/a n/a n/a California Miramar University San Diego, CA 20 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA 63 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 27 n/a n/a n/a Capella University Minneapolis, MN 7 n/a n/a n/a Capitol Technology University Laurel, MD 13 n/a n/a n/a Champlain College Burlington, VT 4 n/a n/a n/a Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC 5 n/a n/a n/a Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA 4 n/a n/a n/a City University of Seattle Seattle, WA 1 n/a n/a n/a Clark University Worcester, MA 265 n/a n/a n/a Clemson University Clemson, SC 169 n/a n/a n/a Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH 5 n/a n/a n/a Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 41 n/a n/a n/a Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL 3 n/a n/a n/a Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL 1 n/a n/a n/a Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI 60 n/a n/a n/a DePaul University Chicago, IL 10 n/a n/a n/a Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 6 n/a n/a n/a Duke University Durham, NC 14 n/a n/a n/a EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan San Juan, PR 1 n/a n/a n/a East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA 1 n/a n/a n/a East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN 43 n/a n/a n/a East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX 209 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY 19 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA 0 n/a n/a n/a Emory University Atlanta, GA 4 n/a n/a n/a Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY 22 n/a n/a n/a Emporia State University Emporia, KS 42 n/a n/a n/a Endicott College Beverly, MA 6 n/a n/a n/a Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL 3 n/a n/a n/a Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland, FL 12 n/a n/a n/a Fordham University Bronx, NY 36 n/a n/a n/a Franklin University Columbus, OH 85 n/a n/a n/a Gallaudet University Washington, DC 7 n/a n/a n/a Gannon University Erie, PA 69 n/a n/a n/a Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA 17 n/a n/a n/a Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA 29 n/a n/a n/a Hampton University Hampton, VA 0 n/a n/a n/a Hood College Frederick, MD 25 n/a n/a n/a Illinois State University Normal, IL 18 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN 13 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 66 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN 4 n/a n/a n/a Jackson State University Jackson, MS 9 n/a n/a n/a Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL 5 n/a n/a n/a James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 9 n/a n/a n/a Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 11 n/a n/a n/a Kean University Union, NJ 11 n/a n/a n/a Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY 6 n/a n/a n/a La Salle University Philadelphia, PA 2 n/a n/a n/a Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI 15 n/a n/a n/a Long Island University Brookville, NY 21 n/a n/a n/a Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA 19 n/a n/a n/a Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA 25 n/a n/a n/a Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL 9 n/a n/a n/a Manhattan University Riverdale, NY 5 n/a n/a n/a Marshall University Huntington, WV 7 n/a n/a n/a Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO 1 n/a n/a n/a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 25 n/a n/a n/a Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX 26 n/a n/a n/a Milligan University Milligan, TN 2 n/a n/a n/a Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN 45 n/a n/a n/a Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 21 n/a n/a n/a Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO 33 n/a n/a n/a Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO 111 n/a n/a n/a Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ 11 n/a n/a n/a Murray State University Murray, KY 49 n/a n/a n/a New College of Florida Sarasota, FL 9 n/a n/a n/a New England College Henniker, NH 461 n/a n/a n/a New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ 1 n/a n/a n/a New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM 48 n/a n/a n/a Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA 4 n/a n/a n/a North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 11 n/a n/a n/a Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 535 n/a n/a n/a Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI 1 n/a n/a n/a Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO 212 n/a n/a $20,500 Northwestern University Evanston, IL 35 n/a n/a n/a Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, OK 1 n/a n/a n/a Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK 44 n/a n/a n/a Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK 78 n/a n/a n/a Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 10 n/a n/a n/a Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL 1 n/a n/a n/a Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR 0 n/a n/a n/a Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX 7 n/a n/a n/a Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ 1 n/a n/a n/a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 24 n/a n/a n/a Rice University Houston, TX 158 n/a n/a n/a Rivier University Nashua, NH 202 n/a n/a n/a Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA 0 n/a n/a n/a Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 44 n/a n/a n/a Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 0 n/a n/a n/a SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY 61 n/a n/a n/a Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT 516 n/a n/a n/a Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI 8 n/a n/a n/a Saint Elizabeth University Morristown, NJ 1 n/a n/a n/a Saint Peter's University Jersey City, NJ 78 n/a n/a n/a Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL 2 n/a n/a n/a Salem University Salem, WV 7 n/a n/a n/a Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX 15 n/a n/a n/a San Jose State University San Jose, CA 113 n/a n/a n/a Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA 30 n/a n/a n/a Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ 4 n/a n/a n/a Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA 7 n/a n/a n/a Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA 20 n/a n/a n/a South College Knoxville, TN 1 n/a n/a n/a South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD 7 n/a n/a n/a South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 1 n/a n/a n/a Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO 325 n/a n/a n/a Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia, AR 598 n/a n/a n/a Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT 1 n/a n/a n/a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL 76 n/a n/a n/a St. John's University-New York Queens, NY 6 n/a n/a n/a St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FL 14 n/a n/a n/a State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY 71 n/a n/a n/a Temple University Philadelphia, PA 12 n/a n/a n/a Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX 153 n/a n/a n/a Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX 105 n/a n/a n/a Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 286 n/a n/a n/a The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 23 n/a n/a n/a The University of Tampa Tampa, FL 20 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX 15 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX 14 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX 161 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX 14 n/a n/a n/a Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ 11 n/a n/a n/a Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA 3 n/a n/a n/a Towson University Towson, MD 42 n/a n/a n/a Troy University Troy, AL 28 n/a n/a n/a Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA 5 n/a n/a n/a Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Hato Rey, PR 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Advancing Technology Tempe, AZ 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL 268 n/a n/a n/a University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL 24 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR 74 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR 11 n/a n/a n/a University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT 26 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 15 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 15 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 35 n/a n/a n/a University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO 170 n/a n/a n/a University of Chicago Chicago, IL 41 n/a n/a n/a University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Delaware Newark, DE 16 n/a n/a n/a University of Georgia Athens, GA 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston Houston, TX 64 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX 17 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 20 n/a n/a n/a University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 50 n/a n/a n/a University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA 32 n/a n/a n/a University of Maine Orono, ME 22 n/a n/a n/a University of Management and Technology Arlington, VA 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 126 n/a n/a $42,471 University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA 48 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA 52 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO 64 n/a n/a n/a University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV 15 n/a n/a n/a University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH 15 n/a n/a n/a University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH 9 n/a n/a n/a University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM 18 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC 25 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 18 n/a n/a n/a University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Oregon Eugene, OR 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA 79 n/a n/a $41,000 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Rochester Rochester, NY 3 n/a n/a n/a University of San Diego San Diego, CA 50 n/a n/a $37,000 University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC 4 n/a n/a n/a University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD 128 n/a n/a n/a University of South Florida Tampa, FL 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 57 n/a n/a n/a University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 19 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 46 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WI 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI 6 n/a n/a n/a University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY 941 n/a n/a n/a Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN 137 n/a n/a n/a Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 16 n/a n/a n/a Washington University of Science and Technology Alexandria, VA 107 n/a n/a n/a West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA 11 n/a n/a n/a Westcliff University Irvine, CA 123 n/a n/a n/a Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT 567 n/a n/a n/a Western Illinois University Macomb, IL 214 n/a n/a n/a Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY 6 n/a n/a n/a Wichita State University Wichita, KS 208 n/a n/a n/a William & Mary Williamsburg, VA 22 n/a n/a n/a Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC 3 n/a n/a n/a Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 11 n/a n/a n/a Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH 216 n/a n/a n/a Yale University New Haven, CT 77 n/a n/a n/a Yeshiva University New York, NY 23 n/a n/a n/a
Doctoral programs in computer and information sciences Highest first-year earnings University of the Cumberlands $161,669
Walden University $143,439
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Capella University Minneapolis, MN 9 $115,882 $158,849 n/a University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY 84 $161,669 n/a $46,616 Walden University Minneapolis, MN 19 $143,439 n/a n/a Bowie State University Bowie, MD 5 n/a n/a n/a Capitol Technology University Laurel, MD 24 n/a n/a n/a Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 49 n/a n/a n/a Clemson University Clemson, SC 12 n/a n/a n/a Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 7 n/a n/a n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 15 n/a n/a n/a Dakota State University Madison, SD 2 n/a n/a n/a DePaul University Chicago, IL 0 n/a n/a n/a Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL 6 n/a n/a n/a Florida International University Miami, FL 10 n/a n/a n/a Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 10 n/a n/a n/a George Mason University Fairfax, VA 25 n/a n/a n/a Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA 61 n/a n/a n/a Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 1 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN 8 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 3 n/a n/a n/a Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 28 n/a n/a n/a Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 4 n/a n/a n/a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 14 n/a n/a n/a Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 19 n/a n/a n/a Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA 21 n/a n/a n/a Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 6 n/a n/a n/a Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO 2 n/a n/a n/a New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 10 n/a n/a n/a New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM 3 n/a n/a n/a New York University New York, NY 25 n/a n/a n/a Northeastern University Boston, MA 36 n/a n/a n/a Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 8 n/a n/a n/a Northwestern University Evanston, IL 0 n/a n/a n/a Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI 3 n/a n/a n/a Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK 1 n/a n/a n/a Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 4 n/a n/a n/a Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 2 n/a n/a n/a Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 17 n/a n/a n/a Rice University Houston, TX 25 n/a n/a n/a Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14 n/a n/a n/a Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 21 n/a n/a n/a Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a Temple University Philadelphia, PA 12 n/a n/a n/a Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX 5 n/a n/a n/a Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 11 n/a n/a n/a The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 3 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX 17 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 29 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX 18 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a Towson University Towson, MD 7 n/a n/a n/a University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 19 n/a n/a n/a University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR 12 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 25 n/a n/a n/a University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Delaware Newark, DE 14 n/a n/a n/a University of Florida Gainesville, FL 23 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston Houston, TX 16 n/a n/a n/a University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Maine Orono, ME 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE 7 n/a n/a n/a University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH 2 n/a n/a n/a University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM 7 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC 21 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 2 n/a n/a n/a University of North Texas Denton, TX 11 n/a n/a n/a University of Oregon Eugene, OR 11 n/a n/a n/a University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 17 n/a n/a n/a University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR 2 n/a n/a n/a University of South Alabama Mobile, AL 3 n/a n/a n/a University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC 2 n/a n/a n/a University of South Florida Tampa, FL 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 19 n/a n/a n/a University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 64 n/a n/a n/a University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA 1 n/a n/a n/a University of West Florida Pensacola, FL 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 29 n/a n/a n/a Utah State University Logan, UT 5 n/a n/a n/a Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 5 n/a n/a n/a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 24 n/a n/a n/a Wayne State University Detroit, MI 6 n/a n/a n/a Westcliff University Irvine, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a William & Mary Williamsburg, VA 7 n/a n/a n/a Yale University New Haven, CT 6 n/a n/a n/a
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Pace University New York, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a
Frequently asked questions How much do computer and information sciences graduates earn? Graduates of the typical master's program earned a median of $99,794 one year after finishing, in 2024 dollars.
How much debt do computer and information sciences graduate students take on? The typical program's graduates who borrowed left with a median of $35,525 in federal loans taken at that school. Undergraduate loans are not included.
Undergraduate: Computer and information sciences major
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .