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Bachelor's · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Computer Programming (Bachelor's): earnings by school

35 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$71,441
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$78,404
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$23,125
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 30 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $73,380 and $92,375. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
DigiPen Institute of Technology WA$95,276$137,503—
New England Institute of Technology RI$68,479$114,963$27,000
Rochester Institute of Technology NY$87,798$113,559$27,000
Elon University NC$84,029$111,448$23,250
North Seattle College WA$51,551$106,639—
University of Michigan-Dearborn MI$86,921$106,484$19,145
DePaul University IL$77,967$101,315$21,916
Green River College WA$75,118$92,375$20,359
Bellevue University NE$69,872$90,435$17,375
Dominican University of California CA$88,983—$17,901
University of Akron Main Campus OH$62,766$86,965$23,000
Southwestern College KS$52,444$83,746—
Full Sail University FL—$83,694—
Grand Canyon University AZ$83,106—$26,500
Lake Washington Institute of Technology WA$81,233——
Champlain College VT$80,373—$27,000
Herzing University-Birmingham AL—$78,404—
Herzing University-Atlanta GA—$78,404—
Herzing University-Minneapolis MN—$78,404—
Herzing University-Akron OH—$78,404—
Herzing University-Madison WI—$78,404—
Herzing University-Orlando FL—$78,404—
Herzing University-New Orleans LA—$78,404—
Herzing University-Kenosha WI—$78,404—
Herzing University-Brookfield WI—$78,404—
University of Phoenix-Arizona AZ—$76,918—
Fort Hays State University KS$73,010$73,380$19,705
University of Advancing Technology AZ$35,701$72,462$34,167
Farmingdale State College NY$51,160$71,665$12,705
Kennesaw State University GA$37,159$67,437$23,961
Tulane University of Louisiana LA—$67,047—
ECPI University VA$55,744$62,392$39,328
Rowan University NJ$56,032$60,493$18,561
Baker College MI$54,344—$31,815
Wilmington University DE—$45,832—