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Master's · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Computer Science (Master's): earnings by school

63 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$118,338
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$151,603
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$33,864
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 47 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $132,798 and $178,136. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Stanford University CA$190,776$255,667$33,500
Cornell University NY$175,401$235,762$36,706
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$141,320$235,241—
University of California-San Diego CA$160,898$231,397$42,970
Brown University RI$128,750$208,655—
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY$152,362$200,027—
Northwestern University IL—$197,823$51,159
University of Southern California CA$152,365$188,871$41,882
Drexel University PA$112,811$188,550—
Seattle University WA$123,331$185,607$51,459
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$180,031—$41,000
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$157,956$179,395$22,875
California State University-Northridge CA—$178,136—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$118,338$177,303$21,922
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$118,338$177,303$21,922
University of California-Irvine CA$153,614$175,922$20,500
Stevens Institute of Technology NJ$108,769$171,253$39,180
University of Chicago IL$176,945$169,765$69,006
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA—$169,689$27,346
Washington University in St Louis MO$126,391$167,975—
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$131,191$164,757$25,485
Rochester Institute of Technology NY$113,766$162,539—
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$125,872$154,099$26,022
Boston University MA$131,725$153,937—
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA—$151,603—
Towson University MD$102,320$149,320—
University of Colorado Boulder CO—$148,463$20,500
Colorado School of Mines CO$109,902$147,702$28,549
University of Pennsylvania PA$142,962$147,612—
Portland State University OR$112,908$145,715$39,144
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$145,488——
University of Illinois Chicago IL—$145,430—
Nova Southeastern University FL—$142,461—
Texas A&M University-College Station TX—$142,377—
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$102,816$141,744—
University of Maryland-College Park MD$141,110——
Maharishi International University IA$158,206$139,773$68,102
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$96,680$135,764—
National University CA$102,147$132,798—
Illinois Institute of Technology IL$113,541$131,511—
Brigham Young University UT—$130,090—
George Washington University DC$128,740——
Rowan University NJ$107,159$127,178—
University of California-Riverside CA$127,113—$20,500
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs CO$103,467$126,865$38,148
California State University-Fullerton CA$103,288$126,439$34,229
University of Illinois Springfield IL$94,022$126,156$29,200
North Carolina A & T State University NC$95,726$122,747—
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$121,837——
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA$121,837——
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA$121,837——
Northeastern Illinois University IL$121,596——
University of Tulsa OK—$119,962—
Kennesaw State University GA$103,004$117,931—
California State University-Long Beach CA$115,854——
Pace University NY$93,414$109,851—
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$96,547$107,088$20,500
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$104,021——
Frostburg State University MD$102,942——
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA$102,409——
Lewis University IL$91,451—$40,925
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania PA$82,691——
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN$77,206——