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Master's · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Information Science/Studies (Master's): earnings by school

84 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$86,636
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$101,275
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$41,000
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 71 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $96,835 and $123,217. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Southern Methodist University TX$134,755$173,816$56,716
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley PA$129,630$158,815$41,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA$129,630$158,815$41,000
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$129,630$158,815$41,000
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$129,630$158,815$41,000
George Washington University DC$113,033$149,469—
Norwich University VT$102,045$146,592—
Syracuse University NY$107,459$146,546$51,176
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$122,251$142,909$40,942
Northwestern University IL$127,279$141,026$47,501
New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ$95,967$140,197$39,095
Florida Institute of Technology FL—$139,174—
Boston University MA$119,179$136,425$35,197
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$89,809$132,174$22,750
University of Maryland-Baltimore County MD$91,996$129,398$33,500
University of Redlands CA—$128,274—
University of Utah UT$94,521$127,158$25,500
Johns Hopkins University MD$108,801$123,217$34,914
The University of Texas at Dallas TX$93,971$122,669$30,500
DePaul University IL$95,813$121,391$50,633
University of Maryland Global Campus MD$96,569$120,148$38,666
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$103,425$118,649$31,873
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE—$118,446—
Texas Tech University TX$115,824$118,405—
American University DC$118,124—$45,273
Kent State University at Kent OH—$117,198—
The University of Texas at Arlington TX$97,248$112,015—
Tarleton State University TX$105,534$111,578$22,560
Ball State University IN$74,373$111,444$26,636
Utah State University UT—$111,384—
Northern Kentucky University KY—$110,142—
Drexel University PA$103,290$109,576$41,000
University of Denver CO$108,267—$54,975
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$101,861$106,679—
Nova Southeastern University FL$96,107$105,187$61,500
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$86,107$105,088$41,000
Bellevue University NE$96,160$102,118—
Merrimack College MA$101,605——
Pace University NY$88,562$101,275$33,691
Claremont Graduate University CA$100,756——
Strayer University-District of Columbia DC$86,636$98,401$46,137
Strayer University-Virginia VA$86,636$98,401$46,137
Strayer University-Maryland MD$86,636$98,401$46,137
Strayer University-Tennessee TN$86,636$98,401$46,137
Strayer University-Pennsylvania PA$86,636$98,401$46,137
Strayer University-Florida FL$86,636$98,401$46,137
Strayer University-Delaware DE$86,636$98,401$46,137
Strayer University-Alabama AL$86,636$98,401$46,137
Strayer University-North Carolina NC$86,636$98,401$46,137
Strayer University-New Jersey NJ$86,636$98,401$46,137
Strayer University-West Virginia WV$86,636$98,401$46,137
Strayer University-Arkansas AR$86,636$98,401$46,137
Strayer University-Georgia GA$86,636$98,401$46,137
Strayer University-Mississippi MS$86,636$98,401$46,137
Strayer University-South Carolina SC$86,636$98,401$46,137
Strayer University-Texas TX$86,636$98,401$46,137
Strayer University-Global Region DC$86,636$98,401$46,137
Stevenson University MD$87,267$96,835—
University of South Florida FL$94,534$93,933$22,300
Cleveland State University OH$82,442——
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$82,624$81,473$41,000
South University-Montgomery AL$58,114$78,782—
South University-Savannah GA$58,114$78,782—
South University-Tampa FL$58,114$78,782—
South University-Richmond VA$58,114$78,782—
South University-Virginia Beach VA$58,114$78,782—
South University-Savannah Online GA$58,114$78,782—
South University-Austin TX$58,114$78,782—
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$78,229——
North Carolina Central University NC$61,754$77,440$41,823
Lamar University TX$77,163—$25,297
University at Buffalo NY$77,069——
SUNY Polytechnic Institute NY$59,767$76,927—
Harding University AR$76,630——
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$64,206$76,249$30,750
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$74,740——
The University of Texas at Austin TX$70,859$68,652$41,000
University at Albany NY$55,699$58,314$24,982
University of North Texas TX$58,925$55,765$40,039
Florida State University FL$49,337$55,518$30,750
Pratt Institute-Main NY$52,060—$43,281
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$50,472—$37,500
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX$49,730——
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras PR—$40,414—