Computer and Information Sciences: master's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of computer and information sciences graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 106 colleges. National median: $100,079, rising to $125,564 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$170,827	$196,479	—
2	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$169,498	—	$30,750
3	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	GA	$166,436	$195,622	$21,664
4	Harvard University	MA	$156,641	$189,806	—
5	University of California-Davis	CA	$150,872	—	—
6	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$146,079	$176,945	$30,500
7	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$145,228	$222,544	$31,498
8	University of Virginia-Main Campus	VA	$143,020	—	—
9	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	$139,825	$193,154	$65,734
10	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	$133,941	$166,387	—
11	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$133,941	$166,387	—
12	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$133,941	$166,387	—
13	University of Florida	FL	$133,614	—	—
14	Columbia University in the City of New York	NY	$133,400	$150,951	$60,500
15	Northeastern University Oakland	CA	$131,773	$145,909	$44,988
16	Northeastern University	MA	$131,773	$145,909	$44,988
17	Northeastern University Professional Programs	MA	$131,773	$145,909	$44,988
18	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$131,130	—	$51,250
19	George Mason University	VA	$128,327	$142,690	$28,072
20	New York University	NY	$127,432	$173,716	$65,220
21	University of California-San Diego	CA	$126,427	$201,287	—
22	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$124,247	$170,194	$37,297
23	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$124,247	$170,194	$37,297
24	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	$124,247	$170,194	$37,297
25	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$124,044	$196,985	—
26	University of Southern California	CA	$122,790	—	$46,500
27	Regis University	CO	$120,205	$125,564	—
28	Cornell University	NY	$117,684	$196,882	$41,000
29	Western Washington University	WA	$116,543	—	—
30	University of Michigan-Dearborn	MI	$114,255	—	—
31	Colorado State University Global	CO	$112,848	$102,553	$39,413
32	University of North Texas	TX	$111,807	—	—
33	University of Central Florida	FL	$111,735	$123,587	$23,998
34	Michigan State University	MI	$109,471	$123,621	—
35	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	$108,831	$130,924	$21,250
36	Metropolitan State University	MN	$107,885	$97,987	—
37	University of West Florida	FL	$106,970	$110,932	—
38	Oakland University	MI	$106,639	—	—
39	Pratt Institute-Main	NY	$106,619	—	—
40	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$106,311	$132,707	—
41	Bellevue University	NE	$104,161	$136,523	$38,030
42	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	$103,683	—	$20,500
43	Syracuse University	NY	$102,530	$155,598	$47,849
44	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$102,521	—	—
45	Old Dominion University	VA	$102,482	—	—
46	New Jersey Institute of Technology	NJ	$101,862	$139,346	$30,750
47	University of St Thomas	MN	$101,746	$118,888	$48,193
48	University of Missouri-Columbia	MO	$101,696	—	$41,594
49	University of Arizona	AZ	$101,307	$133,301	$34,172
50	Dakota State University	SD	$100,416	$137,285	$20,500
51	Grand Canyon University	AZ	$100,349	$107,641	$35,525
52	Wayne State University	MI	$100,236	—	—
53	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	CA	$100,079	—	—
54	Florida International University	FL	$99,794	$113,980	$28,244
55	Walsh College	MI	$99,761	$106,055	—
56	Nova Southeastern University	FL	$99,332	$103,720	—
57	Utah State University	UT	$99,247	—	—
58	Marymount University	VA	$96,823	$133,718	—
59	Central Michigan University	MI	$96,506	$99,708	$43,377
60	University of Denver	CO	$96,281	$105,701	$49,864
61	Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	$95,875	$121,183	$32,332
62	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$95,875	$121,183	$32,332
63	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	$95,875	$121,183	$32,332
64	Florida Atlantic University	FL	$95,835	$89,110	$20,500
65	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$95,350	$121,485	$39,833
66	Georgia State University	GA	$94,280	$136,876	$35,750
67	Illinois Institute of Technology	IL	$93,781	$129,201	—
68	Grand Valley State University	MI	$93,683	—	—
69	Liberty University	VA	$92,809	—	$31,302
70	Kennesaw State University	GA	$92,659	$106,491	$35,750
71	California State University-San Bernardino	CA	$92,057	—	—
72	Marist University	NY	$91,640	$115,873	—
73	Northcentral University	CA	$91,608	—	—
74	Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs	CO	$91,229	$101,101	$32,417
75	University of South Alabama	AL	$90,098	$109,149	—
76	Touro University	NY	$88,717	—	—
77	Iowa State University	IA	$88,599	—	—
78	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$88,247	—	$41,000
79	Purdue University Global	IN	$87,833	$84,248	$44,359
80	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	NY	$85,649	—	$20,500
81	Park University	MO	$85,568	—	$37,115
82	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$85,280	$97,644	$36,900
83	University of Memphis	TN	$84,206	$96,546	—
84	Texas Woman's University	TX	$83,209	—	—
85	Florida State University	FL	$82,956	$126,240	$30,653
86	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$82,747	—	—
87	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	$82,631	$109,171	$23,469
88	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	PA	$81,041	—	$20,500
89	Columbus State University	GA	$80,263	$119,397	—
90	Walden University	MN	$79,519	$91,087	$41,000
91	University at Buffalo	NY	$79,073	—	$20,500
92	Marquette University	WI	$79,065	$130,564	—
93	University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	$79,053	—	—
94	Central Washington University	WA	$77,182	$85,817	$26,405
95	University of Arkansas Grantham	AR	$75,078	$65,334	$13,332
96	Middle Georgia State University	GA	$73,476	$89,839	$28,500
97	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$72,937	$108,285	—
98	American InterContinental University-Atlanta	GA	$69,652	$83,657	$30,809
99	American InterContinental University System	AZ	$69,652	$83,657	$30,809
100	American InterContinental University-Houston	TX	$69,652	$83,657	$30,809
101	Northern Illinois University	IL	$69,034	—	—
102	New York Institute of Technology	NY	$68,077	—	$36,372
103	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	$66,037	—	—
104	Alabama A & M University	AL	$65,836	—	—
105	University of Phoenix-Arizona	AZ	$62,156	$72,183	$37,454
106	Atlantis University	FL	$34,525	—	—

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do computer and information sciences graduates earn?

The median college reports $100,079 in earnings one year after a master's degree in computer and information sciences and $125,564 four years after. The highest is $170,827 at University of California-Los Angeles.

How much student debt do computer and information sciences graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $35,750 at the typical college.