Information Science/Studies: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of information science/studies graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 136 colleges. National median: $66,547, rising to $82,989 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Northwestern University	IL	$114,519	$163,740	$17,750
2	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$94,193	$130,798	$19,500
3	Norwich University	VT	$92,268	—	$25,000
4	University of California-Riverside	CA	$90,235	—	$15,000
5	Boston College	MA	$85,192	$131,090	$19,000
6	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$83,548	—	$16,625
7	Clemson University	SC	$82,608	$105,646	$25,905
8	Syracuse University	NY	$81,572	$104,842	$20,656
9	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	CO	$79,292	$102,765	—
10	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$78,821	$100,940	$9,000
11	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$78,785	$89,715	$21,348
12	James Madison University	VA	$77,208	$113,345	$18,546
13	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	$77,023	$109,092	$14,000
14	New Jersey Institute of Technology	NJ	$76,390	$103,918	$21,500
15	DePaul University	IL	$76,309	$82,551	$19,562
16	University of Maryland Global Campus	MD	$76,006	$100,208	$16,491
17	Utah Valley University	UT	$75,907	$112,128	$16,500
18	Northwood University	MI	$73,460	—	$25,250
19	Drexel University	PA	$73,172	$98,548	$23,000
20	Wentworth Institute of Technology	MA	$72,859	$98,270	$25,000
21	Strayer University-District of Columbia	DC	$71,874	$87,413	$49,328
22	Strayer University-Virginia	VA	$71,874	$87,413	$49,328
23	Strayer University-Maryland	MD	$71,874	$87,413	$49,328
24	Strayer University-Tennessee	TN	$71,874	$87,413	$49,328
25	Strayer University-Pennsylvania	PA	$71,874	$87,413	$49,328
26	Strayer University-Florida	FL	$71,874	$87,413	$49,328
27	Strayer University-Delaware	DE	$71,874	$87,413	$49,328
28	Strayer University-Alabama	AL	$71,874	$87,413	$49,328
29	Strayer University-North Carolina	NC	$71,874	$87,413	$49,328
30	Strayer University-New Jersey	NJ	$71,874	$87,413	$49,328
31	Strayer University-West Virginia	WV	$71,874	$87,413	$49,328
32	Strayer University-Arkansas	AR	$71,874	$87,413	$49,328
33	Strayer University-Georgia	GA	$71,874	$87,413	$49,328
34	Strayer University-Mississippi	MS	$71,874	$87,413	$49,328
35	Strayer University-South Carolina	SC	$71,874	$87,413	$49,328
36	Strayer University-Texas	TX	$71,874	$87,413	$49,328
37	Strayer University-Global Region	DC	$71,874	$87,413	$49,328
38	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	MN	$70,649	$84,527	—
39	University of Arkansas Grantham	AR	$70,591	$78,143	$8,016
40	Grand Valley State University	MI	$70,328	$81,420	$25,500
41	Suffolk University	MA	$69,887	$86,406	$26,432
42	Kennesaw State University	GA	$69,726	$84,364	$23,000
43	Stony Brook University	NY	$69,598	$89,875	$18,092
44	University of Colorado Boulder	CO	$69,271	—	$21,500
45	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$68,970	$84,273	$23,163
46	Missouri University of Science and Technology	MO	$68,877	$81,840	$21,633
47	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	NY	$68,476	$94,412	$9,500
48	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington	PA	$68,240	$91,671	$23,500
49	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre	PA	$68,240	$91,671	$23,500
50	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton	PA	$68,240	$91,671	$23,500
51	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley	PA	$68,240	$91,671	$23,500
52	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	PA	$68,240	$91,671	$23,500
53	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks	PA	$68,240	$91,671	$23,500
54	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	$68,240	$91,671	$23,500
55	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	PA	$68,240	$91,671	$23,500
56	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois	PA	$68,240	$91,671	$23,500
57	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton	PA	$68,240	$91,671	$23,500
58	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$68,240	$91,671	$23,500
59	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny	PA	$68,240	$91,671	$23,500
60	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto	PA	$68,240	$91,671	$23,500
61	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington	PA	$68,240	$91,671	$23,500
62	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill	PA	$68,240	$91,671	$23,500
63	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York	PA	$68,240	$91,671	$23,500
64	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$68,240	$91,671	$23,500
65	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$67,946	$81,180	$13,500
66	University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	$67,586	$82,883	$25,000
67	Salisbury University	MD	$66,740	$81,116	$19,125
68	Florida Institute of Technology	FL	$66,547	$85,906	$38,190
69	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	MD	$66,313	$95,435	$19,500
70	University of Utah	UT	$66,226	$105,127	$14,812
71	Texas Tech University	TX	$65,743	$81,289	—
72	College of Charleston	SC	$64,909	$93,285	$26,500
73	Metropolitan State University	MN	$64,292	$81,539	$17,250
74	Coastal Carolina University	SC	$64,282	$77,999	—
75	University of South Alabama	AL	$63,401	$64,455	—
76	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	AR	$63,217	$61,350	—
77	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	PA	$63,173	$81,117	$23,732
78	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	$63,173	$81,117	$23,732
79	Eastern Florida State College	FL	$62,795	$70,869	$18,750
80	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	$62,768	$70,639	$21,545
81	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex	WI	$62,768	$70,639	$21,545
82	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	$62,422	$87,219	$19,375
83	University of South Carolina-Upstate	SC	$61,947	$61,903	$19,500
84	California State University-Fullerton	CA	$61,915	$76,482	$11,656
85	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	NY	$61,633	$85,870	$10,750
86	University of North Texas	TX	$61,401	$69,097	$15,375
87	Christopher Newport University	VA	$61,358	$88,842	$21,500
88	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$61,294	$87,757	$19,000
89	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	$61,294	$87,757	$19,000
90	Ramapo College of New Jersey	NJ	$59,806	$82,529	$16,500
91	Dakota State University	SD	$59,640	$56,991	$22,250
92	Towson University	MD	$59,601	$72,049	$16,625
93	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	LA	$59,340	$63,928	$20,849
94	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$59,152	$78,953	$14,996
95	Robert Morris University	PA	$58,994	$82,989	$26,000
96	College of Staten Island CUNY	NY	$58,770	—	—
97	Georgia Southern University	GA	$58,434	$80,409	$22,000
98	Fort Hays State University	KS	$58,314	$67,823	$21,271
99	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	NY	$57,941	$67,049	—
100	University of South Florida	FL	$57,668	—	$17,125
101	CUNY New York City College of Technology	NY	$57,231	$74,456	$11,615
102	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$57,165	—	$19,422
103	CUNY Brooklyn College	NY	$57,062	$67,838	—
104	University of Michigan-Flint	MI	$56,758	$70,164	—
105	Minnesota State University Moorhead	MN	$56,452	$74,016	—
106	Cleveland State University	OH	$55,954	$72,661	$23,984
107	Wayne State College	NE	$55,925	$59,871	—
108	University of North Georgia	GA	$55,678	$77,821	$15,715
109	Angelo State University	TX	$55,298	—	—
110	CUNY Lehman College	NY	$53,988	$73,936	$10,082
111	Tarleton State University	TX	$53,843	—	$17,727
112	Westfield State University	MA	$53,819	$87,775	—
113	Stockton University	NJ	$53,530	$79,310	—
114	University of Kentucky	KY	$52,970	$65,407	$18,750
115	East Texas A&M University	TX	$52,271	$89,459	$19,375
116	State University of New York at Oswego	NY	$51,632	$74,812	$21,500
117	Texas A&M University-Victoria	TX	$51,176	—	—
118	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	$50,662	$76,201	$25,500
119	Colorado State University Pueblo	CO	$49,939	$63,994	$21,819
120	South University-Montgomery	AL	$49,812	$58,915	$25,000
121	South University-Savannah	GA	$49,812	$58,915	$25,000
122	South University-Columbia	SC	$49,812	$58,915	$25,000
123	South University-Tampa	FL	$49,812	$58,915	$25,000
124	South University-Richmond	VA	$49,812	$58,915	$25,000
125	South University-Virginia Beach	VA	$49,812	$58,915	$25,000
126	South University-Savannah Online	GA	$49,812	$58,915	$25,000
127	South University-Austin	TX	$49,812	$58,915	$25,000
128	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	WI	$49,156	$64,438	$15,308
129	SUNY Buffalo State University	NY	$47,744	$64,628	$18,000
130	SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill	NY	$47,079	$55,799	—
131	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	OK	$45,701	—	—
132	Grambling State University	LA	$44,464	$54,803	$29,654
133	Morgan State University	MD	$42,997	$83,331	$24,500
134	Alabama State University	AL	$36,938	$53,416	$26,750
135	Northern Kentucky University	KY	$34,844	$50,009	$24,704
136	Valdosta State University	GA	$30,012	$71,257	$25,500

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 information science/studies graduates earn?

The median college reports $66,547 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in information science/studies and $82,989 four years after. The highest is $114,519 at Northwestern University.

How much student debt do information science/studies graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $23,500 at the typical college.