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Computer Science (A&S)

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What you'll do in college

Housed alongside math and the natural sciences, this flavor treats computing as a science: heavy on theory, discrete math, algorithms, and proofs, with far fewer prescribed engineering credits. You still learn to program and take real systems courses, but the lighter requirements leave room to double major, chase a minor in a humanities field, or load up on pure math.

Many of these programs are small enough to get you into a research lab early, and the culture tends to reward curiosity over checklist credits. Be ready for proof-heavy problem sets and the freedom (and the responsibility) to shape your own path.

What you'll do after college

CS-as-a-science grads compete for the same software jobs as everyone else, but the theoretical grounding also opens doors to research, PhD programs, quantitative finance, data science, and interdisciplinary work where CS meets biology, linguistics, or economics. The day-to-day still often means writing and debugging code on a team, but a larger share end up in roles where the math genuinely matters.

Pay is strong and demand is high, and the flexible curriculum means many grads pivot across fields over a career. Grad school is a common next step, especially for the ones who caught the research bug in an undergrad lab.

Famous graduates

  • Sergey Brin — Co-founder of Google; B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Maryland's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
  • Mark Zuckerberg — Co-founder of Facebook; studied Computer Science and Psychology at Harvard University before leaving to build Facebook
  • Jeff Bezos — Founder of Amazon; B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University's School of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Grace Hopper — COBOL pioneer and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral; Ph.D. in Mathematics from Yale University
  • Donald Knuth — Author of "The Art of Computer Programming" and Turing Award winner; Ph.D. in Mathematics from the California Institute of Technology

Selectivity vs. earnings

By acceptance rate

$94,099
1,936
100–93%
$99,403
3,978
93–85%
$94,928
5,935
85–78%
$96,049
7,838
78–68%
$102,955
7,907
68–42%
$114,196
5,903
42–20%
$145,264
3,955
20–7%
$212,357
1,952
6–0%
Acceptance rate · bar = degree-weighted earnings

By SAT median

$91,405
1,517
400–1030
$92,910
3,052
1030–1090
$95,909
4,594
1090–1170
$99,753
6,068
1170–1270
$107,578
5,924
1270–1410
$128,960
4,653
1410–1470
$164,725
3,153
1470–1520
$192,781
1,531
1530–1600
Combined SAT composite median (submitters + non-submitters) · bar = degree-weighted earnings

Earnings vs. selectivity rank

$74,680p10 $115,626p90 Arts Work College STEM Non-Research Female-only Business Liberal Arts Public University Religious University Private University Liberal Arts 1–15 Public University 1–15 Private University 1–30 Bennington College · $85,180 Oklahoma City University · $92,825 Johnson & Wales University - Providence · $82,006 College of the Ozarks · $84,994 Berea College · $83,615 Blackburn College · $74,951 Harvey Mudd College · $220,132 Barnard College · $133,819 Wellesley College · $155,545 Spelman College · $144,028 Bryn Mawr College · $109,797 Smith College · $93,616 Mount Holyoke College · $113,375 Scripps College · $114,692 Meredith College · $84,461 Texas Woman's University · $74,447 Bay Path University · $65,293 Simmons University · $90,890 Bentley University · $109,930 Northwood University · $82,085 Denison University · $111,117 Vassar College · $107,700 Carleton College · $118,609 Colorado College · $101,512 Skidmore College · $99,291 Trinity University · $127,610 Pitzer College · $86,579 Lyon College · $79,566 Morehouse College · $83,373 Macalester College · $119,634 Reed College · $108,615 Trinity College (CT) · $103,167 Lafayette College · $108,025 Franklin and Marshall College · $104,659 Bucknell University · $121,794 Dickinson College · $105,042 Oberlin College · $165,218 Gettysburg College · $112,824 Muhlenberg College · $97,584 Rust College · $71,272 Connecticut College · $122,578 Claflin University · $73,090 St. Lawrence University · $99,209 Whitman College · $94,885 Florida Southern College · $80,223 Beacon College · $99,345 Dillard University · $78,178 Fisk University · $95,942 Hampden-Sydney College · $94,219 Oakwood University · $79,968 Southwestern University · $92,109 Furman University · $97,476 Union College · $105,537 Wofford College · $86,886 Occidental College · $81,720 Earlham College · $89,640 University of the South · $95,490 Wabash College · $96,947 Rollins College · $86,133 Austin College · $76,970 Berry College · $90,721 Illinois Wesleyan University · $91,649 Centre College · $99,125 Kalamazoo College · $113,198 Providence College · $97,371 Grove City College · $99,405 Rhodes College · $83,588 Lake Forest College · $75,173 Allegheny College · $85,752 Ohio Wesleyan University · $82,379 DePauw University · $112,758 The College of Idaho · $80,318 Adrian College · $81,816 Carthage College · $106,663 Friends University · $82,941 Champlain College · $96,791 Albion College · $81,091 Cornell College · $88,720 Goucher College · $82,851 Carroll College · $92,454 College of Saint Benedict · $92,442 Dordt University · $97,139 Endicott College · $96,086 Texas Lutheran University · $80,242 Belhaven University · $79,042 Carroll University · $80,511 Drew University · $62,419 Drury University · $93,213 Elizabethtown College · $85,265 Lane College · $69,648 Transylvania University · $94,710 Buena Vista University · $79,551 Missouri Valley College · $87,571 Monmouth College · $79,544 Graceland University - Lamoni · $81,954 Ottawa University - Ottawa · $76,999 Hendrix College · $87,320 Hope College · $88,380 Maryville College · $79,667 North Central College · $106,839 Alma College · $82,110 Augustana College (IL) · $79,027 Eckerd College · $85,830 Knox College · $116,745 Saint Mary's College of California · $86,787 Washington College · $83,830 Beloit College · $90,144 Hastings College · $77,268 Presbyterian College · $89,265 Juniata College · $89,751 Bethany College · $75,421 Loras College · $86,840 Pfeiffer University · $74,861 Spring Hill College · $86,391 Whitworth University · $104,870 Wittenberg University · $87,885 University of Puget Sound · $92,607 St. Mary's College of Maryland · $96,053 Augustana University · $92,284 Coe College · $101,923 Gustavus Adolphus College · $114,172 Hanover College · $86,295 Taylor University · $96,212 Lipscomb University · $93,186 Bridgewater College · $80,046 Calvin University · $90,111 Central College · $93,164 Illinois College · $86,695 Lawrence University · $90,024 Lycoming College · $86,503 Augsburg University · $92,872 Hamline University · $90,750 Luther College · $125,256 Manchester University · $78,284 Hood College · $78,280 Susquehanna University · $72,980 Saint Anselm College · $99,192 Willamette University · $94,473 Moravian University · $75,240 Rocky Mountain College · $86,438 York College of Pennsylvania · $98,494 Davis & Elkins College · $94,647 Lewis & Clark College · $89,872 Catawba College · $82,710 Houghton University · $77,783 Huntington University · $81,595 Westmont College · $108,556 Mars Hill University · $72,028 Ripon College · $87,734 Roanoke College · $86,736 Ursinus College · $92,594 Converse University · $77,682 Guilford College · $81,521 Keene State College · $82,713 Whittier College · $77,850 University of Redlands · $85,786 Wartburg College · $88,843 Randolph-Macon College · $63,037 West Virginia Wesleyan College · $87,713 Linfield University · $100,777 Batten University · $76,437 Lenoir-Rhyne University · $77,820 Muskingum University · $80,401 Saint Michael's College · $90,661 McDaniel College · $81,120 Pacific Lutheran University · $86,489 Aquinas College · $87,886 Clarke University · $77,826 Covenant College · $92,829 Pacific University · $98,124 Simpson College · $94,699 Culver-Stockton College · $74,913 Dominican University of California · $93,668 Goshen College · $81,787 Randolph College · $74,216 Eastern Mennonite University · $89,973 Edgewood College · $82,862 Franklin College · $92,397 Hartwick College · $82,821 Westminster College · $93,009 Hiram College · $80,304 Viterbo University · $93,033 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor · $79,321 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University · $67,116 CUNY Hunter College · $101,475 University of California, Irvine · $116,980 William & Mary · $143,572 San Diego State University · $101,716 University of California, Santa Barbara · $131,187 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire · $108,916 Alcorn State University · $82,054 University of South Florida · $89,539 Cal Poly - Pomona · $97,815 Coppin State University · $80,483 Delaware State University · $98,157 Morgan State University · $77,409 North Carolina A&T State University · $83,832 North Carolina Central University · $88,889 Southern University and A&M College · $61,079 University of North Carolina Wilmington · $101,753 Albany State University · $75,179 University of Maryland, Baltimore County · $104,716 State University of New York at New Paltz · $96,069 Chicago State University · $76,201 Salisbury University · $114,051 Ramapo College of New Jersey · $101,886 CUNY Brooklyn College · $91,361 CUNY Queens College · $104,593 Fort Valley State University · $69,890 Governors State University · $76,724 Northern Illinois University · $88,958 West Chester University of Pennsylvania · $106,049 University of Houston - Victoria · $105,127 New Mexico State University · $97,496 Tarleton State University · $102,935 CUNY Lehman College · $82,621 CUNY York College · $51,430 Georgia State University · $105,985 Louisiana State University - Alexandria · $82,290 Central State University · $77,827 Northwestern Oklahoma State University · $77,029 University of Pittsburgh · $105,434 Illinois State University · $102,470 University of Massachusetts - Amherst · $126,500 University of New Mexico · $125,395 Frostburg State University · $79,144 Jackson State University · $81,847 Northeastern Illinois University · $88,314 Southern Arkansas University · $68,659 University of Central Missouri · $95,684 Winthrop University · $94,187 Appalachian State University · $110,260 East Central University · $71,497 Kentucky State University · $72,590 University of Hawaii at Hilo · $89,094 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities · $110,378 University of Texas Permian Basin · $86,773 Ball State University · $93,815 Central Michigan University · $101,108 Eastern Michigan University · $71,350 Jacksonville State University · $70,164 Kean University · $71,995 Oklahoma State University · $105,692 Rutgers University - New Brunswick · $123,624 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · $67,132 Lander University · $89,291 McNeese State University · $78,488 University of Michigan - Dearborn · $95,189 SUNY Oneonta · $90,239 University of Louisiana at Monroe · $94,669 Eastern Illinois University · $85,490 College of Charleston · $112,025 Louisiana Tech University · $102,008 Auburn University at Montgomery · $84,207 Concord University · $77,331 George Mason University · $74,805 Georgia Southern University · $96,720 Indiana University - Kokomo · $89,425 Indiana University - Northwest · $82,737 Indiana University - South Bend · $96,965 Indiana University Southeast · $110,195 Longwood University · $91,436 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts · $88,588 Millersville University of Pennsylvania · $81,076 Minnesota State University Moorhead · $85,340 Missouri Southern State University · $70,270 Missouri State University - Springfield · $99,278 Montclair State University · $80,616 Morehead State University · $83,912 Northeastern State University · $90,007 Northwest Missouri State University · $92,115 Oakland University · $93,076 Salem State University · $85,950 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale · $112,501 Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville · $106,100 Temple University · $105,169 Texas A&M University - Kingsville · $70,689 Troy University · $71,159 University of Alabama at Birmingham · $108,158 University of Central Arkansas · $68,058 University of Colorado Denver · $92,798 University of Houston - Downtown · $91,438 University of Maine at Farmington · $73,624 University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth · $93,679 University of Nebraska at Kearney · $67,498 University of North Carolina at Greensboro · $110,244 University of Northern Colorado · $92,946 University of Oklahoma - Norman · $146,506 University of Southern Indiana · $82,718 University of Southern Maine · $97,994 University of Tennessee Southern · $73,563 West Virginia State University · $75,484 Western Illinois University · $74,613 Westfield State University · $92,126 Worcester State University · $75,543 Wright State University · $94,536 Augusta University · $83,479 Eastern Connecticut State University · $81,587 Farmingdale State College · $88,741 Texas A&M University - San Antonio · $82,497 Miami University - Ohio · $105,848 University of Alabama in Huntsville · $100,481 University of Michigan - Flint · $89,263 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse · $100,991 University of Rhode Island · $108,723 Bemidji State University · $89,383 Cal State East Bay · $97,868 Clayton State University · $94,195 Henderson State University · $98,655 University of Arkansas · $103,376 University of Louisville · $107,710 University of Mississippi · $99,079 University of Wisconsin - Parkside · $84,781 Washington State University · $105,283 University of Houston · $107,712 University of Illinois Chicago · $90,698 Indiana University · $95,893 SUNY Brockport · $87,539 University of Minnesota - Morris · $89,054 University of Missouri - Kansas City · $102,242 University of South Carolina Upstate · $62,736 University of Wisconsin - Superior · $79,599 Valdosta State University · $71,209 Rowan University · $85,432 Elizabeth City State University · $68,581 Rutgers University - Newark · $118,389 SUNY Old Westbury · $86,287 SUNY Polytechnic Institute · $86,727 University of Missouri · $97,961 University of North Florida · $91,097 Winona State University · $93,670 Angelo State University · $81,936 Chico State · $116,811 East Tennessee State University · $103,129 Eastern Kentucky University · $82,828 Fitchburg State University · $70,987 Middle Tennessee State University · $93,690 University of Louisiana at Lafayette · $100,894 Youngstown State University · $76,845 Saginaw Valley State University · $82,117 University of Missouri - Saint Louis · $104,025 Coastal Carolina University · $80,393 Columbus State University · $97,886 Mississippi Valley State University · $70,437 Rutgers University - Camden · $123,990 Southeast Missouri State University · $93,233 University of Illinois Springfield · $98,342 University of Massachusetts Boston · $90,703 Western Carolina University · $96,310 Kennesaw State University · $107,773 University of Iowa · $107,622 University of West Georgia · $99,793 Cal State Channel Islands · $107,356 Lincoln University · $59,447 Metropolitan State University of Denver · $108,581 Portland State University · $120,035 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · $83,398 State University of New York at Oswego · $85,766 University of Minnesota - Duluth · $100,005 University of Toledo · $88,342 University of Mary Washington · $100,817 Bowie State University · $84,562 Indiana University - East · $81,109 SUNY College at Potsdam · $97,801 University of Central Oklahoma · $100,305 University of New Orleans · $84,815 University of North Texas · $101,640 Winston-Salem State University · $61,681 Bowling Green State University · $100,929 Cal Poly - Humboldt · $64,715 California State University, Monterey Bay · $77,683 Colorado State University - Fort Collins · $119,732 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · $91,471 Fairmont State University · $98,749 Indiana University of Pennsylvania · $89,377 Kent State University at Kent · $104,245 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania · $84,820 Nevada State University · $94,528 Shepherd University · $81,275 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · $109,012 University of Maryland Eastern Shore · $85,653 University of North Carolina Asheville · $96,419 University of North Dakota · $94,369 University of Utah · $97,555 Purdue University Fort Wayne · $104,507 Southern Connecticut State University · $75,376 Stephen F. Austin State University · $78,321 University of Virginia's College at Wise · $79,472 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater · $99,062 Western Michigan University · $90,885 William Paterson University of New Jersey · $84,762 University of Nevada, Reno · $94,193 Michigan State University · $92,540 Mississippi State University · $95,668 Wayne State University · $99,922 Boise State University · $118,882 Framingham State University · $75,675 Indiana University - Indianapolis · $90,149 University of South Carolina - Aiken · $84,734 University of South Carolina, Beaufort · $64,838 Cal State Dominguez Hills · $85,308 Cal State San Bernardino · $86,262 Cal State Stanislaus · $74,105 Central Washington University · $97,978 Colorado Mesa University · $78,476 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania · $71,796 Dakota State University · $72,457 Emporia State University · $83,449 Indiana State University · $68,916 Iowa State University · $113,865 Northern Kentucky University · $93,089 Rhode Island College · $79,798 Saint Cloud State University · $107,510 Southern Oregon University · $71,575 Stockton University · $87,319 University of Akron · $99,400 University of Arizona · $113,402 University of Maine · $97,655 University of Massachusetts - Lowell · $120,357 University of South Dakota · $97,841 West Virginia University · $99,298 Western Colorado University · $83,696 Western Connecticut State University · $111,538 Western Kentucky University · $88,474 Western Oregon University · $76,125 Metropolitan State University · $98,733 Northern Michigan University · $82,329 Michigan Technological University · $101,443 Bridgewater State University · $83,042 Francis Marion University · $78,126 Georgia Southwestern State University · $81,432 University of Wisconsin - River Falls · $86,651 University of Nebraska at Omaha · $112,940 University of Oregon · $108,566 Cal State Northridge · $101,928 Georgia College & State University · $100,546 South Carolina State University · $77,687 Towson University · $106,093 University of Hawaii at Manoa · $76,227 Minot State University · $89,187 Christopher Newport University · $94,229 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee · $94,332 Radford University · $97,980 University of Kentucky · $99,595 University of Montana · $85,705 University of Montevallo · $77,056 University of North Alabama · $85,884 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh · $85,209 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point · $84,854 SUNY at Fredonia · $80,079 Southwest Minnesota State University · $86,756 University of Texas at San Antonio · $110,869 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay · $88,218 Louisiana State University - Shreveport · $81,678 Old Dominion University · $96,180 Southeastern Louisiana University · $95,956 Pennsylvania State University - Abington · $114,219 Pennsylvania State University - Beaver · $97,780 Pennsylvania State University - Berks · $117,001 Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine · $110,960 Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg · $116,512 Plymouth State University · $90,061 University of North Carolina at Pembroke · $96,807 University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown · $107,649 University of Southern Mississippi · $91,741 University of Kansas · $105,316 Grand Valley State University · $93,244 Utah State University · $108,897 University of Northern Iowa · $105,568 Western Washington University · $83,298 Pennsylvania Western University · $80,747 Pittsburg State University · $81,826 College of Staten Island CUNY · $92,820 Idaho State University · $88,166 Lewis-Clark State College · $79,236 Midwestern State University · $93,542 Sul Ross State University · $77,035 University of Texas at El Paso · $106,642 Cal State San Marcos · $98,063 University of North Georgia · $85,027 Austin Peay State University · $82,362 Sam Houston State University · $102,262 Bluefield State University · $81,906 Dickinson State University · $81,157 Middle Georgia State University · $76,291 Eastern Oregon University · $81,947 Montana State University · $128,071 Missouri Western State University · $78,109 Cameron University · $89,966 Harris-Stowe State University · $74,916 Lake Superior State University · $85,441 New Mexico Highlands University · $75,317 Peru State College · $69,991 Southwestern Oklahoma State University · $89,255 University of Maine at Fort Kent · $95,184 University of the District of Columbia · $90,814 Washburn University · $86,346 Wayne State College · $76,717 Weber State University · $103,336 University of Notre Dame · $155,091 Boston College · $145,945 North Carolina Wesleyan University · $66,508 Villanova University · $112,857 Mississippi Christian University · $81,319 Corban University · $80,056 Wilberforce University · $90,186 College of Wooster · $96,780 Regent University · $83,369 Huston-Tillotson University · $83,811 Johnson C. Smith University · $62,427 University of Dallas · $92,495 Xavier University of Louisiana · $80,989 Union University · $94,655 Saint Olaf College · $103,546 Stonehill College · $95,284 Fordham University · $91,423 Saint Louis University · $94,473 Texas Christian University · $99,457 Livingstone College · $41,748 Azusa Pacific University · $88,102 Florida Memorial University · $67,715 Loyola University New Orleans · $80,346 Madonna University · $79,516 Brescia University · $74,269 John Brown University · $93,338 LeTourneau University · $98,308 Ohio Dominican University · $87,519 Quincy University · $86,388 Oklahoma Baptist University · $85,155 Yeshiva University · $99,808 Charleston Southern University · $96,676 Newberry College · $69,224 Southern Wesleyan University · $77,736 Alvernia University · $82,687 California Lutheran University · $82,045 Capital University · $99,438 Southwestern Adventist University · $92,595 Texas Wesleyan University · $82,304 Howard Payne University · $83,785 Andrews University · $95,496 Creighton University · $83,293 High Point University · $91,395 Milligan University · $95,849 University of Dayton · $106,232 Biola University · $68,293 Olivet Nazarene University · $92,578 University of San Francisco · $130,641 Cedarville University · $110,083 Judson University · $87,754 Manhattan College · $120,898 Messiah University · $73,324 Washington Adventist University · $88,305 Wheaton College (IL) · $92,605 Mount St. Joseph University · $77,418 Evangel University · $84,058 University of Mobile · $76,323 Albright College · $76,929 Cairn University - Langhorne · $75,335 Campbellsville University · $73,281 Faulkner University · $75,631 Franciscan University of Steubenville · $86,328 Merrimack College · $105,093 MidAmerica Nazarene University · $89,940 Shaw University · $66,521 Hannibal-LaGrange University · $76,727 American University · $109,870 La Sierra University · $79,939 Sacred Heart University · $88,725 St. John Fisher University · $87,968 Rockhurst University · $93,597 The Master's University and Seminary · $78,688 Arcadia University · $69,789 Ashland University · $87,718 Averett University · $88,039 Avila University · $87,876 Barry University · $56,536 California Baptist University · $84,170 College of Our Lady of the Elms · $89,033 Concordia University - Nebraska · $77,614 Concordia University - Saint Paul · $102,055 University of St Francis · $87,670 Bethany Lutheran College · $78,790 Brigham Young University · $127,588 Concordia University Wisconsin · $71,907 Eastern University · $75,617 Ohio Northern University · $107,176 Seton Hall University · $96,473 Pepperdine University · $95,743 Lewis University · $80,037 Saint Leo University · $74,733 St. Thomas University (FL) · $75,933 Lee University · $85,082 Assumption University · $86,085 Baker University · $82,142 Caldwell University · $82,696 Chestnut Hill College · $70,369 Concordia College at Moorhead · $88,167 Felician University · $88,953 Iona University · $85,979 John Carroll University · $89,116 King's College · $97,547 La Roche University · $67,401 Niagara University · $89,873 Saint Peter's University · $53,974 St. Ambrose University · $83,908 St. Thomas Aquinas College · $84,383 Chapman University · $96,815 Le Moyne College · $82,509 Saint Francis University · $85,508 Saint Vincent College · $88,279 College of St. Scholastica · $84,477 Ouachita Baptist University · $91,539 Seton Hill University · $79,714 Shenandoah University · $80,716 Southern Adventist University · $95,618 Colorado Christian University · $87,001 Mercer University · $97,007 Millikin University · $81,989 University of Tulsa · $115,186 Waynesburg University · $84,822 Loyola University Chicago · $95,652 Baldwin Wallace University · $89,289 Dominican University New York · $90,756 Trinity Christian College · $87,961 University of Jamestown · $81,578 Louisiana Christian University · $75,857 Gordon College · $85,358 Holy Family University · $89,552 Touro University · $76,541 Tusculum University · $73,050 University of Sioux Falls · $81,968 DeSales University · $75,080 Lebanon Valley College · $86,816 Marquette University · $98,882 McKendree University · $81,982 McMurry University · $76,062 Trevecca Nazarene University · $89,134 University of Indianapolis · $82,073 University of Saint Joseph · $89,714 Malone University · $79,120 Carson-Newman University · $79,759 Gardner-Webb University · $70,901 Geneva College · $69,734 Methodist University · $83,837 Molloy College · $93,977 University of Mary · $95,182 Benedictine University · $89,166 Georgian Court University · $83,768 Lakeland University · $79,217 St. Joseph's University - New York · $85,172 Walsh University · $87,516 University of Scranton · $97,404 Canisius University · $85,291 Concordia University - Irvine · $83,995 La Salle University · $91,781 Mount Mercy University · $80,396 Regis University · $107,207 Shorter University · $77,856 University of Portland · $129,917 University of Saint Mary · $86,519 Wayland Baptist University · $76,747 Marywood University · $88,593 Mount St. Mary's University · $82,128 Wagner College · $93,922 Otterbein University · $83,595 Siena College · $89,231 University of Mount Olive · $74,737 Loyola University Maryland · $117,380 Bloomfield College · $71,728 Gannon University · $80,222 Marymount University · $93,633 Neumann University · $91,518 Samford University · $98,369 University of Findlay · $84,963 Xavier University · $107,640 Oral Roberts University · $88,369 Saint John's University (NY) · $96,434 Saint Norbert College · $98,720 Saint Xavier University · $65,812 St. John's University - New York · $76,418 Benedict College · $69,450 Catholic University of America · $89,676 Heidelberg University · $76,707 Holy Cross College · $83,367 Duquesne University · $89,920 Roberts Wesleyan University · $82,221 Dominican University · $87,961 Concordia University - Chicago · $75,856 DePaul University · $88,354 Northwest Nazarene University · $87,857 Thiel College · $74,808 Brigham Young University Hawaii · $88,260 Freed-Hardeman University · $76,634 Concordia University Texas · $87,739 Misericordia University · $67,005 University of Olivet · $74,614 Palm Beach Atlantic University · $80,825 Valparaiso University · $93,723 Cornerstone University · $78,492 Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion · $86,743 Saint Edward's University · $87,273 Seattle Pacific University · $118,454 Belmont University · $92,051 Dallas Baptist University · $86,445 North Central University · $82,092 Virginia Union University · $73,590 Lubbock Christian University · $88,677 Philander Smith University · $95,607 Southwest Baptist University · $65,049 Christian Brothers University · $94,100 University of Lynchburg · $85,821 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota · $81,148 University of Saint Thomas (TX) · $89,470 Wisconsin Lutheran College · $92,027 Le Moyne-Owen College · $97,537 Union Adventist University · $88,249 Benedictine College · $99,220 Central Methodist University · $62,390 Grand View University · $79,434 Southern Nazarene University · $79,523 Southern Virginia University · $74,680 Texas College · $71,389 University of Miami · $93,283 University of Richmond · $121,683 Tuskegee University · $88,156 Clark Atlanta University · $71,066 University of Tampa · $85,408 Clark University · $104,723 Stetson University · $86,163 University of Rochester · $114,063 Jacksonville University · $91,942 Brandeis University · $124,866 Webber International University · $70,870 George Washington University · $118,924 Marist University · $112,899 Hofstra University · $99,048 Webster University · $96,280 Drake University · $97,361 Elon University · $98,552 Hobart William Smith Colleges · $99,353 Hawaii Pacific University · $79,068 Illinois Institute of Technology · $112,687 Rockford University · $84,028 Westminster University · $89,356 Lincoln Memorial University · $86,235 Aurora University · $88,244 Long Island University · $75,082 Mercy University · $91,518 Suffolk University · $82,110 University of La Verne · $81,005 University of New England · $84,624 Lindenwood University · $96,762 Adelphi University · $69,904 Springfield College · $90,058 Ithaca College · $132,132 Pace University · $81,457 Marietta College · $93,626 New York Institute of Technology · $82,693 Butler University · $96,916 Husson University · $49,403 Point Park University · $76,636 Rider University · $79,792 Drexel University · $115,626 Manhattanville College · $75,352 Monmouth University · $80,135 Davenport University · $73,402 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham · $61,647 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus · $74,717 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology · $59,058 Keystone College · $71,012 Widener University · $93,495 Norwich University · $104,025 Utica University · $86,639 Western New England University · $95,798 Maryville University of Saint Louis · $87,894 Roosevelt University · $62,403 Thomas College · $75,386 National-Louis University · $78,340 Heritage University · $78,556 University of Rio Grande · $77,730 Williams College · $157,832 Pomona College · $193,864 Swarthmore College · $151,546 Amherst College · $187,720 Claremont McKenna College · $152,972 Bowdoin College · $174,904 Washington & Lee University · $117,394 Haverford College · $126,930 Middlebury College · $127,207 Colby College · $136,948 Hamilton College · $118,640 Davidson College · $128,069 Grinnell College · $130,074 Wesleyan University · $114,903 Colgate University · $157,087 University of Virginia · $157,470 University of Florida · $127,629 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · $126,013 Purdue University · $116,820 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · $125,578 University of Texas at Austin · $131,367 University of Wisconsin - Madison · $119,290 Florida State University · $89,220 University of California, San Diego · $119,593 Caltech · $173,460 Yale University · $254,314 Harvard University · $206,318 University of Chicago · $224,666 Princeton University · $201,352 Brown University · $256,969 Dartmouth · $183,665 University of Pennsylvania · $211,994 Duke University · $206,495 Columbia University · $188,001 Carnegie Mellon University · $185,670 Northwestern University · $154,432 Georgetown University · $155,246 Emory University · $165,093 Washington University in St Louis · $177,482 New York University · $138,048 Wake Forest University · $146,994 Boston University · $128,914 Tulane University · $61,819 Lehigh University · $129,257 Arts: mean $86,670 Work College: mean $81,187 STEM Non-Research: mean $220,132 Female-only: mean $107,269 Business: mean $96,008 Liberal Arts: mean $90,518 Public University: mean $91,692 Religious University: mean $86,679 Private University: mean $88,434 Liberal Arts 1–15: mean $145,073 Public University 1–15: mean $123,664 Private University 1–30: mean $177,509 All colleges: p10 $74,680 All colleges: p90 $115,626
Each dot = a college · y = degree-weighted earnings

Majors in this category

Major Colleges Degrees ▼ Male/Female Intl Earnings Employment
Computer Science (A&S) 879 39,948 76% / 24% 12% $94,020 96%
Computer Science 850 37,810 77% / 23% 11% $92,933 96%
Mathematics and Computer Science 54 509 67% / 33% 15% $102,254 93%
Computational Science 35 467 65% / 35% 14% $94,342 94%
Mathematics - Computer Science 1 454 72% / 28% 30% $119,593 100%
Computer Science and Engineering 20 168 73% / 27% 8% $90,219
Statistics & Computer Science 1 145 86% / 14% 24% $105,832 94%
Computing 5 115 80% / 20% 11% $99,220 94%
Mathematics & Computer Science 1 101 89% / 11% 36% $153,926 100%
Computer Science & Mathematics 2 74 64% / 36% 19% $207,775 98%
Computer Science and Economics 1 57 74% / 26% 21% $220,082
Computer Science and Arts 1 14 79% / 21% 29% $185,110 98%
Applied Software Engineering 1 9 33% / 67% 56% $93,089 96%
Computing (CCS) 1 7 71% / 29% 14% $131,187 95%
Mathematics-Computer Science 1 6 100% / 0% 0% $107,317
Computing Sciences 1 4 75% / 25% 0% $104,148 90%
Software Engineering 1 3 100% / 0% 0% $80,832
Logic & Computation 1 2 100% / 0% 0% $189,587
Quantum Computing 1 2 50% / 50% 0% $105,848
Computer Software 1 1 0% / 100% 0% $81,974