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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

$93,178
1,735
100–91%
$97,483
3,475
91–85%
$95,986
5,215
85–78%
$97,863
6,925
78–67%
$101,477
6,939
67–42%
$118,902
5,235
41–20%
$151,071
3,340
20–6%
$221,168
1,833
5–0%
Acceptance rate · bar = degree-weighted earnings

By SAT median

$84,871
1,297
400–1030
$88,526
2,674
1030–1090
$95,963
3,965
1100–1170
$96,964
5,301
1170–1270
$110,625
5,284
1270–1410
$130,403
3,978
1410–1470
$179,436
2,604
1480–1540
$201,471
1,368
1540–1600
Combined SAT composite median (submitters + non-submitters) · bar = degree-weighted earnings

Earnings vs. selectivity rank

$70,037p10 $116,333p90 Arts Work College STEM Non-Research Female-only Liberal Arts Public University Religious University Private University Liberal Arts 1–20 Public University 1–25 Private University 21–40 Private University 1–20 Bennington College · $80,608 Oklahoma City University · $80,338 Johnson & Wales University - Providence · $76,588 College of the Ozarks · $75,475 Berea College · $76,879 Harvey Mudd College · $241,531 Wellesley College · $164,079 Barnard College · $135,664 Smith College · $97,122 Scripps College · $93,252 Bryn Mawr College · $100,249 Mount Holyoke College · $117,621 Spelman College · $143,103 Meredith College · $79,733 Texas Woman's University · $75,024 Bay Path University · $66,830 St Catherine University · $88,116 Simmons University · $93,838 Fisk University · $84,574 Rhodes College · $77,394 Denison University · $104,013 Colorado College · $101,026 Trinity University · $124,271 Lyon College · $79,567 Pitzer College · $93,103 Connecticut College · $125,284 Morehouse College · $83,109 Trinity College (CT) · $108,218 Skidmore College · $102,614 Bucknell University · $120,198 Lafayette College · $112,519 Dickinson College · $108,343 Gettysburg College · $112,144 Muhlenberg College · $99,462 Union College · $110,241 Whitman College · $95,218 Rust College · $64,156 Claflin University · $70,425 St. Lawrence University · $105,631 Dillard University · $72,619 Florida Southern College · $80,681 Hampden-Sydney College · $89,148 Oakwood University · $73,456 Rollins College · $88,466 Southwestern University · $91,466 Austin College · $74,672 DePauw University · $107,140 Earlham College · $88,539 Occidental College · $92,575 University of the South · $94,944 Wabash College · $92,689 Berry College · $80,481 Furman University · $97,368 Illinois Wesleyan University · $90,582 Lake Forest College · $76,003 Wofford College · $84,790 Kalamazoo College · $115,469 Providence College · $100,333 Allegheny College · $84,348 Beloit College · $78,220 Ohio Wesleyan University · $79,721 Catawba College · $76,466 The College of Idaho · $74,335 Adrian College · $73,753 Carthage College · $104,479 Friends University · $75,617 Albion College · $78,049 Cornell College · $83,239 Goucher College · $80,329 University of Puget Sound · $101,929 Carroll College · $89,833 College of Saint Benedict · $93,427 Dordt University · $88,018 Texas Lutheran University · $79,403 Belhaven University · $71,772 Augustana University · $85,374 Carroll University · $77,849 Drew University · $69,149 Drury University · $81,958 Elizabethtown College · $87,344 Grove City College · $94,560 Transylvania University · $91,286 Buena Vista University · $70,669 Missouri Valley College · $87,567 Monmouth College · $74,680 Graceland University - Lamoni · $81,498 Piedmont University · $82,353 Centre College · $91,140 Hendrix College · $75,862 Hope College · $90,232 Maryville College · $76,990 North Central College · $108,019 Willamette University · $98,637 Alma College · $78,220 Augustana College (IL) · $76,358 Eckerd College · $77,169 Knox College · $112,708 Saint Mary's College of California · $108,189 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College · $68,352 Washington College · $83,676 Hastings College · $73,739 Lewis & Clark College · $90,954 Presbyterian College · $85,852 Bethany College · $70,941 Loras College · $80,955 Pfeiffer University · $76,419 Spring Hill College · $81,361 Whitworth University · $109,771 Wittenberg University · $85,899 Coe College · $95,627 Gustavus Adolphus College · $110,108 Hanover College · $75,874 Taylor University · $91,403 Juniata College · $78,028 Bridgewater College · $79,429 Calvin University · $91,999 Central College · $88,041 Illinois College · $75,425 Lawrence University · $83,815 Lycoming College · $75,893 Augsburg University · $93,724 Hamline University · $83,323 Luther College · $117,530 Manchester University · $79,794 Doane University · $73,499 Hood College · $83,323 St. Mary's College of Maryland · $95,869 Susquehanna University · $72,024 Viterbo University · $86,672 Davis & Elkins College · $86,677 Moravian University · $75,593 Saint Anselm College · $98,298 York College of Pennsylvania · $98,043 Houghton University · $75,452 Huntington University · $75,973 Westmont College · $120,388 Mars Hill University · $69,412 Roanoke College · $87,589 Rocky Mountain College · $87,804 Converse University · $68,190 Guilford College · $78,063 Keene State College · $86,963 Nebraska Wesleyan University · $85,807 Whittier College · $70,495 University of Redlands · $91,932 Ursinus College · $93,926 Wartburg College · $82,394 Randolph-Macon College · $63,546 West Virginia Wesleyan College · $87,270 Linfield University · $98,108 Batten University · $69,898 Lenoir-Rhyne University · $75,811 Muskingum University · $69,005 Saint Michael's College · $86,818 McDaniel College · $83,301 Pacific Lutheran University · $90,358 Aquinas College · $87,475 Clarke University · $69,654 Covenant College · $91,154 Pacific University · $102,918 Simpson College · $89,492 Culver-Stockton College · $69,530 Dominican University of California · $108,832 Goshen College · $85,556 Hiram College · $80,595 Randolph College · $64,079 Eastern Mennonite University · $88,491 Edgewood College · $84,154 Franklin College · $87,613 Hartwick College · $89,429 Westminster College · $78,311 Coker University · $71,497 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor · $76,574 CUNY Hunter College · $110,465 University of California, Irvine · $129,935 Bowie State University · $88,804 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University · $66,418 University of South Florida · $91,728 San Diego State University · $114,373 University of California, Santa Barbara · $145,485 Alcorn State University · $70,410 Cal Poly - Pomona · $107,324 Coppin State University · $85,814 Delaware State University · $96,443 Morgan State University · $80,694 North Carolina A&T State University · $81,421 North Carolina Central University · $86,292 Southern University and A&M College · $57,772 University of North Carolina Wilmington · $98,418 Albany State University · $73,698 University of Maryland, Baltimore County · $109,160 State University of New York at New Paltz · $100,960 Chicago State University · $75,293 Salisbury University · $113,833 CUNY Brooklyn College · $98,620 CUNY Queens College · $113,582 Fort Valley State University · $65,087 Governors State University · $77,571 Northern Illinois University · $85,811 Ramapo College of New Jersey · $112,871 West Chester University of Pennsylvania · $107,187 University of Houston - Victoria · $99,627 New Mexico State University · $87,850 Tarleton State University · $100,375 University of Missouri - Saint Louis · $96,734 CUNY Lehman College · $89,305 CUNY York College · $55,731 Georgia State University · $104,644 Louisiana State University - Alexandria · $71,142 Central State University · $70,245 Northwestern Oklahoma State University · $68,974 University of Pittsburgh · $104,624 Illinois State University · $99,457 Mississippi State University · $83,231 University of Massachusetts - Amherst · $131,951 University of New Mexico · $116,333 Truman State University · $90,798 Frostburg State University · $82,310 Jackson State University · $74,083 Northeastern Illinois University · $89,158 Southern Arkansas University · $59,733 Wayne State University · $102,611 University of Central Missouri · $89,688 Winthrop University · $93,238 Appalachian State University · $102,688 East Central University · $66,313 Kentucky State University · $66,297 University of Hawaii at Hilo · $89,325 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities · $111,199 University of Texas Permian Basin · $86,331 Louisiana Tech University · $94,438 University of Houston · $105,956 Austin Peay State University · $77,517 Ball State University · $87,508 Central Michigan University · $102,767 Eastern Michigan University · $73,322 Jacksonville State University · $65,546 Kean University · $79,757 Oklahoma State University · $97,420 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · $58,405 Lander University · $85,886 McNeese State University · $72,568 University of Michigan - Dearborn · $97,624 SUNY Oneonta · $93,699 University of Louisiana at Monroe · $88,035 University of West Georgia · $98,657 Northern Michigan University · $83,894 Auburn University at Montgomery · $76,173 Concord University · $67,212 Eastern Illinois University · $77,738 George Mason University · $77,110 Georgia Southern University · $93,792 Indiana University - Kokomo · $83,347 Indiana University - Northwest · $74,669 Indiana University - South Bend · $91,625 Indiana University Southeast · $101,792 Longwood University · $89,487 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts · $91,080 Millersville University of Pennsylvania · $81,132 Minnesota State University Moorhead · $77,811 Missouri Southern State University · $64,998 Missouri State University - Springfield · $91,878 Montclair State University · $88,894 Morehead State University · $76,360 Northwest Missouri State University · $87,195 Oakland University · $95,581 Radford University · $95,921 Salem State University · $90,532 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale · $106,322 Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville · $102,647 Temple University · $105,500 Texas A&M University - Kingsville · $69,513 Troy University · $66,404 University of Alabama at Birmingham · $101,625 University of Central Arkansas · $60,015 University of Colorado Denver · $95,300 University of Houston - Downtown · $90,280 University of Maine at Farmington · $70,711 University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth · $97,833 University of Nebraska at Kearney · $60,748 University of North Carolina at Greensboro · $104,755 University of Northern Colorado · $93,860 University of Northern Iowa · $97,609 University of Oklahoma - Norman · $134,656 University of Southern Indiana · $77,592 University of Southern Maine · $98,536 University of Tennessee Southern · $67,472 West Virginia State University · $67,617 Western Illinois University · $73,734 Westfield State University · $94,013 Worcester State University · $79,279 Wright State University · $88,697 Augusta University · $81,385 College of Charleston · $110,457 Eastern Connecticut State University · $83,322 Farmingdale State College · $88,533 Texas A&M University - San Antonio · $77,423 Miami University - Ohio · $90,982 University of Alabama in Huntsville · $94,053 University of Michigan - Flint · $90,852 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse · $96,251 Bemidji State University · $88,278 Cal State East Bay · $111,870 Clayton State University · $92,978 Henderson State University · $72,844 Michigan Technological University · $83,481 Old Dominion University · $96,414 University of Arkansas · $92,477 University of Louisville · $98,745 University of Mississippi · $86,199 University of Wisconsin - Parkside · $81,381 Washington State University · $104,471 Boise State University · $117,709 Indiana University · $90,337 SUNY Brockport · $89,624 University of Minnesota - Morris · $87,775 University of Missouri - Kansas City · $96,673 University of Rhode Island · $111,170 University of South Carolina Upstate · $59,007 University of Wisconsin - Superior · $76,448 Valdosta State University · $68,023 Elizabeth City State University · $67,349 Rutgers University - Newark · $131,153 SUNY Old Westbury · $92,351 SUNY Polytechnic Institute · $87,253 University of Missouri · $93,018 University of North Florida · $93,588 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire · $103,420 Winona State University · $90,428 Angelo State University · $78,825 Cal State San Marcos · $110,266 Chico State · $125,103 East Tennessee State University · $93,295 Eastern Kentucky University · $76,156 Fitchburg State University · $74,361 Middle Tennessee State University · $88,695 Saginaw Valley State University · $83,464 University of Louisiana at Lafayette · $93,766 University of North Carolina at Charlotte · $72,296 University of Oregon · $110,436 Youngstown State University · $71,313 Coastal Carolina University · $76,310 Columbus State University · $93,070 Mississippi Valley State University · $63,189 Rutgers University - Camden · $131,153 Southeast Missouri State University · $84,685 University of Illinois Chicago · $91,459 University of Illinois Springfield · $96,556 University of Massachusetts Boston · $94,774 Western Carolina University · $93,802 Cal State Channel Islands · $119,989 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania · $69,994 Grand Valley State University · $95,198 Lincoln University · $59,488 Metropolitan State University of Denver · $111,694 Portland State University · $126,086 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · $82,757 State University of New York at Oswego · $86,687 University of Minnesota - Duluth · $94,445 University of Toledo · $86,012 Western Washington University · $71,995 SUNY College at Potsdam · $104,292 University of Central Oklahoma · $90,865 University of New Orleans · $79,956 University of North Georgia · $83,220 University of North Texas · $102,134 Valley City State University · $68,451 Winston-Salem State University · $58,212 Bowling Green State University · $95,512 Cal Poly - Humboldt · $73,128 California State University, Monterey Bay · $86,576 Colorado State University - Fort Collins · $121,497 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · $91,900 Fairmont State University · $94,214 Indiana University of Pennsylvania · $86,866 Kennesaw State University · $106,400 Kent State University at Kent · $98,308 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania · $84,642 Nevada State University · $90,667 Shepherd University · $79,302 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · $108,167 University of Mary Washington · $101,708 University of Maryland Eastern Shore · $85,489 University of North Carolina Asheville · $94,030 University of North Dakota · $82,962 University of Utah · $83,273 Michigan State University · $90,172 Purdue University Fort Wayne · $99,368 Southern Connecticut State University · $78,251 Stephen F. Austin State University · $76,867 University of Iowa · $101,017 University of Virginia's College at Wise · $80,096 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater · $93,941 Western Michigan University · $91,188 William Paterson University of New Jersey · $93,901 Framingham State University · $80,938 Indiana University - Indianapolis · $87,388 Rowan University · $90,139 University of South Carolina - Aiken · $75,302 University of South Carolina, Beaufort · $63,559 Cal State Dominguez Hills · $96,640 Cal State San Bernardino · $94,648 Cal State Stanislaus · $78,283 Central Washington University · $106,796 Colorado Mesa University · $77,812 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania · $70,855 Dakota State University · $67,572 Eastern Oregon University · $76,806 Emporia State University · $76,510 Indiana State University · $64,908 Iowa State University · $106,804 Metropolitan State University · $99,864 Northern Kentucky University · $86,745 Rhode Island College · $81,594 Saint Cloud State University · $106,149 Southern Oregon University · $73,559 Stockton University · $91,317 University of Akron · $94,546 University of Arizona · $115,435 University of Maine · $97,425 University of Massachusetts - Lowell · $127,238 University of Nevada, Reno · $94,267 University of South Dakota · $90,541 West Virginia University · $95,524 Western Colorado University · $77,699 Western Connecticut State University · $115,958 Western Kentucky University · $80,539 Western Oregon University · $78,018 Bridgewater State University · $86,608 Francis Marion University · $70,231 Georgia Southwestern State University · $78,972 University of Wisconsin - River Falls · $83,501 University of Nebraska at Omaha · $102,725 Cal State Northridge · $113,922 Georgia College & State University · $95,024 Minot State University · $81,239 South Carolina State University · $75,522 Towson University · $110,595 University of Hawaii at Manoa · $81,428 University of Kansas · $94,912 Christopher Newport University · $94,012 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee · $90,407 University of Kentucky · $91,572 University of Montana · $84,385 University of Montevallo · $73,692 University of North Alabama · $78,815 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh · $83,600 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point · $82,508 Louisiana State University - Shreveport · $75,776 SUNY at Fredonia · $78,442 Southwest Minnesota State University · $85,472 University of Texas at San Antonio · $107,090 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay · $83,962 Southeastern Louisiana University · $84,641 Pennsylvania State University - Abington · $114,896 Pennsylvania State University - Beaver · $92,464 Pennsylvania State University - Berks · $116,013 Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine · $110,748 Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg · $116,013 Plymouth State University · $94,564 University of North Carolina at Pembroke · $91,608 University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown · $104,624 University of Southern Mississippi · $80,105 Utah State University · $105,434 Pennsylvania Western University · $76,861 Pittsburg State University · $79,308 College of Staten Island CUNY · $99,880 Idaho State University · $87,110 Lewis-Clark State College · $80,005 Midwestern State University · $90,788 Sul Ross State University · $67,769 University of Texas at El Paso · $101,825 Bluefield State University · $67,789 Sam Houston State University · $97,361 Dickinson State University · $77,808 Middle Georgia State University · $72,023 Montana State University · $126,082 Cameron University · $81,894 Harris-Stowe State University · $66,596 Lake Superior State University · $85,795 Missouri Western State University · $72,375 New Mexico Highlands University · $71,309 Peru State College · $62,992 Southwestern Oklahoma State University · $80,562 University of Maine at Fort Kent · $89,849 University of Maine at Presque Isle · $75,591 University of the District of Columbia · $95,010 Washburn University · $77,202 Wayne State College · $71,726 Weber State University · $101,668 University of Notre Dame · $149,206 Boston College · $155,305 Brigham Young University · $124,873 Union University · $83,194 Villanova University · $115,475 College of the Holy Cross · $108,521 North Carolina Wesleyan University · $62,563 Mississippi Christian University · $75,876 Corban University · $79,431 Wilberforce University · $83,805 College of Wooster · $85,595 Regent University · $76,028 Huston-Tillotson University · $84,762 Johnson C. Smith University · $60,754 University of Dallas · $89,765 Xavier University of Louisiana · $74,574 Saint Olaf College · $105,613 Stonehill College · $96,198 Fordham University · $98,888 Saint Louis University · $89,259 Texas Christian University · $87,256 Livingstone College · $40,629 Azusa Pacific University · $92,300 Florida Memorial University · $66,081 Loyola University New Orleans · $79,735 Madonna University · $82,691 Brescia University · $69,033 John Brown University · $78,102 LeTourneau University · $89,298 Ohio Dominican University · $84,429 Oklahoma Baptist University · $86,207 Charleston Southern University · $95,344 Newberry College · $66,290 Southern Wesleyan University · $71,447 Alvernia University · $85,726 California Lutheran University · $91,699 Capital University · $95,013 Southwestern Adventist University · $91,506 Texas Wesleyan University · $77,870 William Penn University · $84,683 Howard Payne University · $68,745 Andrews University · $94,299 Chapman University · $108,710 Creighton University · $76,218 High Point University · $90,137 Milligan University · $81,047 Quincy University · $84,379 Spring Arbor University · $86,075 University of Dayton · $100,419 Biola University · $77,364 Olivet Nazarene University · $90,675 Bellarmine University · $88,618 Cedarville University · $103,162 Defiance College · $68,289 Judson University · $85,833 Manhattan College · $130,769 Messiah University · $73,442 Washington Adventist University · $92,964 Wheaton College (IL) · $91,304 York University · $65,944 Mount St. Joseph University · $81,444 Yeshiva University · $102,913 Evangel University · $74,873 University of Mobile · $72,178 Albright College · $77,772 Cairn University - Langhorne · $72,842 Campbellsville University · $72,790 Faulkner University · $66,839 Franciscan University of Steubenville · $78,822 Hannibal-LaGrange University · $69,814 MidAmerica Nazarene University · $87,672 Shaw University · $62,957 University of Scranton · $96,402 American University · $113,558 La Sierra University · $84,851 Our Lady of the Lake University · $66,561 Sacred Heart University · $92,216 Ottawa University - Ottawa · $66,262 Rockhurst University · $87,989 The Master's University and Seminary · $82,287 Arcadia University · $70,538 Ashland University · $81,425 Averett University · $89,324 Avila University · $84,940 Barry University · $61,668 Bethany Lutheran College · $70,361 California Baptist University · $90,461 College of Our Lady of the Elms · $91,179 Concordia University - Nebraska · $72,427 Concordia University - Saint Paul · $103,465 University of St Francis · $84,654 Concordia University Wisconsin · $69,530 Eastern University · $81,713 Ohio Northern University · $100,117 Pepperdine University · $92,046 Seton Hall University · $106,874 Elmhurst University · $86,045 Lewis University · $80,516 Saint Leo University · $76,560 St. John Fisher University · $90,120 St. Thomas University (FL) · $83,514 University of San Francisco · $149,331 Assumption University · $91,807 Baker University · $82,597 Caldwell University · $91,150 Chestnut Hill College · $70,037 Concordia College at Moorhead · $85,461 Felician University · $90,238 Iona University · $89,232 John Carroll University · $84,643 King's College · $96,676 La Roche University · $66,883 Niagara University · $89,345 Saint Peter's University · $59,793 St. Ambrose University · $83,171 St. Thomas Aquinas College · $86,686 Le Moyne College · $83,602 Saint Francis University · $83,820 Saint Vincent College · $85,157 College of St. Scholastica · $81,225 Ouachita Baptist University · $80,703 Seton Hill University · $77,550 Shenandoah University · $83,114 Southern Adventist University · $92,959 Colorado Christian University · $89,371 Loyola University Chicago · $95,372 Mercer University · $92,738 Millikin University · $73,278 University of Tulsa · $107,145 Waynesburg University · $84,327 Baldwin Wallace University · $82,678 Dominican University New York · $90,334 Trinity Christian College · $86,572 University of Jamestown · $79,277 Gordon College · $81,845 Holy Family University · $91,113 Touro University · $82,791 Tusculum University · $69,833 University of Sioux Falls · $77,742 DeSales University · $75,432 Lebanon Valley College · $87,422 Malone University · $71,544 Marquette University · $94,562 McKendree University · $83,835 McMurry University · $71,783 St. Bonaventure University · $85,473 Trevecca Nazarene University · $79,227 University of Indianapolis · $83,220 University of Saint Joseph · $91,431 Carson-Newman University · $72,703 Gardner-Webb University · $66,812 Geneva College · $69,198 Methodist University · $77,838 Molloy College · $94,373 University of Mary · $88,925 Benedictine University · $89,864 Georgian Court University · $87,559 Lakeland University · $75,642 St. Joseph's University - New York · $88,489 Walsh University · $85,789 Canisius University · $86,969 Concordia University - Irvine · $104,031 Dominican University · $89,392 La Salle University · $92,766 Mount Mercy University · $76,722 Regis University · $110,128 Shorter University · $80,861 University of Portland · $136,265 University of Saint Mary · $80,964 Wayland Baptist University · $74,473 Marywood University · $90,678 Mount St. Mary's University · $85,613 Wagner College · $98,354 Lee University · $73,435 Otterbein University · $83,145 Siena College · $92,058 University of Mount Olive · $71,503 Bloomfield College · $77,888 Duquesne University · $90,361 Gannon University · $80,336 Loyola University Maryland · $122,361 Marymount University · $88,432 Neumann University · $88,519 Point Loma Nazarene University · $95,140 Samford University · $90,410 University of Findlay · $87,432 Xavier University · $102,810 Oral Roberts University · $79,971 Saint John's University (NY) · $95,885 Saint Norbert College · $94,312 Saint Xavier University · $66,539 St. John's University - New York · $82,658 Benedict College · $60,601 Catholic University of America · $97,260 Heidelberg University · $77,534 Holy Cross College · $82,401 Roberts Wesleyan University · $78,051 Brigham Young University Hawaii · $80,470 Concordia University - Chicago · $73,264 DePaul University · $84,732 Freed-Hardeman University · $69,950 Northwest Nazarene University · $87,050 Thiel College · $73,677 Concordia University Texas · $83,916 Misericordia University · $66,316 University of Olivet · $70,278 Palm Beach Atlantic University · $80,074 Cornerstone University · $74,370 Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion · $79,894 Saint Edward's University · $86,132 Seattle Pacific University · $130,378 Valparaiso University · $92,229 Belmont University · $89,814 Dallas Baptist University · $80,421 North Central University · $76,758 Virginia Union University · $65,159 Lubbock Christian University · $85,484 Philander Smith University · $66,102 Southwest Baptist University · $60,776 Christian Brothers University · $86,916 University of Lynchburg · $89,212 Le Moyne-Owen College · $75,254 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota · $76,665 Union Adventist University · $82,968 University of Saint Thomas (TX) · $91,096 Wisconsin Lutheran College · $89,429 Benedictine College · $93,529 Central Methodist University · $58,455 Grand View University · $74,561 Southern Nazarene University · $75,156 Southern Virginia University · $71,270 Texas College · $64,192 University of Providence · $96,586 Tuskegee University · $82,449 Clark Atlanta University · $68,943 Clark University · $104,750 Marist University · $120,803 Stetson University · $80,379 University of Tampa · $86,728 Beacon College · $81,558 Jacksonville University · $91,936 Webber International University · $65,329 Bentley University · $116,980 Hofstra University · $107,135 Webster University · $90,966 Champlain College · $95,798 Drake University · $92,007 Endicott College · $95,180 Elon University · $97,425 Hawaii Pacific University · $84,217 Lane College · $61,913 Merrimack College · $111,833 Illinois Institute of Technology · $113,931 Hobart William Smith Colleges · $101,746 Rockford University · $82,247 Lincoln Memorial University · $82,646 Aurora University · $88,287 Long Island University · $78,284 Suffolk University · $87,376 University of La Verne · $88,880 University of New England · $85,801 Western New England University · $98,054 Lipscomb University · $87,972 Lindenwood University · $91,421 Westminster University · $86,796 Adelphi University · $75,612 Springfield College · $89,004 Ithaca College · $138,391 Pace University · $88,108 Curry College · $89,350 New York Institute of Technology · $89,445 Butler University · $93,188 Husson University · $49,094 Point Park University · $72,674 Rider University · $81,996 Drexel University · $116,867 Manhattanville College · $78,437 Marietta College · $93,524 Northwood University · $82,401 Monmouth University · $88,775 Davenport University · $74,940 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham · $68,293 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus · $78,604 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology · $59,153 Keystone College · $67,768 Widener University · $94,498 Norwich University · $106,497 Utica University · $87,342 Maryville University of Saint Louis · $84,486 Roosevelt University · $63,092 Thomas College · $74,567 National-Louis University · $76,189 Heritage University · $79,745 Park University · $74,062 University of Rio Grande · $78,985 Williams College · $163,743 Pomona College · $212,710 Swarthmore College · $153,172 Carleton College · $121,569 Amherst College · $194,751 Claremont McKenna College · $171,799 Bowdoin College · $172,959 Haverford College · $136,982 Middlebury College · $125,902 Vassar College · $115,240 Colby College · $141,598 Hamilton College · $130,455 Davidson College · $136,500 Reed College · $96,512 Grinnell College · $122,922 Wesleyan University · $114,087 Colgate University · $157,584 Macalester College · $122,063 Oberlin College · $156,925 University of Virginia · $160,993 University of Florida · $128,097 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · $124,977 William & Mary · $145,337 Purdue University · $87,384 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · $125,437 University of Texas at Austin · $131,609 Rutgers University - New Brunswick · $131,153 University of Wisconsin - Madison · $118,588 Florida State University · $87,853 University of California, San Diego · $134,474 Emory University · $159,943 Washington University in St Louis · $166,094 Washington & Lee University · $134,711 New York University · $149,577 Boston University · $137,182 University of Miami · $101,751 Wake Forest University · $140,759 Lehigh University · $129,863 Tulane University · $58,406 University of Richmond · $121,774 University of Rochester · $125,430 George Washington University · $124,419 Franklin and Marshall College · $102,965 Brandeis University · $132,874 Harvard University · $219,550 Caltech · $196,587 Brown University · $262,004 Duke University · $200,729 Princeton University · $213,614 University of Chicago · $227,147 University of Pennsylvania · $205,091 Carnegie Mellon University · $158,522 Yale University · $262,038 Northwestern University · $156,137 Dartmouth · $192,848 Columbia University · $201,762 Georgetown University · $162,419 Arts: mean $79,178 Work College: mean $76,177 STEM Non-Research: mean $241,531 Female-only: mean $104,553 Liberal Arts: mean $87,003 Public University: mean $89,234 Religious University: mean $84,942 Private University: mean $87,175 Liberal Arts 1–20: mean $144,604 Public University 1–25: mean $125,082 Private University 21–40: mean $127,553 Private University 1–20: mean $204,496 All colleges: p10 $70,037 All colleges: p90 $116,333
Each dot = a college · y = degree-weighted earnings

Majors in this category

Major Colleges Degrees ▼ Male/Female Intl Earnings Employment
Computer Science (A&S) 849 34,697 78% / 22% 11% $92,624 96%
Computer Science 819 33,083 78% / 22% 11% $91,672 96%
Mathematics and Computer Science 49 418 66% / 34% 16% $89,846 93%
Computational Science 29 340 66% / 34% 14% $88,518 94%
Mathematics - Computer Science 1 338 80% / 20% 30% $134,474 100%
Statistics & Computer Science 1 109 81% / 19% 28% $104,911 94%
Computing 5 98 83% / 17% 9% $97,406 94%
Mathematics & Computer Science 1 83 83% / 17% 45% $152,393 100%
Computer Science & Mathematics 2 66 64% / 36% 6% $204,984 98%
Computer Science and Engineering 20 64 78% / 22% 2% $88,837
Computer Science and Economics 1 39 74% / 26% 28% $202,204
Computing (CCS) 1 15 80% / 20% 13% $145,485 95%
Applied Software Engineering 1 13 77% / 23% 38% $86,745 96%
Computer Science and Arts 1 10 40% / 60% 0% $183,688 98%
Mathematics-Computer Science 1 8 62% / 38% 38% $84,945
Quantum Computing 1 4 75% / 25% 25% $90,982
Logic & Computation 1 3 100% / 0% 0% $74,635
Computing and Mathematical Sciences 1 2 50% / 50% 0% $200,626
Software Engineering 1 2 100% / 0% 50% $82,643
Computer Software 1 1 100% / 0% 0% $84,308
Computing Sciences 1 1 100% / 0% 0% $105,266 90%