Best Schools for Computer Science

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$99,598
Avg. Earnings
5,014
Graduates
#1
C

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA · Private

$160,116
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $161,723
Graduates: 97
Acceptance: 11.4%
#2
B

Brown University

Providence, RI · Private

$153,718
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $130,101
Graduates: 95
Acceptance: 5.2%
#3
H

Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA · Private

$142,581
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $123,339
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 13.1%
#4
S

Stanford University

Stanford, CA · Private

$136,499
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $136,126
Graduates: 96
Acceptance: 3.9%
#5
P

Pomona College

Claremont, CA · Private

$128,737
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $110,738
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 6.8%
#6
H

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA · Private

$128,737
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $140,072
Graduates: 58
Acceptance: 3.5%
#7
M

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · Private

$127,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $118,191
Graduates: 134
Acceptance: 4.7%
#8
U

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

$125,388
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $125,250
Graduates: 313
Acceptance: 11.7%
#9
U

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$125,015
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $127,623
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 5.9%
#10
C

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Private

$122,485
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $127,764
Graduates: 228
Acceptance: 8.2%
#11
D

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH · Private

$113,015
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $111,259
Graduates: 63
Acceptance: 6.2%
#12
R

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute, IN · Private

$111,992
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $77,382
Graduates: 52
Acceptance: 72.8%
#13
D

Duke University

Durham, NC · Private

$106,898
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $115,135
Graduates: 141
Acceptance: 6.8%
#14
B

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME · Private

$104,192
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 8.0%
#15
C

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY · Private

$103,078
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $108,903
Graduates: 118
Acceptance: 4.2%
#16
V

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN · Private

$102,409
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $101,714
Graduates: 48
Acceptance: 6.3%
#17
U

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL · Public

$101,592
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $101,262
Graduates: 151
Acceptance: 43.7%
#18
U

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA · Public

$101,221
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $101,710
Graduates: 236
Acceptance: 42.5%
#19
U

University of Washington-Bothell Campus

Bothell, WA · Public

$101,221
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $101,710
Graduates: 236
Acceptance: 91.8%
#20
W

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, MO · Private

$99,517
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $89,930
Graduates: 53
Acceptance: 12.0%
#21
N

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL · Private

$98,403
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $84,037
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 7.1%
#22
T

Tufts University

Medford, MA · Private

$97,959
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $96,349
Graduates: 97
Acceptance: 10.1%
#23
W

Williams College

Williamstown, MA · Private

$96,183
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $109,470
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 10.0%
#24
W

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA · Private

$95,207
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $86,601
Graduates: 140
Acceptance: 58.5%
#25
R

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY · Private

$92,277
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $83,880
Graduates: 231
Acceptance: 58.5%
#26
U

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$91,986
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $104,298
Graduates: 117
Acceptance: 10.0%
#27
G

Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA · Private

$91,744
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $70,658
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 12.7%
#28
W

Washington and Lee University

Lexington, VA · Private

$91,744
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 17.4%
#29
U

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private

$91,211
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $93,918
Graduates: 39
Acceptance: 4.8%
#30
G

Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Private

$88,639
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $93,493
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 13.1%
#31
U

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA · Public

$86,972
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $87,738
Graduates: 521
Acceptance: 24.5%
#32
P

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN · Public

$85,981
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $81,749
Graduates: 174
Acceptance: 50.3%
#33
U

University of Portland

Portland, OR · Private

$85,538
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $68,456
Graduates: 30
Acceptance: 95.4%
#34
B

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private

$84,994
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $82,237
Graduates: 135
Acceptance: 10.8%
#35
R

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY · Private

$84,653
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $84,771
Graduates: 152
Acceptance: 71.4%
#36
B

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · Private

$84,100
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $89,714
Graduates: 45
Acceptance: 15.7%
#37
B

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Private

$83,848
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $82,667
Graduates: 116
Acceptance: 69.2%
#38
S

Seattle University

Seattle, WA · Private

$83,768
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $82,122
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 76.0%
#39
E

Emory University

Atlanta, GA · Private

$83,177
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $73,250
Graduates: 33
Acceptance: 11.1%
#40
S

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ · Private

$83,177
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $83,827
Graduates: 45
Acceptance: 43.4%
#41
U

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY · Private

$83,177
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $84,531
Graduates: 71
Acceptance: 35.9%
#42
U

University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA · Public

$81,554
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $86,276
Graduates: 80
Acceptance: 27.8%
#43
B

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA · Private

$80,309
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $84,340
Graduates: 71
Acceptance: 35.3%
#44
P

Portland State University

Portland, OR · Public

$80,186
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $76,452
Graduates: 138
Acceptance: 90.9%
#45
U

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT · Public

$79,473
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $71,033
Graduates: 73
Acceptance: 53.9%
#46
U

University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

Waterbury, CT · Public

$79,473
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $71,033
Graduates: 73
Acceptance: 87.0%
#47
U

University of Connecticut-Avery Point

Groton, CT · Public

$79,473
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $71,033
Graduates: 73
Acceptance: 86.5%
#48
U

University of Connecticut-Stamford

Stamford, CT · Public

$79,473
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $71,033
Graduates: 73
Acceptance: 80.2%
#49
U

University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus

Hartford, CT · Public

$79,473
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $71,033
Graduates: 73
Acceptance: 86.5%
#50
M

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY · Private

$79,389
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $73,698
Graduates: 52
Acceptance: 64.7%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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