| Rank | School | Program | New Grad Median Pay | Early Career Pay | Sample Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnegie Mellon University | Computer Science | $161,723 | $201,541 | 97 |
| 2 | Harvard University | Computer Science | $140,072 | $163,896 | 58 |
| 3 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Computer Engineering | $137,584 | $152,099 | 33 |
| 4 | Stanford University | Computer Science | $136,126 | $165,375 | 96 |
| 5 | Yale University | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $133,998 | $168,803 | 24 |
| 6 | Brown University | Computer Science | $130,101 | $184,762 | 95 |
| 7 | California Institute of Technology | Computer Science | $129,693 | N/A | 29 |
| 8 | Cornell University | Computer Science | $127,764 | $158,076 | 228 |
| 9 | University of Pennsylvania | Computer Science | $127,623 | $137,229 | 16 |
| 10 | University of California-Berkeley | Computer Science | $125,250 | $161,399 | 313 |
| 11 | Harvey Mudd College | Computer Science | $123,339 | $159,657 | 26 |
| 12 | Princeton University | Computer Engineering | $122,809 | $181,687 | 41 |
| 13 | Rice University | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $122,770 | $145,256 | 50 |
| 14 | Harvey Mudd College | Mathematics and Computer Science | $118,973 | $166,134 | 16 |
| 15 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Computer Science | $118,191 | $163,496 | 134 |
| 16 | University of California-Los Angeles | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $117,100 | $147,842 | 117 |
| 17 | Duke University | Computer Science | $115,135 | $134,542 | 141 |
| 18 | Dartmouth College | Computer Science | $111,259 | $128,856 | 63 |
| 19 | Pomona College | Computer Science | $110,738 | N/A | 20 |
| 20 | Wellesley College | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $110,380 | $124,973 | 36 |
| 21 | University of California-Los Angeles | Computer Engineering | $110,139 | $111,727 | 23 |
| 22 | Williams College | Computer Science | $109,470 | $99,047 | 27 |
| 23 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Mathematics and Computer Science | $109,338 | N/A | 24 |
| 24 | Columbia University in the City of New York | Computer Science | $108,903 | $135,658 | 118 |
| 25 | Duke University | Computer Engineering | $108,817 | $117,262 | 63 |
| 26 | University of Southern California | Computer Engineering | $106,621 | $100,711 | 27 |
| 27 | Johns Hopkins University | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $105,950 | $122,951 | 48 |
| 28 | University of Southern California | Computer Science | $104,298 | $109,271 | 117 |
| 29 | University of Pennsylvania | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $102,195 | $197,810 | 43 |
| 30 | Vanderbilt University | Computer Science | $101,714 | N/A | 48 |
| 31 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Computer Science | $101,710 | $118,800 | 236 |
| 32 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Computer Science | $101,262 | $118,452 | 151 |
| 33 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $100,643 | $117,745 | 539 |
| 34 | Swarthmore College | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $97,897 | $113,966 | 31 |
| 35 | Tufts University | Computer Science | $96,349 | $113,556 | 97 |
| 36 | Amherst College | Computer Science | $96,310 | N/A | 17 |
| 37 | Northeastern University Professional Programs | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $95,288 | $108,000 | 188 |
| 38 | Bucknell University | Computer Engineering | $94,127 | N/A | 33 |
| 39 | University of Chicago | Computer Science | $93,918 | $142,172 | 39 |
| 40 | Georgetown University | Computer Science | $93,493 | $106,148 | 26 |
| 41 | Colgate University | Computer Science | $93,318 | N/A | 19 |
| 42 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Computer Engineering | $91,493 | $106,798 | 131 |
| 43 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Computer Science | $91,351 | N/A | 68 |
| 44 | Cornell University | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $90,735 | $100,669 | 84 |
| 45 | Boston University | Computer Engineering | $90,529 | $97,573 | 94 |
| 46 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Mathematics and Computer Science | $90,339 | N/A | 39 |
| 47 | Washington University in St Louis | Computer Science | $89,930 | $149,178 | 53 |
| 48 | Boston College | Computer Science | $89,714 | $105,872 | 45 |
| 49 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $89,428 | $110,089 | 397 |
| 50 | The University of Texas at Austin | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $89,133 | $97,550 | 378 |
| 51 | Northeastern University | Computer Engineering | $88,529 | $99,566 | 81 |
| 52 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Computer Engineering | $88,455 | $103,246 | 180 |
| 53 | University of Maryland-College Park | Computer Engineering | $88,418 | $92,230 | 67 |
| 54 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $88,197 | $143,849 | 61 |
| 55 | University of California-San Diego | Computer Science | $87,738 | $105,245 | 521 |
| 56 | Santa Clara University | Mathematics and Computer Science | $87,146 | N/A | 37 |
| 57 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Computer Science | $86,601 | $109,222 | 140 |
| 58 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Computer Science | $86,276 | $96,623 | 80 |
| 59 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Computer Engineering | $84,934 | $93,130 | 64 |
| 60 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Computer Science | $84,771 | $93,116 | 152 |
| 61 | University of Maryland-College Park | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $84,727 | $99,501 | 367 |
| 62 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | Computer Engineering | $84,682 | $101,904 | 32 |
| 63 | University of Rochester | Computer Science | $84,531 | $104,384 | 71 |
| 64 | Seattle Pacific University | Computer Science | $84,413 | N/A | 16 |
| 65 | Brandeis University | Computer Science | $84,340 | $101,400 | 71 |
| 66 | Northwestern University | Computer Science | $84,037 | $105,307 | 46 |
| 67 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Computer Science | $83,880 | $111,450 | 231 |
| 68 | University of San Diego | Computer Science | $83,862 | N/A | 18 |
| 69 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Computer Science | $83,827 | $102,092 | 45 |
| 70 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Computer Engineering | $83,726 | $94,355 | 42 |
| 71 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $83,639 | $108,272 | 194 |
| 72 | Santa Clara University | Computer Engineering | $83,523 | $131,051 | 55 |
| 73 | Brigham Young University | Computer Science | $82,667 | $99,723 | 116 |
| 74 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $82,448 | $96,747 | 205 |
| 75 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Computer Software and Media Applications | $82,297 | N/A | 22 |
| 76 | Boston University | Computer Science | $82,237 | $98,399 | 135 |
| 77 | Seattle University | Computer Science | $82,122 | $102,001 | 46 |
| 78 | Purdue University-Main Campus | Computer Science | $81,749 | $94,727 | 174 |
| 79 | University of California-Davis | Computer Engineering | $81,487 | $98,364 | 102 |
| 80 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Computer Engineering | $81,067 | $97,066 | 103 |
| 81 | San Jose State University | Computer Engineering | $81,060 | $101,682 | 72 |
| 82 | Portland State University | Computer Engineering | $81,059 | N/A | 22 |
| 83 | DigiPen Institute of Technology | Computer Programming | $80,803 | $99,265 | 88 |
| 84 | Washington State University | Computer Engineering | $80,693 | $81,535 | 22 |
| 85 | University of Notre Dame | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $80,593 | $105,831 | 96 |
| 86 | Clark University | Computer Science | $80,590 | N/A | 19 |
| 87 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $80,382 | $104,341 | 49 |
| 88 | George Mason University | Computer Engineering | $80,254 | N/A | 28 |
| 89 | Lehigh University | Computer Science | $80,252 | $94,991 | 71 |
| 90 | Baylor University | Computer Science | $79,793 | $82,525 | 42 |
| 91 | University of California-San Diego | Computer Engineering | $79,476 | $99,630 | 132 |
| 92 | University of San Francisco | Computer Science | $79,314 | N/A | 40 |
| 93 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Computer Science | $79,216 | $95,030 | 232 |
| 94 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Computer Engineering | $78,839 | $97,306 | 29 |
| 95 | Utah Valley University | Computer Engineering | $78,678 | $80,275 | 36 |
| 96 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $78,673 | N/A | 22 |
| 97 | Capella University | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $78,621 | $82,264 | 117 |
| 98 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $78,367 | N/A | 24 |
| 99 | Texas Christian University | Computer Systems Analysis | $78,343 | N/A | 31 |
| 100 | University of Utah | Computer Science | $78,226 | $88,739 | 124 |
| 101 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Computer Engineering | $77,470 | $92,303 | 162 |
| 102 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Computer Science | $77,382 | $131,382 | 52 |
| 103 | University of Notre Dame | Computer Engineering | $77,263 | N/A | 19 |
| 104 | University of Delaware | Computer Engineering | $77,168 | N/A | 20 |
| 105 | Kettering University | Computer Engineering | $76,914 | N/A | 18 |
| 106 | Carleton College | Computer Science | $76,876 | $101,936 | 35 |
| 107 | Purdue University-Main Campus | Computer Engineering | $76,843 | $85,950 | 60 |
| 108 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | Computer Engineering | $76,749 | $82,241 | 235 |
| 109 | University of Florida | Computer Engineering | $76,743 | $88,711 | 90 |
| 110 | University of Florida-Online | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $76,677 | $95,710 | 169 |
| 111 | Smith College | Computer Science | $76,588 | N/A | 27 |
| 112 | Wentworth Institute of Technology | Computer Science | $76,551 | $86,827 | 87 |
| 113 | University of California-Davis | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $76,488 | $103,694 | 291 |
| 114 | Portland State University | Computer Science | $76,452 | $93,529 | 138 |
| 115 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | Computer Engineering | $76,448 | $77,530 | 121 |
| 116 | Texas A & M University-College Station | Computer Science | $76,419 | N/A | 91 |
| 117 | Oakland University | Computer Engineering | $76,319 | $82,466 | 44 |
| 118 | Michigan State University | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $76,292 | $82,666 | 193 |
| 119 | Stratford University | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $76,268 | $60,210 | 18 |
| 120 | Loyola University Maryland | Computer Science | $76,265 | N/A | 16 |
| 121 | Wentworth Institute of Technology | Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | $76,201 | $74,773 | 42 |
| 122 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $76,042 | $99,954 | 74 |
| 123 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Computer Engineering | $76,040 | $74,823 | 25 |
| 124 | George Washington University | Computer Science | $75,984 | N/A | 43 |
| 125 | Villanova University | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $75,949 | $70,440 | 56 |
| 126 | Syracuse University | Computer Engineering | $75,809 | N/A | 33 |
| 127 | Connecticut College | Computer Science | $75,808 | N/A | 20 |
| 128 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | Computer Engineering | $75,661 | $85,246 | 47 |
| 129 | New York University | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $75,653 | $104,670 | 277 |
| 130 | Michigan State University | Computer Engineering | $75,462 | $84,869 | 34 |
| 131 | Drexel University | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $75,431 | N/A | 36 |
| 132 | University of California-Santa Cruz | Computer Engineering | $75,207 | $93,848 | 64 |
| 133 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Computer Engineering | $75,104 | $90,164 | 116 |
| 134 | Western Governors University | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $74,868 | $80,509 | 1551 |
| 135 | Utah Valley University | Computer Science | $74,830 | $90,930 | 111 |
| 136 | North Carolina A & T State University | Computer Science | $74,776 | $62,307 | 54 |
| 137 | Drexel University | Computer Engineering | $74,746 | $85,577 | 139 |
| 138 | Middlebury College | Computer Science | $74,716 | N/A | 20 |
| 139 | Brigham Young University-Idaho | Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $74,657 | N/A | 45 |
| 140 | Texas A & M University-College Station | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $74,604 | $87,126 | 93 |
| 141 | Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | Computer Science | $74,600 | $84,460 | 604 |
| 142 | Southern Methodist University | Computer Science | $74,528 | $88,043 | 23 |
| 143 | Syracuse University | Computer and Information Sciences, General | $74,507 | N/A | 37 |
| 144 | Delaware State University | Computer Science | $74,448 | N/A | 20 |
| 145 | University of Houston | Computer Engineering | $74,393 | N/A | 31 |
| 146 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Computer Engineering | $74,379 | $93,827 | 18 |
| 147 | Brigham Young University | Computer Engineering | $74,326 | $103,770 | 23 |
| 148 | Providence College | Computer Science | $74,273 | N/A | 18 |
| 149 | George Washington University | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $74,168 | N/A | 18 |
| 150 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Computer Science | $74,162 | $95,204 | 233 |
