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Computer Science

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

IL
Public
Rank #2 in this major

5-year premium

$598,187

Premium / cost

4.4x

Premium / debt

31.5x

ROI score

2,659,082

Earnings by year after graduation

Median earnings for graduates of this program, from the College Scorecard cohorts.

Year 1
$124,530
Year 2
$141,316
Year 3
$160,365
Year 4
$181,981
Year 5
$170,405
5-year cumulative earnings
$778,597
State high-school baseline
$36,082
5-yr baseline earnings
$180,410
5-year premium over baseline
$598,187

Cost and debt

Cost per year (sticker)
$33,642
Four-year cost
$134,568
Median student debt
$18,983
Completers per year
311
Cohort of earners
165
CIP code
1107

Computer Science nationally

Programs ranked
227
Average 5-yr premium
$301,468
Top-ranked institution
University of California-Berkeley
All Computer Science programs

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Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$334,616$938,3002.8x2,631,097
University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA$129,784$564,8614.4x2,458,455
Purdue University-Main CampusIN$98,364$445,0094.5x2,013,263
CUNY City CollegeNY$57,612$323,6185.6x1,817,831
Brown UniversityRI$350,592$795,6212.3x1,805,554
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$330,920$768,2132.3x1,783,366
Brigham Young University-IdahoID$60,984$327,8805.4x1,762,845