Computer Science at Emory University

Atlanta, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 89 graduates a year

$80,623
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$159,541
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$107,009
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#24 of 349
Rank by pay
#21 of 349
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,500
Median federal debt

Emory University graduates in computer science earn 49% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 10% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Emory University Compares for Computer Science

All 349 colleges reporting computer science earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$268,121$272,681#1$171,264
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$225,141$198,260#5$154,492
3Cornell University Ithaca, NY$223,309$212,544#2$152,656
4Princeton University Princeton, NJ$217,973$191,312#8$146,624
5Pomona College Claremont, CA$217,051$197,502#6$143,084
6Stanford University Stanford, CA$214,907$195,551#7$138,613
7Brown University Providence, RI$214,479$211,240#3$151,065
8Williams College Williamstown, MA$209,574$184,552#12$110,814
9University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$204,379$185,972#10$149,866
10Harvard University Cambridge, MA$203,169$178,912#16$152,251
…
21University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA$175,616$161,529#23$128,887
22Colgate University Hamilton, NY$161,980$154,171#25$79,929
23Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$160,021$174,806#20$122,244
24Emory University Atlanta, GA$159,541$165,157#21$80,623
25University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$159,487$145,123#31$112,006
26Tufts University Medford, MA$156,343$137,676#34$105,659
27University of Rochester Rochester, NY$155,464$147,970#28$99,878

Other Majors at Emory University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business Administration, Management and Operations$136,731$85,682#6 of 1176
Economics$111,631$71,340#45 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$101,903$79,073#123 of 966
Political Science and Government$94,001$46,629#12 of 565
Statistics$93,446$60,714#22 of 50
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$90,025—#9 of 476
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$87,254$37,974#2 of 610
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$83,279—#57 of 253
Chemistry$79,034$32,130#24 of 209
Communication and Media Studies$78,866$37,237#12 of 660
Anthropology$78,768$36,700#3 of 188
International Relations and National Security Studies$78,029$45,022#18 of 118
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$76,993—#3 of 90
Area Studies$75,205$33,549#8 of 70
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$73,795$26,663#12 of 67
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$72,399$40,019#16 of 225
Biology$70,959$23,492#90 of 841
History$69,988$33,710#24 of 459
English Language and Literature$66,762$36,019#23 of 576
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$64,795$21,227#39 of 265
Psychology$59,628$32,085#104 of 1027
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$58,745—#18 of 103
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$54,848$29,909#44 of 137
Music—$33,430—
Sociology—$30,516—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Emory University computer science graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $80,623 one year after graduating and $159,541 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Emory University rank for computer science?

Among 349 colleges reporting earnings for computer science graduates, Emory University ranks #24 by median pay four years after graduation, and #21 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is computer science at Emory University worth it?

Its graduates earn 49% more than the national median for computer science ($107,009), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,500.

← All data for Emory University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.