Computer Science at Boise State University

Boise, ID · Bachelor's Degree · about 106 graduates a year

$85,596
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$112,120
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$107,009
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#104 of 349
Rank by pay
#71 of 349
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,000
Median federal debt

Boise State University graduates in computer science earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 23% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Boise State 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
…
101North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$113,478$121,778#65$85,809
102CUNY Queens College Queens, NY$112,903$107,460#127$63,632
103Chapman University Orange, CA$112,780$102,622#157$67,125
104Boise State University Boise, ID$112,120$119,224#71$85,596
105Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY$111,893$106,499#134$69,737
106Montana State University Bozeman, MT$111,728$122,045#64$66,918
107University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$111,661$106,660#133$82,861

Other Majors at Boise State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,680$72,832#96 of 258
Construction Management$95,250$77,109#22 of 57
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,491$79,301#299 of 966
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$89,863$76,843#37 of 253
Mechanical Engineering$85,354$62,835#287 of 318
Civil Engineering$81,405$65,648#167 of 233
Chemistry$78,901—#25 of 209
Computer and Information Sciences$77,439$55,422#322 of 459
Applied Mathematics$75,336—#33 of 45
Economics$71,817$46,137#249 of 368
Finance and Financial Management Services$70,449$48,712#332 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$69,257$53,118#504 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$66,283$48,776#521 of 1176
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$65,089$45,369#37 of 207
Marketing$65,040$45,024#289 of 516
Physics$64,459$45,813#98 of 107
Business/Commerce$64,202$45,318#147 of 271
International Business$62,964$42,039#96 of 115
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$60,164$34,244#43 of 61
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$58,562$30,709#149 of 610
Political Science and Government$55,478$32,650#429 of 565
Social Work$55,188$40,126#131 of 420
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$53,995$31,701#107 of 138
Communication and Media Studies$53,278$37,954#352 of 660
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$51,708$38,831#29 of 63
Psychology$51,184$30,865#446 of 1027
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$50,697$28,211#185 of 265
Criminal Justice and Corrections$50,297$37,891#479 of 660
Social Sciences$49,683$36,298#55 of 87
History$49,625$34,568#258 of 459

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Boise State University computer science graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $85,596 one year after graduating and $112,120 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Boise State University rank for computer science?

Among 349 colleges reporting earnings for computer science graduates, Boise State University ranks #104 by median pay four years after graduation, and #71 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is computer science at Boise State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for computer science ($107,009), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,000.

← All data for Boise State 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.