Computer Science at Brigham Young University-Idaho

Rexburg, ID · Bachelor's Degree · about 94 graduates a year

$77,316
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$117,895
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$107,009
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#83 of 349
Rank by pay
#56 of 349
Rank, wage-adjusted
$7,806
Median federal debt

Brigham Young University-Idaho graduates in computer science earn 10% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 7% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Brigham Young University-Idaho 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
…
80California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA$119,900$109,101#121$60,371
81Washington State University Pullman, WA$119,686$110,086#113$79,519
82Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA$118,931$137,672#35$90,828
83Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID$117,895$125,365#56$77,316
84Pace University New York, NY$117,835$112,155#99$60,551
85University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA$117,705$107,104#130$81,034
86University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$117,451$120,683#68$86,040

Other Majors at Brigham Young University-Idaho by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$113,755$75,836#2 of 27
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$103,769$85,411#1 of 51
Computer and Information Sciences$96,249$63,444#141 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,873$70,563#208 of 258
Construction Management$91,759$75,779#35 of 57
Finance and Financial Management Services$89,686$56,043#109 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$88,548$56,800#127 of 796
Mechanical Engineering$86,239$68,943#271 of 318
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$84,896$62,440#22 of 61
Business Administration, Management and Operations$81,489$53,635#123 of 1176
Computer Engineering—$76,193—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$75,554$66,125#872 of 966
Computer Software and Media Applications$65,397$49,581#23 of 54
Health and Medical Administrative Services$60,571$43,058#125 of 275
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$60,102$54,631#27 of 37
Agricultural Business and Management$59,134$49,942#55 of 77
Political Science and Government$56,644$32,983#406 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$56,514$36,941#257 of 660
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$55,978$32,247#16 of 63
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$54,035$25,831#53 of 64
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$53,561$35,779#99 of 110
Biology$52,426$24,557#613 of 841
Marketing—$49,026—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$47,567$42,094#264 of 345
Social Work$45,229$29,355#374 of 420
International/Globalization Studies$45,156$29,287#79 of 87
Public Health$44,015$30,128#209 of 215
Special Education and Teaching—$43,252—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$42,923$41,342#578 of 680
Psychology$42,283$27,342#909 of 1027

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Brigham Young University-Idaho computer science graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $77,316 one year after graduating and $117,895 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Brigham Young University-Idaho rank for computer science?

Among 349 colleges reporting earnings for computer science graduates, Brigham Young University-Idaho ranks #83 by median pay four years after graduation, and #56 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is computer science at Brigham Young University-Idaho worth it?

Its graduates earn 10% more than the national median for computer science ($107,009), and the median federal debt at graduation is $7,806.

← All data for Brigham Young University-Idaho · 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.