Computer Science at Bradley University

Peoria, IL · Bachelor's Degree · about 42 graduates a year

$66,457
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$107,379
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$107,009
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#128 of 349
Rank by pay
#141 of 349
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Bradley University graduates in computer science earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Bradley 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
…
125University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA$108,680$110,529#110$77,599
126University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN$107,938$103,104#155$73,301
127University of Georgia Athens, GA$107,397$111,178#104$79,546
128Bradley University Peoria, IL$107,379$105,499#141$66,457
129University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE$107,248$110,845#107$73,971
130Kettering University Flint, MI$106,638$112,437#97$83,751
131The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$106,312$116,134#86$70,193

Other Majors at Bradley University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,391$76,475#101 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$95,896$71,746#78 of 318
Industrial Engineering$89,362$68,166#79 of 94
Manufacturing Engineering$88,690$67,488#8 of 15
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,941$73,143#476 of 966
Civil Engineering$83,801$72,573#136 of 233
Construction Engineering$82,309$71,053#12 of 13
Accounting and Related Services$80,877$65,842#244 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$77,976$54,261#223 of 452
Marketing$76,255$48,663#110 of 516
Management Information Systems and Services$74,883—#111 of 166
Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,110$51,347#284 of 1176
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$67,735$27,857#24 of 61
Psychology$64,378$30,159#45 of 1027
Design and Applied Arts$60,888$22,893#71 of 299
Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,636—#182 of 660
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$58,515$38,351#120 of 178
Information Science/Studies—$58,014—
Political Science and Government$57,832$31,902#381 of 565
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services$56,489$39,563#7 of 8
Social Work$53,715$36,017#164 of 420
International Business—$52,357—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$48,325$42,917#241 of 345
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$46,460$43,359#406 of 680
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$42,006$32,742#136 of 158
Graphic Communications$37,657$24,941#40 of 59
Music—$28,137—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Bradley University computer science graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $66,457 one year after graduating and $107,379 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Bradley University rank for computer science?

Among 349 colleges reporting earnings for computer science graduates, Bradley University ranks #128 by median pay four years after graduation, and #141 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is computer science at Bradley University worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for computer science ($107,009), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Bradley 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.