Computer Science at Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA · Bachelor's Degree · about 52 graduates a year

$90,828
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$118,931
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$107,009
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#82 of 349
Rank by pay
#35 of 349
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,000
Median federal debt

Tulane University of Louisiana graduates in computer science earn 11% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 16% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Tulane University of Louisiana 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
…
79Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA$120,021$105,691#137$71,672
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

Other Majors at Tulane University of Louisiana by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$129,850$77,806#13 of 452
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$112,914—#7 of 118
Marketing$98,503$61,413#8 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$95,966$61,089#36 of 1176
Economics$79,957$46,386#182 of 368
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$79,925$32,356#10 of 225
International Relations and National Security Studies$77,300$47,956#21 of 118
Communication and Media Studies$76,945$33,428#16 of 660
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$71,325$39,085#19 of 61
Political Science and Government$71,160$41,265#110 of 565
Computer Programming$67,047$46,719#27 of 30
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$64,914$46,735#7 of 15
Psychology$60,260$31,585#97 of 1027
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$58,507$32,879#121 of 178
English Language and Literature$57,752$30,318#87 of 576
Anthropology$56,847$24,042#17 of 188
Mathematics—$55,916—
International Business—$55,509—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$52,535$35,755#131 of 207
Social Sciences$51,290$37,472#48 of 87
Sociology$50,847—#273 of 462
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$48,464$22,270#67 of 67
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$47,791$39,553#135 of 156
Biology$47,777—#743 of 841
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$47,709$27,339#225 of 265
Philosophy—$41,032—
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$40,169—#146 of 158

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Tulane University of Louisiana computer science graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $90,828 one year after graduating and $118,931 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Tulane University of Louisiana rank for computer science?

Among 349 colleges reporting earnings for computer science graduates, Tulane University of Louisiana ranks #82 by median pay four years after graduation, and #35 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is computer science at Tulane University of Louisiana worth it?

Its graduates earn 11% more than the national median for computer science ($107,009), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,000.

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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.