Computer Science at Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 195 graduates a year

$94,611
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$135,702
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$107,009
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#49 of 349
Rank by pay
#48 of 349
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Rochester Institute of Technology graduates in computer science earn 27% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Rochester Institute of Technology 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
…
46University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT$137,329$130,156#46$90,282
47University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC$137,047$147,071#29$90,293
48Boston University Boston, MA$136,667$120,350#69$90,050
49Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY$135,702$129,160#48$94,611
50Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA$134,208$118,184#76$93,888
51Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA$133,039$122,367#61$82,557
52Middlebury College Middlebury, VT$128,471$131,950#44$80,158

Other Computer Science Credentials at Rochester Institute of Technology

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree—$162,539—

Other Majors at Rochester Institute of Technology by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$138,679$89,032#1 of 99
Computer Engineering$123,027$90,829#32 of 189
Computer Programming$113,559$83,875#3 of 30
Industrial Engineering$105,313$72,764#19 of 94
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,068$82,726#61 of 258
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$100,680$78,298#22 of 253
Computer and Information Sciences$100,367$71,358#117 of 459
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$97,118$73,367#5 of 37
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$96,361$75,227#8 of 46
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$95,491$73,355#6 of 27
Management Information Systems and Services$94,827$69,834#37 of 166
Chemical Engineering$94,641$73,984#95 of 158
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$94,103$72,344#60 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$93,065$76,263#126 of 318
Engineering-Related Fields$92,780$74,923#14 of 33
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$91,222$71,549#2 of 158
Computer Software and Media Applications$88,096$69,052#10 of 54
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$86,226$69,261#18 of 61
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians$84,755——
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$83,553$73,273#3 of 14
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$82,116$69,755#14 of 23
Applied Mathematics$76,069$74,921#32 of 45
Physics$75,281$48,374#65 of 107
Biotechnology$74,613$41,895#8 of 13
Accounting and Related Services$72,830$42,762#406 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,313$56,513#300 of 452
Chemistry$68,926—#85 of 209
Biology$68,862$34,630#115 of 841
Business Administration, Management and Operations$68,524$51,040#415 of 1176
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$63,845$36,318#56 of 476

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Rochester Institute of Technology computer science graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $94,611 one year after graduating and $135,702 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Rochester Institute of Technology rank for computer science?

Among 349 colleges reporting earnings for computer science graduates, Rochester Institute of Technology ranks #49 by median pay four years after graduation, and #48 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is computer science at Rochester Institute of Technology worth it?

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

← All data for Rochester Institute of Technology · 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.