Computer Science at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Bend, OR · Bachelor's Degree · about 35 graduates a year

$85,376
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$121,405
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$107,009
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#75 of 349
Rank by pay
#63 of 349
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,721
Median federal debt

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus graduates in computer science earn 13% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 19% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Oregon State University-Cascades Campus 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
…
72University of Miami Coral Gables, FL$121,589$129,416#47$76,877
73Gonzaga University Spokane, WA$121,512$111,765#102$76,636
74Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$121,405$122,120#62$85,376
75Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$121,405$122,120#63$85,376
76Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL$120,953$118,836#73$86,005
77University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL$120,470$118,361#75$78,040
78DePauw University Greencastle, IN$120,076$128,819#49$70,026

Other Majors at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Construction Engineering$105,964$80,936#4 of 13
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,359$77,636#59 of 258
Physics$103,167$48,169#6 of 107
Industrial Engineering$101,653$78,425#29 of 94
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$100,182$48,134#30 of 118
Engineering$94,278$71,549#10 of 19
Nuclear Engineering$94,105$69,657#10 of 12
Mechanical Engineering$93,740$68,686#113 of 318
Chemical Engineering$92,741$71,618#111 of 158
Civil Engineering$89,822$70,635#58 of 233
Management Information Systems and Services$88,149$63,000#61 of 166
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$87,699$68,223#7 of 46
Manufacturing Engineering$85,369$72,154#12 of 15
Agricultural Engineering$81,691$54,095#20 of 26
Finance and Financial Management Services$78,427$52,156#215 of 452
Chemistry$78,417$41,779#27 of 209
Accounting and Related Services$75,219$53,694#350 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,660$47,555#264 of 1176
Marketing$73,205$45,015#143 of 516
Mathematics$72,318$45,204#137 of 309
Agricultural Business and Management$72,311$52,031#17 of 77
Forest Engineering$72,107$51,279—
Economics$70,436$45,708#268 of 368
Food Science and Technology$63,531$43,923#25 of 29
Political Science and Government$63,354$39,157#250 of 565
Public Health$62,633$40,682#66 of 215
Communication and Media Studies$61,096$40,737#145 of 660
Design and Applied Arts$60,434$35,614#78 of 299
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$59,184$23,086#17 of 50
Plant Sciences$57,950$38,397#20 of 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Oregon State University-Cascades Campus computer science graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $85,376 one year after graduating and $121,405 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Oregon State University-Cascades Campus rank for computer science?

Among 349 colleges reporting earnings for computer science graduates, Oregon State University-Cascades Campus ranks #75 by median pay four years after graduation, and #63 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is computer science at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 13% more than the national median for computer science ($107,009), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,721.

← All data for Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · 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.