Computer Science at La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 17 graduates a year

$70,783
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$94,659
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$107,009
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#206 of 349
Rank by pay
#209 of 349
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

La Salle University graduates in computer science earn 12% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 29% of one year’s pay at that point.

How La Salle 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
…
203Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA$95,368$87,718#266$52,362
204University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI$95,183$100,359#170$53,907
205Clayton State University Morrow, GA$94,876$98,216#190$56,328
206La Salle University Philadelphia, PA$94,659$96,269#209$70,783
207University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV$94,475$98,054#198$64,854
208Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA$94,397$85,957#276$58,225
209Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN$94,380$101,252#161$67,181

Other Majors at La Salle University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$100,679$84,400#127 of 966
Computer and Information Sciences$91,837$58,662#178 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$89,087$56,485#113 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$83,892$54,772#203 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$80,900$37,382#131 of 1176
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$76,518$57,783#77 of 126
Biology$73,920$30,626#58 of 841
Marketing$68,227$38,994#226 of 516
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$65,759—#35 of 215
Sociology$64,953$36,319#35 of 462
Systems Science and Theory$64,444$36,442#4 of 6
Special Education and Teaching$63,434$48,302#11 of 177
Business/Commerce$61,594$40,026#188 of 271
Communication and Media Studies$61,347$36,037#138 of 660
Political Science and Government$56,792—#400 of 565
Nutrition Sciences$55,765$47,470#40 of 53
Social Work$55,431$37,453#128 of 420
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$55,322—#94 of 680
Criminal Justice and Corrections$55,165$38,832#319 of 660
Public Health$50,517$39,400#163 of 215
Psychology$49,216$32,348#588 of 1027
History$44,285—#389 of 459

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do La Salle University computer science graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $70,783 one year after graduating and $94,659 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does La Salle University rank for computer science?

Among 349 colleges reporting earnings for computer science graduates, La Salle University ranks #206 by median pay four years after graduation, and #209 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is computer science at La Salle University worth it?

Its graduates earn 12% less than the national median for computer science ($107,009), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for La Salle 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.