Computer Engineering at Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Bachelor's Degree · about 81 graduates a year

$88,785
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$133,111
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$109,015
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#21 of 189
Rank by pay
#26 of 189
Rank, wage-adjusted
$11,000
Median federal debt

Brigham Young University graduates in computer engineering earn 22% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 8% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Brigham Young University Compares for Computer Engineering

All 189 colleges reporting computer engineering 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
1University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$228,705$208,107#1—
2Princeton University Princeton, NJ$214,274$188,065#2—
3Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$194,365$184,995#4$102,083
4Duke University Durham, NC$174,522$187,287#3$111,145
5University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$169,570$155,968#7$141,588
6University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA$169,570$155,968#8$141,588
7University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA$169,570$155,968#9$141,588
8University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$166,369$151,385#10—
9Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$163,765$149,015#12$103,804
10University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$159,855$157,056#6$103,123
…
18University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$142,071$149,797#11$92,501
19Northeastern University Boston, MA$135,416$119,248#40$99,499
20Boston University Boston, MA$135,394$119,229#41$93,995
21Brigham Young University Provo, UT$133,111$126,158#26$88,785
22University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$132,357$120,436#37$79,812
23Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA$128,497$133,020#19$93,629
24University of Florida Gainesville, FL$128,140$136,389#14$87,949

Other Majors at Brigham Young University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$142,800$90,625#39 of 349
Finance and Financial Management Services$129,879$83,876#12 of 452
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$118,606$83,533#4 of 99
Business/Managerial Economics$117,015$75,227#4 of 84
Computer and Information Sciences$113,338$80,934#70 of 459
Marketing$112,596$64,256#1 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$105,544$71,163#24 of 1176
Chemical Engineering$101,726$77,565#42 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,774$77,060#110 of 258
Construction Management$98,073$73,678#18 of 57
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$97,085$64,061#4 of 67
Accounting and Related Services$96,632$68,393#70 of 796
Human Resources Management and Services$96,354$59,842#6 of 187
Statistics$96,164$63,671#19 of 50
Economics$95,227$63,332#83 of 368
Manufacturing Engineering$92,122$69,520#5 of 15
Mechanical Engineering$90,634$67,668#170 of 318
Political Science and Government$83,209$47,020#32 of 565
Civil Engineering$81,928$68,685#162 of 233
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$80,841$51,436#9 of 178
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$79,777—
Graphic Communications$73,941$38,725#4 of 59
Physics$73,747$68,664#76 of 107
International Relations and National Security Studies$71,622$50,563#37 of 118
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$71,066$46,439#1 of 12
Communication and Media Studies$68,843$46,747#60 of 660
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$68,321$25,101#17 of 64
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology—$68,084—
Housing and Human Environments—$67,737—
Area Studies$67,310$37,019#15 of 70

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Brigham Young University computer engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $88,785 one year after graduating and $133,111 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Brigham Young University rank for computer engineering?

Among 189 colleges reporting earnings for computer engineering graduates, Brigham Young University ranks #21 by median pay four years after graduation, and #26 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is computer engineering at Brigham Young University worth it?

Its graduates earn 22% more than the national median for computer engineering ($109,015), and the median federal debt at graduation is $11,000.

← All data for Brigham Young 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.