Computer and Information Sciences at Utah State University

Logan, UT · Bachelor's Degree · about 166 graduates a year

$71,335
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$110,414
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$92,374
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#79 of 459
Rank by pay
#105 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$16,500
Median federal debt

Utah State University graduates in computer and information sciences earn 20% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 15% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Utah State University Compares for Computer and Information Sciences

All 459 colleges reporting computer and information sciences 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 Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$241,380$245,486#1$146,204
2University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$216,722$197,203#2$136,099
3Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$196,467$172,423#6$109,514
4Yale University New Haven, CT$188,157$169,401#7$133,293
5Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$187,437$190,625#3—
6Rice University Houston, TX$182,443$185,491#4$131,154
7Wellesley College Wellesley, MA$177,213$156,055#9$100,644
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$172,904$182,307#5$113,634
9Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA$163,708$148,964#13$115,587
10Northeastern University Boston, MA$163,708$144,162#15$115,587
…
76Bentley University Waltham, MA$111,853$98,498#140$72,227
77University of Delaware Newark, DE$111,520$110,852#67$75,310
78George Mason University Fairfax, VA$110,754$100,852#120$78,800
79Utah State University Logan, UT$110,414$104,647#105$71,335
80Western Washington University Bellingham, WA$110,138$101,303#117$68,219
81Macalester College Saint Paul, MN$109,457$104,555#106$81,964
82Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT$108,836$103,151#111$84,242

Other Majors at Utah State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$111,527—#72 of 189
Air Transportation$103,989$33,142#3 of 52
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,576$74,055#198 of 258
Physics$93,461—#16 of 107
Public Health$93,161$76,451#2 of 215
Mechanical Engineering$89,901$69,406#194 of 318
Information Science/Studies$88,289$61,896#46 of 148
Marketing$87,905$54,562#37 of 516
Accounting and Related Services$87,050$57,481#148 of 796
Statistics$86,262$45,240#27 of 50
Civil Engineering$85,815$68,025#107 of 233
Economics$85,136$60,472#136 of 368
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,633$61,371#145 of 452
International Business$83,992$65,745#28 of 115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,875$54,387#141 of 1176
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$78,233$52,951#6 of 9
Apparel and Textiles$74,686$51,221#4 of 57
Special Education and Teaching$74,535$61,474#2 of 177
Political Science and Government$70,711$38,317#116 of 565
Engineering-Related Fields$66,613$54,059#33 of 33
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$65,486—
Landscape Architecture$64,621—#14 of 19
Design and Applied Arts$64,175$52,431#50 of 299
Journalism$61,724$41,431#37 of 187
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$61,674$32,741#96 of 178
Agricultural Production Operations$61,639$47,297#5 of 14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$60,940—#22 of 137
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$58,711$39,870#62 of 207
Communication and Media Studies$58,672$37,574#201 of 660
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$57,992$30,242#95 of 225

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Utah State University computer and information sciences graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $71,335 one year after graduating and $110,414 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Utah State University rank for computer and information sciences?

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for computer and information sciences graduates, Utah State University ranks #79 by median pay four years after graduation, and #105 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is computer and information sciences at Utah State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 20% more than the national median for computer and information sciences ($92,374), and the median federal debt at graduation is $16,500.

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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.