Bachelor's-11% vs national median839 grads tracked
Computer Science at Northeastern Illinois University
Ranked 117th of 170 bachelor's programs in Computer Science by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$59,558
middle 50%: $40,613 – $77,823
Median · 5 years out
$89,069
middle 50%: $66,976 – $113,048
Median · 10 years out
$108,135
middle 50%: $72,585 – $143,232
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Computer Science (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Computer Science majors earn $60k in their first year. Median compensation reaches $108k by year 10.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,414 total interest
Same major at other universities
Cameron University
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$90,422 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$89,996 · 5 yrs out
Charleston Southern University
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$89,378 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$88,614 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$88,398 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$88,374 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$88,262 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$88,210 · 5 yrs out
Western Carolina University
$86,297 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Northeastern Illinois University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,546 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$107,901 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,990 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$88,000 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$84,309 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$70,625 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$69,400 · 5 yrs out
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