Bachelor's+45% vs national median309 grads tracked
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at Carleton College
Ranked 6th of 375 bachelor's programs in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$88,799
middle 50%: $61,728 – $119,264
Median · 5 years out
$136,177
middle 50%: $92,227 – $194,261
Median · 10 years out
$161,741
middle 50%: $122,620 – $276,236
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Computer and Information Sciences graduates see a first-year median of $89k. By year ten, earnings reach $162k.
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
3.3 yrs
≈ $3,579 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$176,681 · 5 yrs out
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
$148,888 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$144,468 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$137,470 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$137,194 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$129,086 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$128,592 · 5 yrs out
Colorado School of Mines
$126,300 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$125,457 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$125,136 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$124,316 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Carleton College
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$102,242 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$79,570 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy (Bachelor's)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$71,298 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy and Religious Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$64,523 · 5 yrs out
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