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Bachelor's+37% vs national median309 grads tracked

Computer Science at Carleton College

Ranked 5th of 170 bachelor's programs in Computer Science 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 Science (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Carleton College's bachelor's program in Computer Science earn a median $88,799 one year after graduating, rising to $161,741 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 37% above the national median of $99,737 for this field, ranking 5th of 170 reporting programs.

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
$177,207 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$147,475 · 5 yrs out
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
$143,232 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$137,194 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$133,057 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$127,840 · 5 yrs out
Colorado School of Mines
$126,300 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$124,373 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$123,582 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$122,526 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Carleton College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (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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