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Bachelor's+28% vs national median246 grads tracked

Computer and Information Sciences, General at Macalester College

Ranked 9th of 229 bachelor's programs in Computer and Information Sciences, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$82,551
middle 50%: $64,402 – $116,440
Median · 5 years out
$121,630
middle 50%: $86,297 – $198,937
Median · 10 years out
$147,757
middle 50%: $105,332 – $249,652

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Computer and Information Sciences, General (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Macalester College's bachelor's program in Computer and Information Sciences, General earn a median $82,551 one year after graduating, rising to $147,757 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 28% above the national median of $95,312 for this field, ranking 9th of 229 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
3.6 yrs
≈ $3,891 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Michigan
$137,498 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$129,086 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$128,592 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$126,300 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$122,926 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$117,658 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$117,513 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$115,495 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$114,072 · 5 yrs out
Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$112,365 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Macalester College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$121,630 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$99,879 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$99,879 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$94,989 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor's)
$68,022 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$61,737 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Education, General (Bachelor's)
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
International/Globalization Studies (Bachelor's)
$58,734 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$58,734 · 5 yrs out

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