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Master's+33% vs national median898 grads tracked

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Ranked 10th of 169 master's programs in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$125,059
middle 50%: $91,663 – $158,473
Median · 5 years out
$164,949
middle 50%: $123,409 – $225,100
Median · 10 years out
$197,862
middle 50%: $147,946 – $307,452

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (master's) graduates.

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

Master's degree holders in computer sciences at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities see impressive returns. Year-one median pay starts at $125k and climbs to nearly $198k after a decade.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
2.5 yrs
≈ $2,605 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Wisconsin - Madison
$179,858 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$173,336 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$173,103 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$169,882 · 5 yrs out
Penn State World Campus
$168,439 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$167,891 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$162,877 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$160,199 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$159,758 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$150,773 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$149,199 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$149,041 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Medicine (Doctorate)
$210,810 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,061 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$190,811 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$181,176 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$160,592 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$157,166 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$156,661 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$144,896 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$139,999 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$126,958 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$126,300 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Doctorate)
$121,607 · 5 yrs out

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