Bachelor's+48% vs national median314 grads tracked
Computer Science at College of William & Mary
Ranked 2nd of 170 bachelor's programs in Computer Science by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$88,350
middle 50%: $71,098 – $116,855
Median · 5 years out
$147,475
middle 50%: $115,478 – $194,141
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
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 graduates from this Virginia institution earn a median first-year salary of $88k. By year five, earnings climb to $147k.
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
≈ $3,526 total interest
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$177,207 · 5 yrs out
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
$143,232 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$137,194 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$136,177 · 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
Purdue University
$122,270 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$122,083 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at College of William & Mary
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$153,413 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$127,147 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$125,457 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$125,269 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$124,141 · 5 yrs out
Law (Doctorate)
$124,141 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$114,072 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$103,464 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$102,356 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$102,356 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$100,132 · 5 yrs out
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