Computing & data

Computer Science

Davis & Elkins College · Elkins, WV

Medium evidenceMatched peers12 institutions · same subjectSee the evidence

The degree in numbers

Cost & earnings.

Annual tuition$31,270Institution-level tuition; programme fees may differ · before aid
Grouped debt estimate$15,750Same subject at 4 matched peer institutions · bachelor's
Annual credentials awarded6Average of available recent award years; not the earnings sample size.

Earnings context

One career stage.
A clearer comparison.

USD · Bachelor's · 2 years after completion
Same source release. National references exclude this degree.

Selected degree estimate$54,340
Same subject · national$66,073
Computing & data · national$59,620

Behind the number

Your comparison group.

Medium evidence

Same subject at 12 matched peer institutions · bachelor's

Grouped estimate. Middle half of comparison values: $44,663–$58,740.

Historical earnings archive. College Scorecard legacy FOS archive (file dated 2022-01-19; cohorts vary). Do not interpret this as today's graduate salary. Further study and career changes are not modelled by this early-career figure.

Bachelor's outcomes · 2 years after completion
Institution & subjectReported earnings
Concordia University Ann ArborComputer Science$50,856
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboComputer Science$25,194
CUNY York CollegeComputer Science$41,565
Oregon State University-Cascades CampusComputer Science$73,446
University of New OrleansComputer Science$57,318
Hood CollegeComputer Science$53,810
University of Wisconsin-ParksideComputer Science$56,641
Elizabeth City State UniversityComputer Science$45,696
Southern University and A & M CollegeComputer Science$32,382
Mount Mercy UniversityComputer Science$63,005
Minnesota State University MoorheadComputer Science$66,325
University of Michigan-FlintComputer Science$54,869
How matching & uncertainty work

We first look for the same subject code (or exact subject name), qualification, country, currency, source release and earnings horizon. Peer institutions are matched using admissions selectivity, completion rates, undergraduate size and institution type, with a small preference for the same region. These are institutional proxies, not a ranking of programme quality.

This group uses wider similarity limits because the tight group is too small. If subject-matched peers are sparse, we try related subjects at closely matched universities, related degrees at this university, then an explicitly labelled national reference. We never multiply a salary by a university prestige score.

Peer and national estimates give each reporting institution one vote, after taking the median of its related programmes. Shared branch-campus outcomes count once. The middle-half range describes variation between reporting institutions. It is not an individual salary range or a statistical confidence interval.

Evidence labels describe match quality and coverage, not validated prediction accuracy. Admissions and size are undergraduate institutional measures, so graduate-degree comparisons are especially approximate.

Historical cohort outcomes are not promised salaries or a causal effect of attending this programme. College Scorecard earnings cover eligible federal-aid recipients, not every graduate or international student. Source definitions ↗