Computing & data

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other

University of California-Irvine · Irvine, CA

Medium evidenceMatched peers12 institutions · related subjectsSee the evidence

The degree in numbers

Cost & earnings.

Annual tuition$45,014Institution-level tuition; programme fees may differ · before aid

Earnings context

One career stage.
A clearer comparison.

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

Selected degree estimate$82,718
Computing & data · national$82,088

Behind the number

Your comparison group.

Medium evidence

Related subjects at 12 matched peer institutions · master's

Grouped estimate. Middle half of comparison values: $78,710–$104,077.

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.

Master's outcomes · 2 years after completion
Institution & subjectReported earnings
University of California-San DiegoComputer Engineering, Computer Science$145,228
Florida State UniversityComputer and Information Sciences, General$83,177
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoComputer and Information Sciences, General$116,083
University of FloridaComputer Engineering, Computer Systems Analysis$82,260
The University of Texas at AustinComputer and Information Sciences, General, Information Science/Studies$77,925
San Diego State UniversityComputer and Information Sciences, General$76,460
University of GeorgiaComputer Software and Media Applications$78,971
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillInformation Science/Studies$57,318
University of Michigan-Ann ArborBiomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Computer Engineering, Information Science/Studies, Medical Illustration and Informatics$81,498
North Carolina State University at RaleighComputer Science, Computer Software and Media Applications$100,074
Binghamton UniversityComputer Science$116,083
University of Washington-Seattle CampusComputer and Information Sciences, General, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management, Information Science/Studies$99,072
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.

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 ↗