$97,325
Grouped estimate · Medium evidence.
Related subjects at 12 matched peer institutions · master's
Historical archive, not a current salary estimate.
Computing & data
Computer Programming
University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD
Medium evidenceMatched peers12 institutions · related subjectsSee the evidence
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Related subjects at 12 matched peer institutions · master's
Grouped estimate. Middle half of comparison values: $81,115–$100,185.
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.
| Institution & subject | Reported earnings |
|---|---|
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignComputer Science | $138,932 |
| University of Washington-Seattle CampusComputer and Information Sciences, General, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management, Information Science/Studies | $99,072 |
| North Carolina State University at RaleighComputer Science, Computer Software and Media Applications | $100,074 |
| University of GeorgiaComputer Software and Media Applications | $78,971 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusInformation Science/Studies | $81,333 |
| Purdue University-Main CampusComputer and Information Sciences, General | $84,653 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusComputer Engineering, Computer and Information Sciences, General, Information Science/Studies | $97,959 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | $96,691 |
| University of South FloridaComputer Systems Analysis, Medical Illustration and Informatics | $80,462 |
| Binghamton UniversityComputer Science | $116,083 |
| University of Massachusetts-AmherstComputer Science | $100,518 |
| San Diego State UniversityComputer and Information Sciences, General | $76,460 |
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 ↗