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Best Computer Science Degrees by ROI in 2026

500 programs ranked · Updated 2026

Top CS programs ranked by earnings, AI resilience, and return on investment.

Programs Ranked
500
Avg Earnings
$72,622/yr
Avg DW Score
83/100
#1 Program
Computer and Information Sciences, General
University of California-Los Angeles

Best Computer Science Degrees by ROI

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

# Program DW Score Earnings AI Risk ROI
1 Computer and Information Sciences, General
University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA 		91
86–92 		$136,099/yr Very High 38.8x
2 Computer and Information Sciences, General
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL 		91
84–92 		$90,651/yr Very High 49.2x
3 Computer and Information Sciences, General
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · Atlanta, GA 		91
85–92 		$105,137/yr Very High 32.0x
4 Computer and Information Sciences, General
University of New Mexico-Main Campus · Albuquerque, NM 		91
84–92 		$89,498/yr Very High 34.8x
5 Computer and Information Sciences, General
Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY 		91
84–92 		$90,673/yr Very High 32.0x
6 Computer and Information Sciences, General
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX 		91
85–92 		$111,587/yr Very High 27.4x
7 Computer and Information Sciences, General
University of Florida-Online · Gainesville, FL 		91
84–92 		$90,651/yr Very High 81.6x
8 Computer Science
University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA 		90
85–92 		$149,866/yr Very High 36.9x
9 Computer Science
University of California-San Diego · La Jolla, CA 		90
84–91 		$112,006/yr Very High 25.3x
10 Computer Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL 		90
84–91 		$124,530/yr Very High 25.6x
11 Computer and Information Sciences, General
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI 		90
84–91 		$113,634/yr Very High 21.2x
12 Computer Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC 		90
83–91 		$90,293/yr Very High 33.8x
13 Computer and Information Sciences, General
Brigham Young University · Provo, UT 		90
83–91 		$80,934/yr Very High 46.6x
14 Computer Science
Brigham Young University · Provo, UT 		90
83–91 		$90,625/yr Very High 47.1x
15 Computer Science
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT 		90
82–91 		$90,282/yr Very High 30.2x
16 Computer and Information Sciences, General
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · Blacksburg, VA 		90
83–90 		$96,432/yr Very High 20.8x
17 Computer Science
University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA 		90
85–91 		$128,887/yr Very High 31.1x
18 Computer Science
Purdue University-Main Campus · West Lafayette, IN 		90
83–91 		$94,786/yr Very High 36.4x
19 Computer Science
University of Washington-Bothell Campus · Bothell, WA 		90
85–91 		$128,887/yr Very High 31.3x
20 Computer and Information Sciences, General
Western Governors University · Salt Lake City, UT 		90
83–91 		$84,242/yr Very High 30.3x
21 Computer Science
California State University-Chico · Chico, CA 		89
82–90 		$81,021/yr Very High 37.8x
22 Computer and Information Sciences, General
University of California-Davis · Davis, CA 		89
83–90 		$84,343/yr Very High 22.5x
23 Computer Science
University of California-Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA 		89
83–91 		$107,776/yr Very High 23.3x
24 Computer and Information Sciences, General
Colorado State University-Fort Collins · Fort Collins, CO 		89
82–90 		$78,856/yr Very High 22.6x
25 Computer Science
Boise State University · Boise, ID 		89
82–91 		$85,596/yr Very High 32.5x
26 Computer Science
Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID 		89
82–90 		$77,316/yr Very High 65.4x
27 Computer and Information Sciences, General
University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD 		89
82–90 		$75,619/yr Very High 31.5x
28 Computer and Information Sciences, General
University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE 		89
82–90 		$78,017/yr Very High 24.7x
29 Computer Science
CUNY City College · New York, NY 		89
82–90 		$83,258/yr Very High 35.0x
30 Computer Science
Binghamton University · Vestal, NY 		89
82–90 		$82,329/yr Very High 32.0x
31 Computer Science
North Carolina State University at Raleigh · Raleigh, NC 		89
82–90 		$85,809/yr Very High 30.3x
32 Computer Science
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus · Norman, OK 		89
82–90 		$78,610/yr Very High 34.1x
33 Computer and Information Sciences, General
Texas A & M University-College Station · College Station, TX 		89
82–90 		$81,231/yr Very High 20.8x
34 Computer and Information Sciences, General
Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX 		89
82–90 		$82,521/yr Very High 21.4x
35 Computer Science
West Texas A & M University · Canyon, TX 		89
82–91 		$88,391/yr Very High 29.5x
36 Computer Science
Utah Valley University · Orem, UT 		89
82–90 		$77,946/yr Very High 45.4x
37 Computer and Information Sciences, General
University of Virginia-Main Campus · Charlottesville, VA 		89
83–90 		$98,067/yr Very High 18.2x
38 Computer and Information Sciences, General
University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI 		89
82–90 		$80,566/yr Very High 25.5x
39 Computer and Information Sciences, General
The University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL 		88
81–89 		$83,651/yr Very High 20.4x
40 Computer Science
Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ 		88
80–89 		$80,686/yr Very High 21.7x
41 Computer Science
University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ 		88
81–89 		$86,040/yr Very High 20.2x
42 Computer Science
University of California-Irvine · Irvine, CA 		88
81–90 		$82,161/yr Very High 22.3x
43 Computer Science
San Diego State University · San Diego, CA 		88
81–89 		$74,523/yr Very High 33.5x
44 Computer Science
University of Colorado Colorado Springs · Colorado Springs, CO 		88
81–89 		$77,761/yr Very High 26.7x
45 Computer Science
Iowa State University · Ames, IA 		88
81–89 		$78,517/yr Very High 24.9x
46 Computer Science
University of Maryland-Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD 		88
80–89 		$83,684/yr Very High 20.1x
47 Computer Science
University of Massachusetts-Amherst · Amherst, MA 		88
80–89 		$88,554/yr Very High 18.0x
48 Computer and Information Sciences, General
Truman State University · Kirksville, MO 		88
81–89 		$74,794/yr Very High 25.7x
49 Computer and Information Sciences, General
Rutgers University-Camden · Camden, NJ 		88
81–89 		$80,448/yr Very High 18.2x
50 Computer and Information Sciences, General
Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ 		88
81–89 		$80,448/yr Very High 18.0x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score (0–100), combining graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI. Earnings data is from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.