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
$68,210/yr
Avg DW Score
85/100
#1 Program
Computer & Information Science
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 & Information Science
University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA
91
81–93
$136,099/yr Very High 38.8x
2 Computer & Information Science
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL
91
81–93
$90,651/yr Very High 49.2x
3 Computer & Information Science
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus · Atlanta, GA
91
80–93
$105,137/yr Very High 32.0x
4 Computer & Information Science
University of New Mexico-Main Campus · Albuquerque, NM
91
81–93
$89,498/yr Very High 34.8x
5 Computer & Information Science
Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY
90
80–93
$90,673/yr Very High 32.0x
6 Computer & Information Science
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX
91
81–92
$111,587/yr Very High 27.4x
7 Computer & Information Science
Brigham Young University · Provo, UT
90
81–93
$80,934/yr Very High 46.6x
8 IT Management
Brigham Young University · Provo, UT
90
81–93
$83,533/yr Very High 31.1x
9 IT Management
Western Governors University · Salt Lake City, UT
90
81–93
$92,416/yr Very High 26.8x
10 IT Management
University of Arkansas Grantham · LIttle Rock, AR
90
81–92
$86,607/yr Very High 25.1x
11 Computer & Information Science
University of Florida-Online · Gainesville, FL
91
82–93
$90,651/yr Very High 81.6x
12 Computer Science
University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA
90
79–92
$149,866/yr Very High 36.9x
13 IT Management
University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD
88
79–91
$73,797/yr Very High 31.2x
14 IT Management
University of Nebraska at Omaha · Omaha, NE
89
80–91
$79,671/yr Very High 22.8x
15 Computer Science
Brigham Young University · Provo, UT
90
80–92
$90,625/yr Very High 47.1x
16 Computer Science
University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA
90
79–92
$128,887/yr Very High 31.1x
17 Computer Science
Purdue University-Main Campus · West Lafayette, IN
89
79–92
$94,786/yr Very High 36.4x
18 Computer Science
University of Washington-Bothell Campus · Bothell, WA
90
79–92
$128,887/yr Very High 31.3x
19 Computer & Information Science
Western Governors University · Salt Lake City, UT
90
80–92
$84,242/yr Very High 30.3x
20 Computer Science
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo, CA
89
79–91
$111,141/yr Very High 24.1x
21 Computer Science
California State University-Chico · Chico, CA
89
78–92
$81,021/yr Very High 37.8x
22 Computer & Information Science
University of California-Davis · Davis, CA
88
75–91
$84,343/yr Very High 22.5x
23 Computer Science
University of California-San Diego · La Jolla, CA
89
77–91
$112,006/yr Very High 25.3x
24 Computer Science
University of California-Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA
88
77–91
$107,776/yr Very High 23.3x
25 Computer & Information Science
Colorado State University-Fort Collins · Fort Collins, CO
88
76–91
$78,856/yr Very High 22.6x
26 Computer Science
Boise State University · Boise, ID
89
79–92
$85,596/yr Very High 32.5x
27 Computer Science
Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID
89
79–91
$77,316/yr Very High 65.4x
28 Computer Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL
89
78–91
$124,530/yr Very High 25.6x
29 Computer & Information Science
University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD
89
79–91
$75,619/yr Very High 31.5x
30 Computer & Information Science
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI
89
78–91
$113,634/yr Very High 21.2x
31 Computer & Information Science
Truman State University · Kirksville, MO
88
78–90
$74,794/yr Very High 25.7x
32 Computer & Information Science
University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE
89
78–91
$78,017/yr Very High 24.7x
33 Computer Science
CUNY City College · New York, NY
89
79–92
$83,258/yr Very High 35.0x
34 Computer Science
Binghamton University · Vestal, NY
89
77–92
$82,329/yr Very High 32.0x
35 Computer Science
North Carolina A & T State University · Greensboro, NC
89
79–91
$81,174/yr Very High 29.2x
36 IT Management
North Carolina A & T State University · Greensboro, NC
88
80–91
$72,961/yr Very High 26.0x
37 Computer Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC
89
79–92
$90,293/yr Very High 33.8x
38 Computer & Information Science
North Carolina Central University · Durham, NC
89
79–91
$74,597/yr Very High 27.5x
39 Computer Science
North Carolina State University at Raleigh · Raleigh, NC
89
79–91
$85,809/yr Very High 30.3x
40 Computer Science
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus · Norman, OK
88
77–91
$78,610/yr Very High 34.1x
41 Computer & Information Science
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology · Rapid City, SD
89
78–91
$78,193/yr Very High 23.9x
42 Computer & Information Science
The University of Texas at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX
88
78–91
$72,804/yr Very High 28.8x
43 Computer & Information Science
Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX
89
78–90
$82,521/yr Very High 21.4x
44 Computer Science
West Texas A & M University · Canyon, TX
89
79–91
$88,391/yr Very High 29.5x
45 Computer Science
Utah Valley University · Orem, UT
89
79–91
$77,946/yr Very High 45.4x
46 Computer Science
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT
89
79–92
$90,282/yr Very High 30.2x
47 Computer & Information Science
Weber State University · Ogden, UT
89
80–91
$74,865/yr Very High 35.2x
48 Computer & Information Science
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · Blacksburg, VA
89
77–91
$96,432/yr Very High 20.8x
49 Computer & Information Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI
89
78–91
$80,566/yr Very High 25.5x
50 Computer & Information Science
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL
87
77–90
$69,633/yr Very High 27.8x

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.