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Computer Science, bachelor's programs in California

Among 34 California bachelor's programs in Computer Science with federal earnings data, Stanford University graduates earn the highest median, $214,907 four years after graduating, with a median federal debt of $10,399. University of California, Berkeley follows at $204,379. The national median for bachelor's graduates in the same program is $107,009. (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard.)

Programs with data
34
Highest median
$214,907
National median
$107,009
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Computer Science, bachelor's programs in California: median earnings four years after graduating and median federal debt, in order of earnings.
CollegeMedian earnings, 4 yrs aftervs national medianDebt borrowed at this college (median)
Stanford University$214,907+101%$10,399
University of California, Berkeley$204,379+91%$13,750
Harvey Mudd College$198,257+85%$22,949
University of Southern California$192,897+80%$19,625
University of California-San Diego$159,487+49%$16,166
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo$154,784+45%$19,500
University of San Francisco$150,341+40%$20,250
University of California-Santa Barbara$149,190+39%$13,500
University of the Pacific$147,511+38%$23,000
California State University-Chico$127,498+19%$20,000
University of California-Irvine$127,404+19%$15,000
University of California-Santa Cruz$123,422+15%$16,499
California State University-East Bay$119,900+12%$11,000
University of California-Riverside$117,705+10%$19,000
Chapman University$112,780+5%$21,809
Sonoma State University$106,181about the same$20,110
San Francisco State University$105,166about the same$17,353
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona$103,494−3%$15,666
California State University-Monterey Bay$101,787−5%$16,022
California State University-Long Beach$101,428−5%$14,885
California State University-Northridge$101,348−5%$16,250
California State University-Channel Islands$100,887−6%$18,750
San Diego State University$100,586−6%$16,866
California State University-San Marcos$97,827−9%$12,500
National University$95,555−11%$31,812

The 25 highest of 34 programs. Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.

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What these numbers are

Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Computer Science. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).