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Computational Science

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Computational Science graduates with a master's typically earned about $137,367, measured a few years after finishing (median across US programs, College Scorecard).
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Median earnings by degree level

Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Master's median $137,367, $137,367 to $139,524.$137k$138k$140kMaster's$137,367
DegreeMedian earningsTypical rangeSchoolsClear the bar
Master's Degree$137,367$137,367 to $139,5246100%

"Clear the bar" is the share of programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test). Typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile of program medians.

Job outlook

Projected employment growth +4% (2024 to 2034), about 86,000 openings a year across the occupations this field commonly leads to.

OccupationMedian payGrowthOpenings/yr
Computer Occupations, All Other$108,970+8.2%31,300
Data Scientists$112,590+33.5%23,400
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$78,490+1.8%13,500
Natural Sciences Managers$161,180+3.7%8,500
Computer Programmers$98,670-6%5,500
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$96,690+5.3%3,500

Occupation pay and outlook: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wages, Employment Projections). A field maps to several occupations, and the same occupations serve many majors, so these are the jobs this major commonly leads to, not positions reserved for its graduates; the openings should not be added up across majors.

Earnings source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10), median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.