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Mathematics and Computer Science

Interdisciplinary Studies

Mathematics and Computer Science graduates with a bachelor's typically earned about $126,153, 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. Bachelor's median $126,153, $85,968 to $147,013.$86k$116k$147kBachelor's$126,153
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. Bachelor's median $126,153, $85,968 to $147,013.$86k$116k$147kBachelor's$126,153
DegreeMedian earningsTypical rangeSchoolsClear the bar
Bachelor's Degree$126,153$85,968 to $147,0139100%

"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 +7% (2025 to 2035), about 217,200 openings a year across the occupations this field commonly leads to.

OccupationMedian payGrowthOpenings/yr
Software Developers$135,980+10.2%95,300
Computer and Information Systems Managers$175,140+15.8%53,500
Computer Occupations, All Other$116,580+5.1%27,000
Data Scientists$120,230+34.6%24,800
Natural Sciences Managers$167,220+8.2%9,200
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,940+1.7%3,900

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.

Where this is studied

The 8 colleges where the most students complete a mathematics and computer science program, of 74 that report one. Ordered by number of completions only: this is where people study it, not a judgement about where to.

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.