CSU Global Computer and Information Science (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Public university
- Denver, CO
- About 401 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
CSU Global computer and information science graduates earn about what computer and information science graduates earn nationally, $68,010 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $32,078 in federal loans, more than at 93% of computer and information science programs in the country. Several Colorado programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Colorado and national columns are the medians across all computer and information science bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, CSU Global graduates earn more than the national figure and about $3,595 more than the Colorado median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Colorado computer and information science program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Colorado medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 45% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned $18,730 less in their first year than other graduates. They also borrowed more. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $340 a month, or 6.0% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual. Separately, 57 parents took out Parent PLUS loans for these students, with a median of $10,216.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
33% of graduates (131 of 401) were working in Colorado one year after graduating. Prices in the Denver area are about 6% above the national average, so a $68,010 salary here buys what about $64,293 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to computer and information science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Software Developers
$138,390Median pay in Colorado. 43,320 people work in this job in Colorado. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Computer and Information Systems Managers
$199,420Median pay in Colorado. 11,510 people work in this job in Colorado. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 16% from 2025 to 2035, with about 53,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Computer Systems Analysts
$127,750Median pay in Colorado. 6,230 people work in this job in Colorado. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
$103,370Median pay in Colorado. 8,360 people work in this job in Colorado. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About CSU Global
Computer and Information Science ranks 3rd of 11 bachelor's programs at CSU Global by first-year earnings. The top three are Management Information Systems ($74,960), Business Administration ($69,863), and Computer and Information Science ($68,010).
Other computer and information science bachelor's programs near Denver
Common questions
The median graduate earns $68,010 one year after graduating and $98,895 five years after. The median across computer and information science bachelor's programs in Colorado is $71,574.
The median federal loan balance is $32,078, which ranks 4th lowest of 6 computer and information science bachelor's programs in Colorado. That works out to about $340 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 47% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 40%. Compare the cost with other Colorado programs before deciding.
Many leave. 33% (131 of 401) were working in Colorado one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Colorado comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the computer and information science program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024