Governors State Computer and Information Science (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Public university
- University Park, IL
- About 27 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Governors State computer and information science graduates earn less than graduates of most computer and information science programs nationally, $48,567 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $19,400 in federal loans, less than at 85% of computer and information science programs in the country. Debt is low, but pay is also below the Illinois median of $57,032.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Illinois and national columns are the medians across all computer and information science bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Governors State graduates earn less than the national figure and about $11,685 less than the Illinois median. Several Illinois programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.
Debt and first-year pay at every Illinois computer and information science program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Illinois 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 28% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $206 a month, or 5.1% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
88% of graduates (45 of 51) were working in Illinois one year after graduating. Prices in the Chicago area are about 4% above the national average, so a $48,567 salary here buys what about $46,882 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
$132,110Median pay in Illinois. 56,310 people work in this job in Illinois. 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
$171,730Median pay in Illinois. 31,680 people work in this job in Illinois. 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
$101,570Median pay in Illinois. 20,610 people work in this job in Illinois. 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
$100,080Median pay in Illinois. 9,820 people work in this job in Illinois. 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 Governors State
Computer and Information Science ranks 3rd of 15 bachelor's programs at Governors State by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($80,391), Computer Science ($52,115), and Computer and Information Science ($48,567).
Other computer and information science bachelor's programs near University Park
Common questions
The median graduate earns $48,567 one year after graduating and $62,049 five years after. The median across computer and information science bachelor's programs in Illinois is $57,032.
The median federal loan balance is $19,400, which ranks 2nd lowest of 11 computer and information science bachelor's programs in Illinois. That works out to about $206 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 40% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 40%. Compare the cost with other Illinois programs before deciding.
Most do. 88% (45 of 51) were working in Illinois 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 Illinois 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