GCU Computer and Information Science (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Private nonprofit university
- Phoenix, AZ
- About 279 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
GCU computer and information science graduates earn about what computer and information science graduates earn nationally, $59,500 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $29,750 in federal loans, more than at 87% of computer and information science programs in the country. One other Arizona program reports higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Arizona and national columns are the medians across all computer and information science bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Arizona computer and information science program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Arizona medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned $8,992 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 $315 a month, or 6.4% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
34 parents took out Parent PLUS loans for these students, with a median of $23,142.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
54% of graduates (98 of 183) were working in Arizona one year after graduating. Prices in the Phoenix area are about 3% above the national average, so a $59,500 salary here buys what about $57,590 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
$129,690Median pay in Arizona. 38,050 people work in this job in Arizona. 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
$166,430Median pay in Arizona. 14,270 people work in this job in Arizona. 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
$103,530Median pay in Arizona. 11,330 people work in this job in Arizona. 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
$90,280Median pay in Arizona. 5,810 people work in this job in Arizona. 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 GCU
Computer and Information Science ranks 7th of 38 bachelor's programs at GCU by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($92,781), Electrical Engineering ($74,628), and Homeland Security ($68,503).
Other computer and information science bachelor's programs near Phoenix
Common questions
The median graduate earns $59,500 one year after graduating. The median across computer and information science bachelor's programs in Arizona is $59,291.
The median federal loan balance is $29,750, which ranks 3rd lowest of 5 computer and information science bachelor's programs in Arizona. That works out to about $315 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 50% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 40%. Compare the cost with other Arizona programs before deciding.
Most do. 54% (98 of 183) were working in Arizona 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 Arizona 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