Which Indiana computer science program has the lowest debt?

Purdue reports the lowest median federal debt, $19,375, with first-year pay of $94,786.

How much do computer science graduates earn in Indiana?

The median across 13 Indiana computer science bachelor's programs is $68,485 in the first year after graduating and $99,452 five years after.

How many computer science bachelor's programs are in Indiana?

13 Indiana programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 10 of them also report federal debt.

Computer Science (Bachelor's) Programs in Indiana, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

13 programs report first-year pay
10 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Computer Science

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Indiana computer science bachelor's program pays its graduates $68,485 in their first year, $1,915 less than the national median. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology reports the highest first-year pay ($100,294), and Purdue the lowest median debt ($19,375).

Median first-year pay$68,485National $70,400

Median pay after 5 years$99,452National $105,613

Median federal debt$24,625National $23,308

Debt-to-earnings39%National 34%

All 13 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute · private nonprofit	$100,294	$155,655	$24,500	24%
2	PurdueWest Lafayette · public	$94,786	$149,545	$19,375	20%
3	IU BloomingtonBloomington · public	$77,909	$109,758	$20,417	26%
4	Taylor UniversityUpland · private nonprofit	$77,081	$91,764	Not reported	Not reported
5	IU SoutheastNew Albany · public	$72,634	$107,483	Not reported	Not reported
6	DePauw UniversityGreencastle · private nonprofit	$70,026	$107,140	$26,500	38%
7	Purdue NorthwestHammond · public	$68,485	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
8	IU IndianapolisIndianapolis · public	$67,181	$88,330	$25,000	37%
9	Purdue Fort WayneFort Wayne · public	$61,354	Not reported	$24,375	40%
10	Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso · private nonprofit	$59,863	Not reported	$27,000	45%
11	University of Southern IndianaEvansville · public	$55,597	$77,253	$24,750	45%
12	IU South BendSouth Bend · public	$53,743	$91,625	$27,400	51%
13	IU NorthwestGary · public	$36,053	$59,095	$22,116	61%

Taylor University, IU Southeast, and Purdue Northwest report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Indiana computer science program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Indiana medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 10 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology$100,294
Purdue$94,786
IU Bloomington$77,909
Taylor University$77,081
IU Southeast$72,634

Lowest median debt

Purdue$19,375
IU Bloomington$20,417
IU Northwest$22,116
Purdue Fort Wayne$24,375
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology$24,500

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to computer science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Software Developers

$105,920

Median pay in Indiana. 14,130 people work in this job in Indiana. 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.

Bottom 10%: $74,850Top 10%: $164,650

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$142,040

Median pay in Indiana. 8,060 people work in this job in Indiana. 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.

Bottom 10%: $94,780Top 10%: $214,590

Data Scientists

$91,470

Median pay in Indiana. 3,580 people work in this job in Indiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 35% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $58,750Top 10%: $141,250

Information Security Analysts

$101,420

Median pay in Indiana. 2,260 people work in this job in Indiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $60,450Top 10%: $163,370

Common questions

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute reports the highest median first-year pay, $100,294. Its median federal debt is $24,500.

Computer Science (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked331 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
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 Indiana rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the computer science bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024