Which Kentucky computer and information science program has the lowest debt?

University of Louisville reports the lowest median federal debt, $21,500, with first-year pay of $68,351.

How much do computer and information science graduates earn in Kentucky?

The median across 8 Kentucky computer and information science bachelor's programs is $50,499 in the first year after graduating and $76,879 five years after.

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

Q: How many computer and information science bachelor's programs are in Kentucky?

8 Kentucky programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

8 programs report first-year pay
7 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Computer and Information Sciences, General

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Kentucky computer and information science bachelor's program pays its graduates $50,499 in their first year, $10,189 less than the national median. University of Kentucky reports the highest first-year pay ($71,293), and University of Louisville the lowest median debt ($21,500).

Median first-year pay$50,499National $60,688

Median pay after 5 years$76,879National $87,830

Median federal debt$25,000National $24,750

Debt-to-earnings55%National 40%

All 8 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	University of KentuckyLexington · public	$71,293	$91,572	$22,250	31%
2	University of LouisvilleLouisville · public	$68,351	Not reported	$21,500	31%
3	Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights · public	$62,411	$86,745	$25,000	40%
4	Sullivan UniversityLouisville · private for-profit	$52,134	$77,362	$36,446	70%
5	Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green · public	$48,863	$62,798	$27,000	55%
6	University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg · private nonprofit	$40,725	Not reported	$23,951	59%
7	Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond · public	$39,867	$76,156	$25,145	63%
8	Berea CollegeBerea · private nonprofit	$35,185	$76,879	Not reported	Not reported

Berea College reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Kentucky computer and information science program

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

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 and information science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Software Developers

$109,010

Median pay in Kentucky. 7,660 people work in this job in Kentucky. 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%: $76,310Top 10%: $168,110

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$140,360

Median pay in Kentucky. 3,130 people work in this job in Kentucky. 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%: $85,770Top 10%: $217,000

Computer Systems Analysts

$95,090

Median pay in Kentucky. 5,930 people work in this job in Kentucky. 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.

Bottom 10%: $57,560Top 10%: $173,550

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

$87,020

Median pay in Kentucky. 2,800 people work in this job in Kentucky. 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.

Bottom 10%: $55,920Top 10%: $171,770

Common questions

University of Kentucky in Lexington reports the highest median first-year pay, $71,293. Its median federal debt is $22,250.

Computer and Information Science (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked402 programs by pay and debt Computer and Information Science (Associate's) programs in Kentucky, ranked8 programs by pay and debt Computer and Information Science (Certificate) programs in Kentucky, ranked9 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 Kentucky rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the computer and information 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