Which New York computer science program has the lowest debt?

Hunter College reports the lowest median federal debt, $8,250, with first-year pay of $76,747.

How much do computer science graduates earn in New York?

The median across 20 New York computer science bachelor's programs is $74,515 in the first year after graduating and $110,541 five years after.

How many computer science bachelor's programs are in New York?

20 New York programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 18 of them also report federal debt.

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

20 programs report first-year pay
18 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Computer Science

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New York computer science bachelor's program pays its graduates $74,515 in their first year, $4,115 more than the national median. Cornell University reports the highest first-year pay ($152,656), and Hunter College the lowest median debt ($8,250).

Median first-year pay$74,515National $70,400

Median pay after 5 years$110,541National $105,613

Median federal debt$19,949National $23,308

Debt-to-earnings23%National 34%

All 20 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	Cornell UniversityIthaca · private nonprofit	$152,656	$219,827	$14,698	10%
2	Columbia UniversityNew York · private nonprofit	$118,636	$204,511	$20,397	17%
3	RPITroy · private nonprofit	$104,943	$148,254	$23,250	22%
4	University of RochesterRochester · private nonprofit	$99,878	Not reported	$19,000	19%
5	RITRochester · private nonprofit	$94,611	$136,522	$27,000	29%
6	City College of New YorkNew York · public	$83,258	$105,797	$8,623	10%
7	Binghamton UniversityVestal · public	$82,329	$136,941	$19,500	24%
8	Colgate UniversityHamilton · private nonprofit	$79,929	Not reported	$16,000	20%
9	Clarkson UniversityPotsdam · private nonprofit	$79,744	$121,821	$25,990	33%
10	Hunter CollegeNew York · public	$76,747	$110,465	$8,250	11%
11	University at BuffaloBuffalo · public	$72,283	$110,541	$20,500	28%
12	Ithaca CollegeIthaca · private nonprofit	$70,239	$138,391	$21,000	30%
13	Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie · private nonprofit	$69,737	$120,803	$25,897	37%
14	Queens CollegeQueens · public	$63,632	$113,582	$13,500	21%
15	Touro UniversityNew York · private nonprofit	$61,001	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
16	Pace UniversityNew York · private nonprofit	$60,551	$88,108	$20,750	34%
17	Lehman CollegeBronx · public	$59,516	$89,305	$13,317	22%
18	College of Staten IslandStaten Island · public	$45,290	$99,880	$19,046	42%
19	Hofstra UniversityHempstead · private nonprofit	$41,177	$107,135	$26,000	63%
20	CUNY York CollegeJamaica · public	$36,061	$55,731	Not reported	Not reported

Touro University and CUNY York College report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every New York computer science program

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 18 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 science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Software Developers

$166,180

Median pay in New York. 113,510 people work in this job in New York. 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%: $97,430Top 10%: $224,590

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$214,300

Median pay in New York. 48,050 people work in this job in New York. 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%: $134,870Top 10%: $323,670

Data Scientists

$130,460

Median pay in New York. 23,970 people work in this job in New York. 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%: $73,330Top 10%: $214,080

Information Security Analysts

$134,660

Median pay in New York. 10,060 people work in this job in New York. 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%: $83,110Top 10%: $216,220

Common questions

Cornell University in Ithaca reports the highest median first-year pay, $152,656. Its median federal debt is $14,698.

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 New York 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