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

UVA reports the lowest median federal debt, $17,783, with first-year pay of $98,067.

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

The median across 14 Virginia computer and information science bachelor's programs is $72,333 in the first year after graduating and $110,609 five years after.

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

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

14 Virginia programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 14 of them also report federal debt.

14 programs report first-year pay
14 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 Virginia computer and information science bachelor's program pays its graduates $72,333 in their first year, $11,645 more than the national median. UVA reports the highest first-year pay ($98,067), and UVA the lowest median debt ($17,783).

Median first-year pay$72,333National $60,688

Median pay after 5 years$110,609National $87,830

Median federal debt$24,753National $24,750

Debt-to-earnings35%National 40%

All 14 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	UVACharlottesville · public	$98,067	$160,993	$17,783	18%
2	Virginia TechBlacksburg · public	$96,432	$135,082	$20,500	21%
3	VCURichmond · public	$84,338	$117,373	$19,050	23%
4	JMUHarrisonburg · public	$81,761	$109,603	$21,470	26%
5	George MasonFairfax · public	$78,800	$111,615	$23,250	30%
6	University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond · private nonprofit	$76,763	$121,774	$23,381	30%
7	University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg · public	$76,301	$101,708	$22,142	29%
8	Marymount UniversityArlington · private nonprofit	$68,364	$91,788	$27,000	39%
9	Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk · public	$64,530	$96,414	$26,125	40%
10	ECPI UniversityVirginia Beach · private for-profit	$61,328	$67,368	$39,069	64%
11	Liberty UniversityLynchburg · private nonprofit	$56,258	$116,280	$28,068	50%
12	Randolph-Macon CollegeAshland · private nonprofit	$43,825	Not reported	$27,000	62%
13	Virginia StatePetersburg · public	$35,746	Not reported	$26,500	74%
14	Virginia Union UniversityRichmond · private nonprofit	$33,126	$47,180	$27,000	82%

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 14 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

UVA$98,067
Virginia Tech$96,432
VCU$84,338
JMU$81,761
George Mason$78,800

Lowest median debt

UVA$17,783
VCU$19,050
Virginia Tech$20,500
JMU$21,470
University of Mary Washington$22,142

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

$136,460

Median pay in Virginia. 88,280 people work in this job in Virginia. 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%: $83,350Top 10%: $211,930

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$201,490

Median pay in Virginia. 17,550 people work in this job in Virginia. 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%: $133,320Top 10%: $300,720

Computer Systems Analysts

$120,840

Median pay in Virginia. 23,190 people work in this job in Virginia. 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%: $73,160Top 10%: $179,920

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

$109,610

Median pay in Virginia. 12,430 people work in this job in Virginia. 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%: $69,580Top 10%: $170,110

Common questions

UVA in Charlottesville reports the highest median first-year pay, $98,067. Its median federal debt is $17,783.

Computer and Information Science (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked402 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 Virginia 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