Which Virginia computer science program has the lowest debt?

William & Mary reports the lowest median federal debt, $19,794, with first-year pay of $84,956.

How much do computer science graduates earn in Virginia?

The median across 7 Virginia computer science bachelor's programs is $72,128 in the first year after graduating and $106,114 five years after.

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

7 Virginia programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

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

7 programs report first-year pay
5 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Computer Science

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Virginia computer science bachelor's program pays its graduates $72,128 in their first year, $1,728 more than the national median. William & Mary reports the highest first-year pay ($84,956), and William & Mary the lowest median debt ($19,794).

Median first-year pay$72,128National $70,400

Median pay after 5 years$106,114National $105,613

Median federal debt$26,000National $23,308

Debt-to-earnings39%National 34%

All 7 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	William & MaryWilliamsburg · public	$84,956	$145,337	$19,794	23%
2	George MasonFairfax · public	$84,632	$116,307	Not reported	Not reported
3	Longwood UniversityFarmville · public	$78,085	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
4	Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News · public	$72,128	$94,012	$22,250	31%
5	Radford UniversityRadford · public	$66,857	$95,921	$26,000	39%
6	Bridgewater CollegeBridgewater · private nonprofit	$58,440	Not reported	$26,000	44%
7	Virginia Military InstituteLexington · public	$58,225	Not reported	$26,000	45%

George Mason and Longwood University report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Virginia computer 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 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

William & Mary$84,956
George Mason$84,632
Longwood University$78,085
Christopher Newport University$72,128
Radford University$66,857

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

$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

Data Scientists

$126,430

Median pay in Virginia. 8,920 people work in this job in Virginia. 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%: $76,420Top 10%: $207,890

Information Security Analysts

$134,900

Median pay in Virginia. 19,120 people work in this job in Virginia. 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%: $81,410Top 10%: $205,750

Common questions

William & Mary in Williamsburg reports the highest median first-year pay, $84,956. Its median federal debt is $19,794.

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 Virginia 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