Is a Computer and Information Sciences, General degree worth it?
Across 395 schools, graduates of Computer and Information Sciences, General earn a median $87,316 five years out on $22,583 of debt — most often working as Software Developers. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$87,316
Median debt
$22,583
Years to pay off
2.5
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
74%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+13.3%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
12.6%
$89,693 vs $78,415
Net price
$18,558/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$29,763
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Computer and Information Sciences, General in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.