Best Colleges For Computer Science Majors

1. University of California, BerkeleyStarting pay: $82,000
Mid-career pay: $141,400

2. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (CalPoly)Starting pay: $67,000
Mid-career pay: $125,000

3. University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)Starting pay: $68,000
Mid-career pay: $120,200

4. Stanford University (tie)
Starting pay: $90,000
Mid-career pay: $120,000

4. University of California, Irvine (UCI) (tie)
Starting pay: $64,200
Mid-career pay: $120,000

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Starting pay: $82,400
Mid-career pay: $117,500

7. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)Starting pay: $66,700
Mid-career pay: $117,000

8. Cornell UniversityStarting pay: $70,000
Mid-career pay: $116,500

9. University of California, San Diego (UCSD)Starting pay: $70,000
Mid-career pay: $115,000

10. Rutgers University - New BrunswickStarting pay: $63,000
Mid-career pay: $114,500

11. San Jose State University (SJSU)Starting pay: $65,500
Mid-career pay: $114,400

12. New York University (NYU)Starting pay: $60,000
Mid-career pay: $112,500

13. University of Washington (UW)Starting pay: $65,000
Mid-career pay: $112,100

14. University of Maryland (UMD)Starting pay: $66,000
Mid-career pay: $112,000

15. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)Starting pay: $69,500
Mid-career pay: $111,500

16. Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) (tie)
Starting pay: $81,300
Mid-career pay: $111,000

16. Georgia Institute of Technology (tie)
Starting pay: $65,800
Mid-career pay: $111,000

18. University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)Starting pay: $65,000
Mid-career pay: $110,000

19. University of Texas (UT) - AustinStarting pay: $64,000
Mid-career pay: $106,200

20. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)Starting pay: $68,000
Mid-career pay: $106,000