by our College Data Analytics Team
[Computer Science](/majors/computer-information-sciences/computer-science/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a computer science degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the early-career earnings of their computer science graduates.
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Below are the schools whose computer science graduates go on to earn the most.
University Of Colorado Boulder tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying computer science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. Set in the city of Boulder, University Of Colorado Boulder is a public institution. Students who complete the computer science program here go on to a median salary of roughly $140,315.
Brigham Young University Provo produces some of the highest-paid graduates in computer science, landing the #2 spot this year. Brigham Young University Provo is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo. After graduating, computer science degree recipients from Brigham Young University Provo typically earn about $124,425 annually.
Students chasing top earnings in computer science will find them at Colorado School Of Mines, which ranked #3. Colorado School Of Mines is a public school located in the suburb of Golden. Students who complete the computer science program here go on to a median salary of roughly $102,686.
Colorado Technical University Colorado Springs came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying computer science schools. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University Colorado Springs is a private for-profit institution. Early-career computer science graduates from Colorado Technical University Colorado Springs make a median of around $104,843 per year.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their computer science graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
More about our data sources and methodologies.