Best degree programs for Computer Occupations, All Other, ranked by enrollment
13 college programs and 1,874 schools train Computer Occupations, All Other. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $116,580 median wage, 435,370 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
13 college programs at 1,874 schools train computer occupations, all other, graduating 206,463 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Computer Science. The job pays a median of $116,580 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About computer occupations, all other
All computer occupations not listed separately.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
13 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 11.0701 | 88,326 | 42.8% | 1,033 | $70,374 | $23,250 |
| 2 | CIP 11.0101 | 73,454 | 35.6% | 879 | $57,986 | $24,286 |
| 3 | CIP 11.0401 | 23,083 | 11.2% | 369 | $57,313 | $25,833 |
| 4 | CIP 11.1005 | 3,763 | 1.8% | 80 | $48,185 | $25,250 |
| 5 | CIP 51.2706 | 3,664 | 1.8% | 157 | $47,775 | $25,000 |
| 6 | CIP 30.3001 | 2,845 | 1.4% | 83 | $50,745 | $27,000 |
| 7 | CIP 11.0301 | 2,577 | 1.2% | 93 | $38,559 | $16,500 |
| 8 | CIP 43.0403 | 2,457 | 1.2% | 126 | $40,889 | $25,000 |
| 9 | CIP 30.3101 | 2,389 | 1.2% | 51 | $57,986 | $25,812 |
| 10 | CIP 30.0801 | 1,855 | 0.9% | 77 | $89,651 | $23,175 |
| 11 | CIP 26.1103 | 1,606 | 0.8% | 101 | $72,338 | $18,500 |
| 12 | CIP 26.1104 | 399 | 0.2% | 29 | $72,338 | $18,500 |
| 13 | CIP 30.1601 | 45 | 0.0% | 6 | — | — |
Top 50 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Atlanta, GA Public · 5 feeder programs | 4,992 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 94% | — | 14% |
| 2 | Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 3,220 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 43% | $34,565 | 100% |
| 3 | University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD Public · 4 feeder programs | 2,490 | Information Science/Studies | 33% | — | — |
| 4 | University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD Public · 3 feeder programs | 2,389 | Computer Science | 89% | — | 45% |
| 5 | University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign Champaign, IL Public · 4 feeder programs | 2,385 | Computer Science | 85% | — | 42% |
| 6 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public · 5 feeder programs | 2,296 | Computer Science | 68% | — | 90% |
| 7 | Northeastern University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 2,233 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 91% | $18,925 | 5% |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX Public · 3 feeder programs | 2,205 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 76% | — | 65% |
| 9 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public · 5 feeder programs | 2,116 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 93% | — | 16% |
| 10 | University of North Texas Denton, TX Public · 3 feeder programs | 2,027 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 61% | — | 72% |
| 11 | University of the People Pasadena, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1,826 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 34% | — | — |
| 12 | University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public · 4 feeder programs | 1,705 | Computer Science | 93% | — | 11% |
| 13 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs | 1,696 | Computer Science | 92% | $26,873 | 10% |
| 14 | New York University New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs | 1,660 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 88% | $29,023 | 9% |
| 15 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs | 1,633 | Computer Science | 96% | $15,315 | 4% |
| 16 | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO Public · 2 feeder programs | 1,611 | Computer Science | 54% | — | 64% |
| 17 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public · 3 feeder programs | 1,595 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 89% | — | 27% |
| 18 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public · 3 feeder programs | 1,581 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 84% | — | 58% |
| 19 | The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX Public · 6 feeder programs | 1,573 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 54% | — | 80% |
| 20 | University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA Public · 5 feeder programs | 1,475 | Computer Science | 86% | — | 27% |
| 21 | Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1,439 | Computer Science | 46% | $11,580 | — |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI Public · 4 feeder programs | 1,406 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 90% | — | 45% |
| 23 | Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs | 1,400 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 80% | $24,886 | 75% |
| 24 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC Public · 4 feeder programs | 1,321 | Computer Science | 69% | — | 80% |
| 25 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 1,307 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 97% | $22,055 | 5% |
| 26 | Oregon State University Corvallis, OR Public · 1 feeder programs | 1,296 | Computer Science | 70% | — | 77% |
| 27 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Public · 5 feeder programs | 1,291 | Computer Science | 85% | — | 39% |
| 28 | Trine University - Regional/Non - Traditional Campuses Angola, IN Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 1,288 | Information Science/Studies | 0% | $21,976 | 40% |
| 29 | George Mason University Fairfax, VA Public · 8 feeder programs | 1,222 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 68% | — | 87% |
| 30 | Boston University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 1,207 | Computer Science | 89% | $21,956 | 11% |
| 31 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO Public · 3 feeder programs | 1,175 | Computer Science | 74% | — | 78% |
| 32 | Georgia State University Atlanta, GA Public · 4 feeder programs | 1,142 | Computer Science | 53% | — | 55% |
| 33 | Full Sail University Winter Park, FL Private for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 1,117 | Human Computer Interaction | 44% | $32,163 | — |
| 34 | University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY Public · 6 feeder programs | 1,112 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 75% | — | 74% |
| 35 | Stanford University Stanford, CA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 1,062 | Computer Science | 92% | $12,032 | 4% |
| 36 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 1,033 | Computer Science | 95% | $17,613 | 9% |
| 37 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 1,021 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 91% | — | 24% |
| 38 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA Public · 6 feeder programs | 1,019 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 86% | — | 55% |
| 39 | Pace University New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs | 1,008 | Computer Science | 60% | $29,994 | 76% |
| 40 | Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN Public · 4 feeder programs | 998 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 40% | — | — |
| 41 | University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA Public · 4 feeder programs | 989 | Computer Science | 87% | — | 29% |
| 42 | New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ Public · 4 feeder programs | 965 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 73% | — | 65% |
| 43 | Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN Public · 5 feeder programs | 938 | Computer Science | 83% | — | 50% |
| 44 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs | 917 | Computer Science | 75% | $19,899 | 55% |
| 45 | Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY Public · 1 feeder programs | 913 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 35% | — | — |
| 46 | University of Massachusetts - Amherst Amherst, MA Public · 2 feeder programs | 911 | Computer Science | 83% | — | 60% |
| 47 | Florida International University Miami, FL Public · 3 feeder programs | 897 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 74% | — | 55% |
| 48 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC Public · 3 feeder programs | 892 | Computer Science | 85% | — | 42% |
| 49 | Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX Public · 4 feeder programs | 891 | Computer Science | 84% | — | 57% |
| 50 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY Public · 5 feeder programs | 883 | Computer Science | 76% | — | 49% |
What computer occupations, all other earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.
| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $134,440 | 80,150 | 1.57× | 176 | 22,914 |
| Texas | $111,530 | 57,020 | 1.45× | 108 | 17,726 |
| New York | $116,990 | 11,460 | 0.42× | 126 | 16,873 |
| Massachusetts | $109,590 | 6,170 | 0.61× | 60 | 9,594 |
| Georgia | $104,610 | 20,630 | 1.51× | 53 | 9,026 |
| Maryland | $144,680 | 19,060 | 2.46× | 43 | 8,191 |
| Illinois | $99,360 | 11,160 | 0.65× | 65 | 8,019 |
| Florida | $105,370 | 13,710 | 0.49× | 49 | 7,939 |
| Pennsylvania | $107,230 | 14,580 | 0.86× | 114 | 7,608 |
| Virginia | $139,030 | 17,000 | 1.48× | 65 | 6,399 |
| Indiana | $93,540 | 3,340 | 0.37× | 40 | 6,289 |
| Kentucky | $89,420 | 1,850 | 0.33× | 35 | 6,247 |
| Missouri | $101,040 | 14,340 | 1.74× | 37 | 6,183 |
| New Jersey | $108,310 | 12,010 | 1.00× | 47 | 5,362 |
| Michigan | $105,680 | 7,440 | 0.60× | 49 | 5,305 |
| Arizona | $105,240 | 5,510 | 0.61× | 30 | 4,654 |
| New Hampshire | $91,720 | 970 | 0.51× | 13 | 4,524 |
| North Carolina | $104,850 | 15,090 | 1.09× | 43 | 4,499 |
| Utah | $97,470 | 6,680 | 1.37× | 16 | 4,453 |
| Colorado | $139,580 | 11,800 | 1.47× | 24 | 4,335 |
| Ohio | $109,780 | 6,150 | 0.40× | 62 | 4,150 |
| Washington | $128,940 | 14,360 | 1.44× | 40 | 3,302 |
| Alabama | $106,330 | 2,630 | 0.44× | 44 | 3,043 |
| Wisconsin | $88,130 | 4,680 | 0.57× | 30 | 2,650 |
| Minnesota | $91,750 | 4,180 | 0.51× | 41 | 2,453 |
| Connecticut | $127,720 | 3,100 | 0.65× | 20 | 2,446 |
| Oregon | $97,350 | 2,450 | 0.45× | 26 | 2,153 |
| South Carolina | $112,260 | 4,300 | 0.67× | 42 | 1,972 |
| Tennessee | $76,470 | 10,930 | 1.19× | 35 | 1,892 |
| Arkansas | $86,940 | 1,120 | 0.31× | 36 | 1,642 |
| Nebraska | $92,480 | 2,280 | 0.79× | 19 | 1,519 |
| Oklahoma | $102,520 | 3,320 | 0.69× | 29 | 1,399 |
| Louisiana | $77,000 | 5,020 | 0.93× | 27 | 1,203 |
| Iowa | $107,340 | 3,850 | 0.88× | 28 | 1,131 |
| Nevada | $100,220 | 2,610 | 0.60× | 7 | 1,028 |
| District of Columbia | $156,590 | 17,200 | 8.75× | 9 | 955 |
| Rhode Island | $102,210 | 830 | 0.59× | 10 | 823 |
| Kansas | $103,380 | 1,340 | 0.33× | 18 | 773 |
| Mississippi | $86,940 | 1,450 | 0.45× | 17 | 722 |
| New Mexico | $127,090 | 1,650 | 0.67× | 16 | 645 |
| Idaho | $98,700 | 1,040 | 0.43× | 10 | 588 |
| West Virginia | $107,140 | 3,380 | 1.72× | 18 | 537 |
| Delaware | $137,470 | 860 | 0.63× | 5 | 524 |
| South Dakota | $105,370 | 240 | 0.18× | 9 | 518 |
| Vermont | $111,530 | 1,320 | 1.56× | 9 | 419 |
| Hawaii | $120,100 | 2,080 | 1.18× | 7 | 399 |
| Maine | $107,990 | 900 | 0.50× | 12 | 286 |
| North Dakota | $78,330 | 730 | 0.60× | 8 | 215 |
| Montana | $81,970 | 540 | 0.38× | 8 | 195 |
| Wyoming | $94,520 | 170 | 0.22× | 5 | 72 |
| Alaskamoderate | $105,960 | 710 | 0.78× | 4 | 63 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
What they do day to day
- Monitor systems for intrusions or denial of service attacks, and report security breaches to appropriate personnel.
- Identify or document backup or recovery plans.
- Back up or modify applications and related data to provide for disaster recovery.
- Correct testing-identified problems, or recommend actions for their resolution.
- Identify, standardize, and communicate levels of access and security.
- Determine sources of Web page or server problems, and take action to correct such problems.
- Implement updates, upgrades, and patches in a timely manner to limit loss of service.
- Implement Web site security measures, such as firewalls or message encryption.
Skills
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Active Listening3.8
- Writing3.6
- Speaking3.5
- Monitoring3.5
- Active Learning3.3
- Learning Strategies2.9
Knowledge areas
- Computers and Electronics4.4
- English Language4.0
- Customer and Personal Service3.6
- Engineering and Technology3.4
- Administration and Management3.3
- Mathematics3.0
Abilities
- Oral Comprehension4.0
- Written Comprehension3.9
- Oral Expression3.9
- Deductive Reasoning3.8
- Problem Sensitivity3.8
- Inductive Reasoning3.8
Core activities
- Working with Computers4.8
- Getting Information4.5
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.3
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.3
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge4.2
- Processing Information4.2
Tools and technology
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How to become a Computer Occupation, All Other
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 14 majors mapped to Computer Occupations, All Other13 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 11.0101Computer and Information Sciences, General
- 11.0301Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
- 11.0401Information Science/Studies
- 11.0701Computer Science
- 11.1005Information Technology Project Management
- 26.1103Bioinformatics
- 26.1104Computational Biology
- 30.0801Mathematics and Computer Science
- 30.1601Accounting and Computer Science
- 30.3001Computational Science
- 30.3101Human Computer Interaction
- 40.0512Cheminformatics/Chemistry Informatics(no graduates reported)
- 43.0403Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
- 51.2706Medical Informatics
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
What degree do you need to become a Computer Occupation, All Other?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Computer Science, which awarded 88,326 degrees in 2024-25, 42.8% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Computer Occupation, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 13 programs to this occupation. The largest are Computer Science, Computer and Information Sciences, Information Science/Studies, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management, plus 8 more. Together they graduate about 206,463 people a year.
How much do computer occupations, all other earn?+
The median is $116,580 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $55,940 at the 10th percentile to $188,470 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for computer occupations, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +8.2% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 31,300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career?+
1,874 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 13 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do computer occupations, all other work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Webmaster, Records Manager, Systems Engineer, Web Site Manager, Security Engineer, Corporate Webmaster among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 15-1299.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024-25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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