Best degree programs for Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, ranked by enrollment
21 college programs and 2,166 schools train Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $96,980 median wage, 35,480 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
21 college programs at 2,166 schools train computer science teachers, postsecondary, graduating 243,483 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Computer Science. The job pays a median of $96,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About computer science teachers, postsecondary
Teach courses in computer science. May specialize in a field of computer science, such as the design and function of computers or operations and research analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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.
21 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 | 36.3% | 1,033 | $70,374 | $23,250 |
| 2 | CIP 11.0101 | 73,454 | 30.2% | 879 | $57,986 | $24,286 |
| 3 | CIP 11.0401 | 23,083 | 9.5% | 369 | $57,313 | $25,833 |
| 4 | CIP 11.0901 | 15,062 | 6.2% | 463 | $43,901 | $22,822 |
| 5 | CIP 11.0201 | 12,592 | 5.2% | 401 | $46,719 | $20,729 |
| 6 | CIP 52.1201 | 9,946 | 4.1% | 278 | $59,352 | $24,618 |
| 7 | CIP 11.0501 | 2,995 | 1.2% | 81 | $51,805 | $46,000 |
| 8 | CIP 11.0199 | 2,981 | 1.2% | 80 | $57,986 | $24,286 |
| 9 | CIP 30.3001 | 2,845 | 1.2% | 83 | $50,745 | $27,000 |
| 10 | CIP 11.0102 | 2,576 | 1.1% | 122 | $57,986 | $24,286 |
| 11 | CIP 30.3101 | 2,389 | 1.0% | 51 | $57,986 | $25,812 |
| 12 | CIP 30.0801 | 1,855 | 0.8% | 77 | $89,651 | $23,175 |
| 13 | CIP 11.0902 | 1,612 | 0.7% | 61 | $43,901 | $22,822 |
| 14 | CIP 52.1206 | 1,526 | 0.6% | 44 | $59,352 | $24,618 |
| 15 | CIP 11.0804 | 1,256 | 0.5% | 48 | $33,504 | $27,000 |
| 16 | CIP 52.1299 | 384 | 0.2% | 40 | $59,352 | $24,618 |
| 17 | CIP 52.1207 | 207 | 0.1% | 18 | $59,352 | $24,618 |
| 18 | CIP 13.1321 | 183 | 0.1% | 27 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 19 | CIP 30.3901 | 149 | 0.1% | 8 | — | — |
| 20 | CIP 30.1601 | 45 | 0.0% | 6 | — | — |
| 21 | CIP 30.4801 | 17 | 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 · 3 feeder programs | 4,915 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 94% | — | 14% |
| 2 | Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs | 4,264 | Computer Science | 46% | $11,580 | — |
| 3 | Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 3,260 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 43% | $34,565 | 100% |
| 4 | University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public · 4 feeder programs | 2,759 | Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 93% | — | 11% |
| 5 | University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign Champaign, IL Public · 4 feeder programs | 2,620 | Computer Science | 85% | — | 42% |
| 6 | University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD Public · 5 feeder programs | 2,575 | Information Science/Studies | 33% | — | — |
| 7 | University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD Public · 4 feeder programs | 2,422 | Computer Science | 89% | — | 45% |
| 8 | Brigham Young University - Idaho Rexburg, ID Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs | 2,260 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General | 55% | $6,760 | 96% |
| 9 | The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX Public · 2 feeder programs | 2,187 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 76% | — | 65% |
| 10 | Northeastern University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 2,149 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 91% | $18,925 | 5% |
| 11 | University of North Texas Denton, TX Public · 4 feeder programs | 2,126 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 61% | — | 72% |
| 12 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public · 4 feeder programs | 1,996 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 93% | — | 16% |
| 13 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public · 5 feeder programs | 1,920 | Computer Science | 68% | — | 90% |
| 14 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public · 6 feeder programs | 1,840 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 89% | — | 27% |
| 15 | University of the People Pasadena, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1,826 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 34% | — | — |
| 16 | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO Public · 4 feeder programs | 1,714 | Computer Science | 54% | — | 64% |
| 17 | The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX Public · 5 feeder programs | 1,694 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 54% | — | 80% |
| 18 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 1,681 | Computer Science | 92% | $26,873 | 10% |
| 19 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public · 3 feeder programs | 1,598 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 84% | — | 58% |
| 20 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 1,525 | Computer Science | 96% | $15,315 | 4% |
| 21 | MyComputerCareer at Raleigh Raleigh, NC Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1,427 | Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 60% | $26,791 | — |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI Public · 3 feeder programs | 1,415 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 90% | — | 45% |
| 23 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 1,393 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 97% | $22,055 | 5% |
| 24 | Austin Community College District Austin, TX Public · 3 feeder programs | 1,390 | Computer Programming/Programmer, General | 20% | — | — |
| 25 | Oregon State University Corvallis, OR Public · 3 feeder programs | 1,370 | Computer Science | 70% | — | 77% |
| 26 | University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA Public · 4 feeder programs | 1,325 | Computer Science | 86% | — | 27% |
| 27 | University of South Florida Tampa, FL Public · 5 feeder programs | 1,323 | Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst | 77% | — | 43% |
| 28 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Public · 5 feeder programs | 1,322 | Computer Science | 85% | — | 39% |
| 29 | Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 1,303 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 80% | $24,886 | 75% |
| 30 | New York University New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 1,293 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 88% | $29,023 | 9% |
| 31 | University of Houston Houston, TX Public · 4 feeder programs | 1,289 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 65% | — | 74% |
| 32 | Trine University - Regional/Non - Traditional Campuses Angola, IN Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 1,284 | Information Science/Studies | 0% | $21,976 | 40% |
| 33 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC Public · 2 feeder programs | 1,225 | Computer Science | 69% | — | 80% |
| 34 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL Public · 3 feeder programs | 1,212 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 91% | — | 24% |
| 35 | Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN Public · 6 feeder programs | 1,184 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 40% | — | — |
| 36 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO Public · 4 feeder programs | 1,182 | Computer Science | 74% | — | 78% |
| 37 | Full Sail University Winter Park, FL Private for-profit · 5 feeder programs | 1,173 | Human Computer Interaction | 44% | $32,163 | — |
| 38 | Georgia State University Atlanta, GA Public · 3 feeder programs | 1,133 | Computer Science | 53% | — | 55% |
| 39 | University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY Public · 5 feeder programs | 1,107 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 75% | — | 74% |
| 40 | George Mason University Fairfax, VA Public · 8 feeder programs | 1,102 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 68% | — | 87% |
| 41 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA Public · 7 feeder programs | 1,065 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 86% | — | 55% |
| 42 | University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA Public · 7 feeder programs | 1,060 | Computer Science | 87% | — | 29% |
| 43 | University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Public · 8 feeder programs | 1,032 | Computer Science | 65% | — | 86% |
| 44 | Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX Public · 5 feeder programs | 1,023 | Computer Science | 84% | — | 57% |
| 45 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 1,021 | Computer Science | 75% | $19,899 | 55% |
| 46 | Stanford University Stanford, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1,018 | Computer Science | 92% | $12,032 | 4% |
| 47 | Boston University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 1,010 | Computer Science | 89% | $21,956 | 11% |
| 48 | Florida International University Miami, FL Public · 4 feeder programs | 991 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 74% | — | 55% |
| 49 | Pace University New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 985 | Computer Science | 60% | $29,994 | 76% |
| 50 | Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL Public · 4 feeder programs | 974 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 63% | — | 66% |
What computer science teachers, postsecondary 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
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| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $128,210 | 2,480 | 0.60× | 197 | 27,111 |
| Texas | $97,480 | 3,540 | 1.10× | 126 | 22,635 |
| New York | $96,450 | 3,170 | 1.44× | 122 | 16,409 |
| Florida | $76,950 | 950 | 0.42× | 100 | 11,283 |
| Illinois | $98,750 | 1,540 | 1.11× | 93 | 11,120 |
| Georgia | $98,030 | 1,160 | 1.04× | 50 | 9,597 |
| Massachusetts | $128,030 | 1,490 | 1.79× | 59 | 9,545 |
| Maryland | $98,850 | 830 | 1.32× | 41 | 8,740 |
| Utah | $124,460 | 550 | 1.38× | 21 | 8,656 |
| Pennsylvania | $97,500 | 1,520 | 1.10× | 118 | 8,293 |
| Indiana | $102,660 | 1,240 | 1.70× | 42 | 7,075 |
| Missouri | $90,770 | 510 | 0.76× | 48 | 6,761 |
| Virginia | $106,780 | 1,670 | 1.78× | 66 | 6,514 |
| Kentucky | $83,470 | 310 | 0.67× | 34 | 6,278 |
| North Carolina | $80,080 | 1,650 | 1.46× | 39 | 6,163 |
| Ohio | $91,230 | 1,180 | 0.93× | 77 | 6,061 |
| New Jersey | $81,500 | 1,440 | 1.48× | 54 | 5,972 |
| Michigan | $107,690 | 810 | 0.81× | 64 | 5,800 |
| Arizona | $84,050 | 700 | 0.95× | 32 | 5,266 |
| Colorado | $80,530 | 920 | 1.41× | 29 | 4,687 |
| New Hampshire | $83,630 | 210 | 1.34× | 15 | 4,407 |
| Washington | $90,950 | 800 | 0.99× | 51 | 4,136 |
| Alabama | $92,640 | 500 | 1.04× | 47 | 3,566 |
| Wisconsin | $97,730 | 510 | 0.76× | 46 | 3,397 |
| Minnesota | $85,710 | 480 | 0.71× | 55 | 2,909 |
| Idaho | — | 120 | 0.59× | 11 | 2,698 |
| Connecticut | $106,290 | 390 | 1.02× | 21 | 2,439 |
| Oregon | $107,310 | 530 | 1.17× | 27 | 2,362 |
| Louisiana | $77,530 | 200 | 0.45× | 34 | 2,327 |
| Tennessee | $81,600 | 560 | 0.75× | 40 | 2,272 |
| Oklahoma | $76,570 | 210 | 0.55× | 45 | 2,144 |
| Arkansas | $56,180 | 160 | 0.55× | 40 | 2,023 |
| Nebraska | $94,360 | 260 | 1.11× | 19 | 1,932 |
| Iowa | $89,510 | 290 | 0.82× | 37 | 1,406 |
| South Carolina | $78,240 | 380 | 0.73× | 30 | 1,324 |
| Kansas | $67,400 | 260 | 0.79× | 29 | 1,315 |
| Nevada | $106,640 | 140 | 0.39× | 7 | 1,170 |
| Mississippi | $75,520 | 160 | 0.59× | 25 | 1,093 |
| District of Columbia | $101,380 | 210 | 1.30× | 8 | 890 |
| Rhode Island | $100,790 | 160 | 1.40× | 9 | 812 |
| Delaware | $102,080 | 120 | 1.13× | 6 | 593 |
| South Dakota | $75,540 | 150 | 1.41× | 10 | 571 |
| New Mexico | $79,440 | 200 | 1.00× | 15 | 563 |
| West Virginia | $73,880 | 270 | 1.69× | 20 | 391 |
| Vermont | $94,930 | 110 | 1.60× | 9 | 378 |
| North Dakota | $81,400 | 90 | 0.87× | 10 | 376 |
| Montana | $81,560 | 60 | 0.50× | 13 | 310 |
| Maine | $99,730 | 120 | 0.79× | 14 | 290 |
| Wyoming | $63,900 | 40 | 0.63× | 8 | 113 |
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
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations or assign this work to others.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as programming, data structures, and software design.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Skills
- Writing4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Learning Strategies3.9
- Active Learning3.9
- Active Listening3.9
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Monitoring3.8
Knowledge areas
- Computers and Electronics4.8
- Education and Training4.8
- English Language4.2
- Customer and Personal Service4.0
- Mathematics3.9
- Engineering and Technology3.8
Abilities
- Oral Expression4.1
- Oral Comprehension4.1
- Written Expression4.0
- Written Comprehension4.0
- Speech Clarity3.9
- Deductive Reasoning3.9
Core activities
- Training and Teaching Others4.8
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge4.7
- Working with Computers4.7
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.4
- Thinking Creatively4.3
- Getting Information4.3
Tools and technology
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How to become a Computer Science Teacher, Postsecondary
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 21 majors mapped to Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary21 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 11.0101Computer and Information Sciences, General
- 11.0102Artificial Intelligence
- 11.0199Computer and Information Sciences, Other
- 11.0201Computer Programming/Programmer, General
- 11.0401Information Science/Studies
- 11.0501Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
- 11.0701Computer Science
- 11.0804Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation
- 11.0901Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
- 11.0902Cloud Computing
- 13.1321Computer Teacher Education
- 30.0801Mathematics and Computer Science
- 30.1601Accounting and Computer Science
- 30.3001Computational Science
- 30.3101Human Computer Interaction
- 30.3901Economics and Computer Science
- 30.4801Linguistics and Computer Science
- 52.1201Management Information Systems, General
- 52.1206Information Resources Management
- 52.1207Knowledge Management
- 52.1299Management Information Systems and Services, Other
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 Science Teacher, Postsecondary?+
Doctoral or professional 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, 36.3% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Computer Science Teacher, Postsecondary?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 21 programs to this occupation. The largest are Computer Science, Computer and Information Sciences, Information Science/Studies, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, plus 11 more. Together they graduate about 243,483 people a year.
How much do computer science teachers, postsecondary earn?+
The median is $96,980 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $49,460 at the 10th percentile to $170,200 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 science teachers, postsecondary growing?+
BLS projects a +5.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 3,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career?+
2,166 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 21 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 science teachers, postsecondary work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Instructor, Computer Science Professor, Computer Information Systems Instructor (CIS Instructor) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1021.
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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