Utah·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-1021

Best Computer Science Teacher, Postsecondary programs in Utah, ranked by enrollment

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.

21 schools in Utah run programs that feed this job, graduating 8,656 people a year. The job pays a median of $124,460 in Utah across about 550 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledProfessorInstructorComputer Science ProfessorComputer Information Systems Instructor (CIS Instructor)LecturerC++ ProfessorFaculty MemberCollege Professor
Graduates / yr
8,656
in Utah
Median pay · Utah
$124,460
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
550
people employed
Schools
21
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
62%
across those schools
Median net price
$13,712
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Utah that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.07
Computer Science
2,737graduates / yr
10 schools · 1 specialization · 31.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $70,374
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.12
Management Information Systems and Services
2,023graduates / yr
4 schools · 2 specializations · 23.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $59,352
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.01
Computer and Information Sciences
1,356graduates / yr
10 schools · 3 specializations · 15.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $57,986
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.09
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
1,206graduates / yr
11 schools · 2 specializations · 14.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $43,901
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.02
Computer Programming
790graduates / yr
11 schools · 1 specialization · 9.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $46,719
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.04
Information Science/Studies
317graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 3.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $57,313
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
CIP 11.08
Computer Software and Media Applications
191graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 2.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $33,504
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.08
Mathematics and Computer Science
26graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $89,651
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.30
Computational Science
5graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $50,745
Education
CIP 13.13
Teacher Education and Professional Development
3graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $43,033
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.31
Human Computer Interaction
2graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $57,986

15 programs in Utah that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Utah (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Utah page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 11.0701In Utah
2,737
31.6%
10$70,374$23,250
2
CIP 11.0101In Utah
1,282
14.8%
10$57,986$24,286
3
CIP 52.1206In Utah
1,072
12.4%
1$59,352$24,618
4
CIP 52.1201In Utah
951
11.0%
4$59,352$24,618
5
CIP 11.0201In Utah
790
9.1%
11$46,719$20,729
6
CIP 11.0901In Utah
742
8.6%
11$43,901$22,822
7
CIP 11.0902In Utah
464
5.4%
3$43,901$22,822
8
CIP 11.0401In Utah
317
3.7%
2$57,313$25,833
9
CIP 11.0804In Utah
191
2.2%
3$33,504$27,000
10
CIP 11.0199In Utah
52
0.6%
1$57,986$24,286
11
CIP 30.0801In Utah
26
0.3%
1$89,651$23,175
12
CIP 11.0102In Utah
22
0.3%
4$57,986$24,286
13
CIP 30.3001In Utah
5
0.1%
1$50,745$27,000
14
CIP 13.1321In Utah
3
0.0%
1$43,033$26,044
15
CIP 30.3101In Utah
2
0.0%
1$57,986$25,812

Top 21 schools in Utah

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 8 of the 21 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs
4,264Computer Science$83,86046%$11,580
2University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT Public · 8 feeder programs
1,032Computer Science$90,28265%86%
3Utah Valley University
Orem, UT Public · 6 feeder programs
891Computer and Information Sciences, General45%
4Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT Public · 2 feeder programs
652Computer and Information Sciences, General$57,42829%
5Weber State University
Ogden, UT Public · 7 feeder programs
572Computer Science$72,48646%
6Brigham Young University
Provo, UT Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
257Computer Science$90,62581%$13,71268%
7Utah State University
Logan, UT Public · 3 feeder programs
152Computer and Information Sciences, General$71,33559%92%
8Utah Tech University
Saint George, UT Public · 3 feeder programs
149Management Information Systems, General38%
9Davis Technical College
Kaysville, UT Public · 1 feeder programs
122Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications57%
10Ogden - Weber Technical College
Ogden, UT Public · 2 feeder programs
88Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications53%
11Neumont College of Computer Science
Salt Lake City, UT Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs
77Computer Programming/Programmer, General63%$29,55387%
12Mountainland Technical College
Lehi, UT Public · 2 feeder programs
70Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications84%
13Dixie Technical College
Saint George, UT Public · 2 feeder programs
66Computer and Information Sciences, General$41,63177%
14Uintah Basin Technical College
Roosevelt, UT Public · 1 feeder programs
63Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications86%
15Bridgerland Technical College
Logan, UT Public · 2 feeder programs
62Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications75%
16Snow College
Ephraim, UT Public · 3 feeder programs
34Computer Science46%
17Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT Public · 2 feeder programs
34Computer Science$49,65561%82%
18Tooele Technical College
Tooele, UT Public · 3 feeder programs
29Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications81%
19Ensign College
Salt Lake City, UT Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
24Computer Science43%$11,149
20Southwest Technical College
Cedar City, UT Public · 2 feeder programs
12Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications95%
21Westminster University
Salt Lake City, UT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
6Computer Science64%$23,15467%

All 21 schools in Utah

Every school in Utah with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Utah that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake CityPrivate not-for-profit4,2647
University of UtahSalt Lake CityPublic1,0328
Utah Valley UniversityOremPublic8916
Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake CityPublic6522
Weber State UniversityOgdenPublic5727
Brigham Young UniversityProvoPrivate not-for-profit2572
Utah State UniversityLoganPublic1523
Utah Tech UniversitySaint GeorgePublic1493
Davis Technical CollegeKaysvillePublic1221
Ogden - Weber Technical CollegeOgdenPublic882
Neumont College of Computer ScienceSalt Lake CityPrivate for-profit772
Mountainland Technical CollegeLehiPublic702
Dixie Technical CollegeSaint GeorgePublic662
Uintah Basin Technical CollegeRooseveltPublic631
Bridgerland Technical CollegeLoganPublic622

What computer science teachers, postsecondary earn in Utah

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Utah
$124,460
Mean annual
$123,530
Jobs in state
550
What the range looks like
10th pct$67,070Median$124,46090th pct$163,860
Versus the national median
+28.3%

U.S. median $96,980. Utah pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
1.38×

Concentrated here: Utah employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in Utah

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
$135,790median
240 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+5.3%
Faster than average
Openings per year
3,500
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
2,400
44,800 → 47,200
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary page.

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.

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Utah

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

Common questions

Answers for people weighing computer science teachers, postsecondary programs in Utah.

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 2,737 degrees in Utah in 2024-25, 31.6% 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 15 programs to this occupation. The largest are Computer Science, Management Information Systems and Services, Computer and Information Sciences, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, plus 7 more. Together they graduate about 8,656 people a year in Utah.

How much do computer science teachers, postsecondary earn in Utah?+

The median is $124,460 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 28.3% above the U.S. median of $96,980. 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 in Utah?+

21 institutions in Utah reported graduates from at least one of the 15 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.

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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 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected 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 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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