Mount Pleasant, Michigan · Public
Computer Science at Central Michigan University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 134 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~134
- Schools with reported signal
- 882
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 89.8%
- Graduation rate
- 58.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $17,597/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $70,388
- Median debt
- $27,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $55,874/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 882 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($806 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($646 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 51% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 1.8% reported share · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 0.9% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.3% reported share · $1,115 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.9% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.5% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 4.8% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.3% reported share · $2,129 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Computer Science accounts for 1.3% of reported programs at Central Michigan University, which is bigger than 43% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 134 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Central Michigan University's average net price is $17,597 per year, about $70,388 over four years. That is $806 below the $18,403 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $55,874 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $646 below the $56,520 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Central Michigan University #454 of 882 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.