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The NACE's Winter 2026 Salary Survey was conducted between Oct. 8 and Nov. 30, 2025, and gathered responses from 150 organizations, including companies such as Chevron, CVS Health, PepsiCo and Verizon.
Among them, 37 employers said they plan to recruit computer science graduates from the Class of 2026.
Mechanical engineering ranked second, with 20% of employers indicating hiring plans, followed by business administration at 18.7%.
Technology-related majors dominated the list of most in-demand master’s degrees. Information sciences and systems and software engineering each attracted interest from 14.7% of employers, while computer engineering was cited by 13.3%.
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Students at the graduation ceremony of the University of Notre Dame in May 2024. Photo courtesy of the university |
At the bachelor’s degree level, computer science ranked third in employer demand but attracted the largest number of hiring responses. Ninety of the 150 surveyed organizations said they plan to recruit graduates in the major.
Computer science graduates at both degree levels are also projected to earn the highest starting salaries.
Master’s degree holders are expected to earn an average of $94,212 in 2026, up 10.6% from last year.
Bachelor’s degree graduates in computer science are projected to earn about $81,535 in starting salaries, an increase of 6.9% year-on-year.
