Student Loan Calculator
Choose your major, estimate what you'll earn, and see how tuition and loans stack up over time.
We estimate early-career and mid-career pay for 💻 Computer Science.
Year 1 salary
$85,000
Year 15 salary
$210,000
Est. monthly payment
$297
Tuition & loans
Enter what college will cost and how much you expect to borrow.
Tuition is about $40,000; loans cover $28,400, leaving roughly $11,600 from savings, scholarships, or family help.
At a Year 1 salary of $85,000, this payment is about 6% of estimated take-home pay — principal alone is roughly 4 months of gross pay.
The total lifetime cost of your student loans would be $35,583 paid over 10 years.
Earnings vs debt
How Computer Science pay stacks up against what you owe.
Loan balance over time
Projected remaining balance as you pay down the loan.
Salary figures are ballpark estimates for planning only and vary by school, location, and experience. Loan math uses standard amortization and is not financial advice.
