Computer Systems Analysis

1,591 students earn a computer systems analysis credential each year across 84 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $52,507
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $74,585

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Bachelor's programs — 43 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of HoustonHouston, Texas224$55,5651 year out$87,354$24,990 2DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, Illinois164$51,8051 year out$74,585$46,000 3University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota161$73,0131 year out$110,382$20,041 4Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas59$73,7401 year out—$20,750 5Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut37—1 year out——6Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio37$55,7901 year out$84,968$25,000 7University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico29—1 year out——8Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee26$65,0841 year out—$24,279 9DeVry University-OhioColumbus, Ohio26$51,8051 year out$74,585$46,000 10DeVry College of New YorkNew York, New York23$51,8051 year out$74,585$46,000 11DeVry University-CaliforniaOntario, California23$51,8051 year out$74,585$46,000 12DeVry University-GeorgiaDecatur, Georgia18$51,8051 year out$74,585$46,000 13Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, Kansas15$54,7831 year out$62,233$20,500 14Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, Michigan15$54,2191 year out$85,259—15University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, Illinois14—1 year out——16Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri11—1 year out——17West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyBeckley, West Virginia11—1 year out——18DeVry University-FloridaOrlando, Florida11$51,8051 year out$74,585$46,000 19University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota9$53,8651 year out—$27,000 20Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont9—1 year out——21University of DenverDenver, Colorado8—1 year out——22University of VermontBurlington, Vermont8—1 year out——23DeVry University-New JerseyIselin, New Jersey8$51,8051 year out$74,585$46,000 24Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas5—1 year out——25University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri5—1 year out——26DeVry University-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona5$51,8051 year out$74,585$46,000 27DeVry University-TexasIrving, Texas5$51,8051 year out$74,585$46,000 28Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, Iowa4—1 year out——29Purdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana4—1 year out——30Carroll CollegeHelena, Montana3—1 year out——31DeVry University-VirginiaArlington, Virginia3$51,8051 year out$74,585$46,000 32Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan2—1 year out——33Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, Missouri1—1 year out——34Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio1—1 year out——35Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, Oregon1—1 year out——36Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona—$60,5241 year out——37Howard UniversityWashington, District of Columbia—$92,3241 year out$118,399—38Rasmussen University-MinnesotaSt. Cloud, Minnesota——1 year out$86,346—39Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia——1 year out$68,707$26,000 40University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin—$52,5071 year out$85,427$23,454 41California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California—$61,0541 year out——42DeVry University-NevadaHenderson, Nevada0$51,8051 year out$74,585$46,000 43University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona0—1 year out$74,529—

Associate programs — 20 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona17—1 year out——2Wor-Wic Community CollegeSalisbury, Maryland9—1 year out——3Southern State Community CollegeHillsboro, Ohio9—1 year out——4Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont, Texas9—1 year out——5Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona7—1 year out——6Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona6—1 year out——7Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona5—1 year out——8Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona4—1 year out——9Great Falls College Montana State UniversityGreat Falls, Montana4—1 year out——10Baton Rouge Community CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana4—1 year out——11Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona3—1 year out——12Sierra CollegeRocklin, California3—1 year out——13Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeKalamazoo, Michigan3—1 year out——14Oakland Community CollegeAuburn Hills, Michigan3—1 year out——15Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona3—1 year out——16Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona2—1 year out——17Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona2—1 year out——18Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California1—1 year out——19Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts1—1 year out——20University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio——1 year out$58,744—

Certificate programs — 35 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida171—1 year out——2Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio108—1 year out——3Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida43—1 year out——4Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California27—1 year out——5College of Central FloridaOcala, Florida24—1 year out——6University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona17—1 year out——7Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona10—1 year out——8Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona9—1 year out——9Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California9—1 year out——10Black River Technical CollegePocahontas, Arkansas8—1 year out——11Southern Arkansas University TechCamden, Arkansas8—1 year out——12Sierra CollegeRocklin, California7—1 year out——13Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona6—1 year out——14Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California6—1 year out——15Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona5—1 year out——16Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeKalamazoo, Michigan5—1 year out——17Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona5—1 year out——18East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California4—1 year out——19Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California4—1 year out——20Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California4—1 year out——21Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana4—1 year out——22Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona4—1 year out——23Laramie County Community CollegeCheyenne, Wyoming3—1 year out——24Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona2—1 year out——25Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California2—1 year out——26Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California2—1 year out——27Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California2—1 year out——28Wor-Wic Community CollegeSalisbury, Maryland2—1 year out——29College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada2—1 year out——30University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio2—1 year out——31Edison State Community CollegePiqua, Ohio2—1 year out——32Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California1—1 year out——33Merced CollegeMerced, California1—1 year out——34Franklin UniversityColumbus, Ohio1—1 year out——35Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).