Is a Computer Systems Analysis degree worth it?
Across 27 schools, graduates of Computer Systems Analysis earn a median $74,585 five years out on $40,509 of debt. Graduates most commonly work as Computer Systems Analysts (modeled from the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk). These earnings and debt figures come from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Median 5-yr pay
$74,585
Median debt
$40,509
Years to pay off
5.4
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
69%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+8.6%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
15.2%
$76,390 vs $64,781
Net price
$19,343/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$20,019
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Computer Systems Analysis in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.