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title: Is a Computer Systems Analysis degree worth the debt?
cip: 1105
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard — Field of Study (2026-06-10 release)
sourceId: src:doe:college-scorecard:field-of-study:2026-06-10
---

# Is a Computer Systems Analysis degree worth the debt?

Leading with the **Bachelor's**, across **29** colleges (29 of 29 programs report earnings):

- **Median pay, 1 year after completion:** $47,609 ($52,242 at 2 years)
- **Median federal debt:** $40,509 (federal loans only)
- **Debt-to-earnings:** 0.85× a first year's pay
- **Across-college spread (middle 50%):** $47,609–$57,393 — the program you choose moves the number this much.


**How to read this:** these are MEDIANS across college programs, measured **1–2 years after completion** (early career, graduates only) — NOT lifetime earnings, and NOT comparable to a college's 10-years-after-entry figure. They cover **federally-aided completers at programs large enough to report**; small programs are suppressed. A field median is not a prediction of your outcome, not causal (who enters a field differs by field), and **not a "best majors" ranking** — earnings are one dimension of worth. Verify by field at the official College Scorecard (https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/).

## By degree level

| Level | Pay (1yr) | Federal debt | Debt/pay | Colleges | Programs reporting |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bachelor's | $47,609 | $40,509 | 0.85× | 29 | 29/29 |
| Master's | $77,652 | $29,878 | 0.42× | 6 | 6/6 |

## Where a Bachelor's in this field reports the highest early-career pay

Reflects who enrolls and where, not causal program quality.

| College | Pay (1yr) | Federal debt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Texas Christian University (TX) | $78,343 | $20,750 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (MN) | $70,084 | $20,041 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota (MN) | $66,682 | — |
| Saginaw Valley State University (MI) | $61,415 | — |
| Lindenwood University (MO) | $61,260 | — |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona (AZ) | $59,874 | — |
| University of Phoenix-California | $59,874 | — |
| California State University-San Marcos (CA) | $57,393 | — |
| University of Houston (TX) | $55,675 | $24,154 |
| Northern Arizona University (AZ) | $54,090 | — |
| Kent State University at Kent (OH) | $52,914 | $23,625 |
| DeVry College of New York (NY) | $47,609 | $40,509 |
| DeVry University-Arizona (AZ) | $47,609 | $40,509 |
| DeVry University-California (CA) | $47,609 | $40,509 |
| DeVry University-Colorado | $47,609 | $40,509 |

RECORDED College Scorecard figures + one DERIVED ratio (debt-to-earnings). Informs and compares; not advice on what to major in. Each college's full record: `/education/<slug>`.

Structured data: `/education/fields/computer-systems-analysis.jsonld` · `/education/fields/computer-systems-analysis.json`