Florida·Computer and Mathematical Occupations·SOC 15-1211

Best Computer Systems Analyst programs in Florida, ranked by enrollment

Analyze science, engineering, business, and other data processing problems to develop and implement solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns.

80 schools in Florida run programs that feed this job, graduating 10,214 people a year. The job pays a median of $101,900 in Florida across about 35,270 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledSystems AnalystProgrammer AnalystHealth InformaticistClinical InformaticistBusiness Systems AnalystComputer Systems AnalystNursing Informatics SpecialistClinical Informatics Specialist
Graduates / yr
10,214
in Florida
Median pay · Florida
$101,900
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
35,270
people employed
Schools
80
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
57%
across those schools
Median net price
$30,614
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Florida that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

4 programs in Florida that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Florida (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Florida page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 11.0101In Florida
4,566
44.7%
27$57,986$24,286
2
CIP 11.0103In Florida
4,210
41.2%
45$57,986$24,286
3
CIP 11.0501In Florida
939
9.2%
8$51,805$46,000
4
CIP 11.0901In Florida
499
4.9%
30$43,901$22,822

Top 25 schools in Florida

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 24 of the 80 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Florida
Gainesville, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
1,211Computer and Information Sciences, General$90,65191%24%
2University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
1,196Computer and Information Sciences, General$68,79378%40%
3Florida International University
Miami, FL Public · 3 feeder programs
1,143Computer and Information Sciences, General$62,56274%55%
4Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
787Computer and Information Sciences, General$58,37963%66%
5Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
698Information Technology$52,49739%
6Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
695Computer and Information Sciences, General$61,37686%24%
7University of South Florida
Tampa, FL Public · 3 feeder programs
664Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst77%43%
8Valencia College
Orlando, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
537Information Technology$31,75448%
9Miami Dade College
Miami, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
388Information Technology$49,90346%
10Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
314Information Technology$49,04945%
11Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
217Information Technology$35,88361%$35,48397%
12Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
177Information Technology37%
13Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
155Information Technology$51,31641%
14University of Florida - Online
Gainesville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
129Computer and Information Sciences, General$90,65185%61%
15Santa Fe College
Gainesville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
125Information Technology$49,30253%
16College of Central Florida
Ocala, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
123Information Technology44%
17University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
111Information Technology$45,73359%58%
18University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
110Information Technology$61,94169%53%
19Atlantis University
Miami, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
90Information Technology57%$20,727
20Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
77Computer and Information Sciences, General64%$33,58558%
21Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL Public · 2 feeder programs
74Computer and Information Sciences, General$55,61753%21%
22Florida SouthWestern State College
Fort Myers, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
65Information Technology39%
23Sheridan Technical College
Hollywood, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
64Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$28,49069%
24St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
64Information Technology38%
25Hillsborough College
Tampa, FL Public · 1 feeder programs
57Information Technology34%

All 80 schools in Florida

Every school in Florida with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Florida that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of FloridaGainesvillePublic1,2112
University of Central FloridaOrlandoPublic1,1962
Florida International UniversityMiamiPublic1,1433
Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca RatonPublic7872
Broward CollegeFort LauderdalePublic6981
Florida State UniversityTallahasseePublic6952
University of South FloridaTampaPublic6643
Valencia CollegeOrlandoPublic5372
Miami Dade CollegeMiamiPublic3882
Indian River State CollegeFort PiercePublic3142
Keiser University - Ft LauderdaleFort LauderdalePrivate not-for-profit2173
Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonvillePublic1772
Seminole State College of FloridaSanfordPublic1551
University of Florida - OnlineGainesvillePublic1291
Santa Fe CollegeGainesvillePublic1251

What computer systems analysts earn in Florida

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Florida
$101,900
Mean annual
$106,620
Jobs in state
35,270
What the range looks like
10th pct$63,030Median$101,90090th pct$161,720
Versus the national median
-3.7%

U.S. median $105,850. Florida pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
1.06×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Florida

Wildwood-The Villages, FL
$94,650median
70 jobs
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
$101,940median
1,080 jobs
Naples-Marco Island, FL
$103,680median
290 jobs
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$105,080median
7,100 jobs
Jacksonville, FL
$102,230median
3,250 jobs
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$103,650median
9,000 jobs
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
$98,410median
400 jobs
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
$98,350median
660 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+8.7%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
34,200
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
45,500
521,100 → 566,500
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Computer Systems Analysts page.

How to become a Computer Systems Analyst

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Florida

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 4 majors mapped to Computer Systems Analysts4 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 11.0101Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • 11.0103Information Technology
  • 11.0501Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
  • 11.0901Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

Common questions

Answers for people weighing computer systems analysts programs in Florida.

What degree do you need to become a Computer Systems Analyst?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Computer and Information Sciences, General, which awarded 4,566 degrees in Florida in 2024-25, 44.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Computer Systems Analyst?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 4 programs to this occupation. The largest are Computer and Information Sciences, Computer Systems Analysis, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. Together they graduate about 10,214 people a year in Florida.

How much do computer systems analysts earn in Florida?+

The median is $101,900 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 3.7% below the U.S. median of $105,850. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for computer systems analysts growing?+

BLS projects a +8.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 34,200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Florida?+

80 institutions in Florida reported graduates from at least one of the 4 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do computer systems analysts work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Systems Analyst, Programmer Analyst, Health Informaticist, Clinical Informaticist, Business Systems Analyst, Computer Systems Analyst among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 15-1211.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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