Hawaii·Computer and Mathematical Occupations·SOC 15-1211

Best Computer Systems Analyst programs in Hawaii, 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.

6 schools in Hawaii run programs that feed this job, graduating 277 people a year. The job pays a median of $88,640 in Hawaii across about 1,670 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledSystems AnalystProgrammer AnalystHealth InformaticistClinical InformaticistBusiness Systems AnalystComputer Systems AnalystNursing Informatics SpecialistClinical Informatics Specialist
Graduates / yr
277
in Hawaii
Median pay · Hawaii
$88,640
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
1,670
people employed
Schools
6
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
39%
across those schools
Median net price
$13,884
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Hawaii that lead to this job

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

3 programs in Hawaii that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Hawaii (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 Hawaii 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 Hawaii
161
58.1%
2$57,986$24,286
2
CIP 11.0103In Hawaii
93
33.6%
4$57,986$24,286
3
CIP 11.0901In Hawaii
23
8.3%
1$43,901$22,822

Top 6 schools in Hawaii

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 6 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Leeward Community College
Pearl City, HI Public · 1 feeder programs
126Computer and Information Sciences, General35%
2Kapiolani Community College
Honolulu, HI Public · 1 feeder programs
45Information Technology22%
3University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI Public · 2 feeder programs
45Computer and Information Sciences, General$57,20764%87%
4Honolulu Community College
Honolulu, HI Public · 1 feeder programs
23Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications25%
5Brigham Young University - Hawaii
Laie, HI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
20Information Technology53%$13,88447%
6Hawaii Community College
Hilo, HI Public · 1 feeder programs
18Information Technology33%

All 6 schools in Hawaii

Every school in Hawaii 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 Hawaii that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Leeward Community CollegePearl CityPublic1261
Kapiolani Community CollegeHonoluluPublic451
University of Hawaii at ManoaHonoluluPublic452
Honolulu Community CollegeHonoluluPublic231
Brigham Young University - HawaiiLaiePrivate not-for-profit201
Hawaii Community CollegeHiloPublic181

What computer systems analysts earn in Hawaii

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

Median annual in Hawaii
$88,640
Mean annual
$94,480
Jobs in state
1,670
What the range looks like
10th pct$62,200Median$88,64090th pct$128,720
Versus the national median
-16.3%

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

Job concentration
0.79×

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

Metro areas in Hawaii

Kahului-Wailuku, HI
$87,830median
90 jobs
Urban Honolulu, HI
$90,980median
1,470 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.

Top skills

Reading ComprehensionSpeakingActive ListeningCritical ThinkingWritingActive Learning

The same job in other states

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

Related careers in Hawaii

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 Hawaii.

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 161 degrees in Hawaii in 2024-25, 58.1% 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 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Computer and Information Sciences, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. Together they graduate about 277 people a year in Hawaii.

How much do computer systems analysts earn in Hawaii?+

The median is $88,640 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 16.3% 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 Hawaii?+

6 institutions in Hawaii reported graduates from at least one of the 3 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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