Computer & IS Security at Brown University

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance school? To help you decide if Brown University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance program.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 9,948.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & IS Security section at the bottom of this page.

Brown Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance

Brown Computer & IS Security Rankings

Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Student Demographics at Brown

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance majors at Brown University.

Brown Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance master's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

In the computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brown University with a master's in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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Careers That Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,800	$90,600
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,270	$146,550
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,100	$56,400
Database Administrators	410	$92,410
Information Security Analysts	350	$109,580

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ad Meskens under License

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