Computer & IS Security at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying computer & is security, you may want to check out the program at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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.

Penn State University Park Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance

Penn State University Park Computer & IS Security Rankings

Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

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

Penn State University Park Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

In the computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12,760	$77,700
Computer Network Architects	7,120	$101,090
Computer Network Support Specialists	6,400	$64,700
Database Administrators	5,390	$84,510

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 George Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.