Computer & Information Systems Security

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Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Computer & Information Systems Security and the types of students that study this field. Western Governors University awards the most degrees in Computer & Information Systems Security in the US.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Computer & Information Systems Security programs are N/A institutions (N/A total). N/A

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Computer & Information Systems Security (2024)

Western Governors University
3,702 degrees awarded
University of Maryland Global Campus
1,884 degrees awarded
Purdue University Global
1,525 degrees awarded

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Computer & Information Systems Security programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Demographic information for those who earn a degree in N/A in the United States.

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Computer & Information Systems Security field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Computer & Information Systems Security majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Computer & Information Systems Security majors need more than the average amount of N/A.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Computer & Information Systems Security majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of N/A is very distinctive for majors, but the Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, and Complex Problem Solving are the three most important skills for people in the field.