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CIP 11.1003 Computer and Information Sciences

Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance

IPEDS Completions, US Department of Education · 2025

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Total graduates

33,969

2025 · 716 schools

International share

10.5%

3,566 international students

Bachelor's degrees

14,586

2.3% international

Master's degrees

11,252

26.9% international

Overview

Computer and Information Systems Security, also known as Information Assurance, is a crucial field that focuses on protecting computer systems, networks, and data from unauthorized access, breaches, and damage. As technology continues to evolve, the importance of safeguarding sensitive information has become paramount for organizations across various sectors.

This discipline encompasses a range of practices and principles aimed at ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. Students in this field learn about risk management, security protocols, cryptography, and ethical hacking. They also explore various security frameworks and compliance standards that govern the protection of information assets.

The curriculum typically includes both theoretical and practical components, allowing students to develop hands-on skills through labs and real-world projects. Topics such as network security, incident response, and digital forensics are often integral to the program, preparing graduates to address complex security challenges.

Professionals in Computer and Information Systems Security may work in various roles, including security analysts, systems auditors, and network security engineers. They are tasked with identifying vulnerabilities, implementing security measures, and ensuring that organizations comply with regulations and standards.

With the increasing frequency and sophistication of cyber threats, the demand for skilled professionals in this field is on the rise. Graduates can expect to find numerous career opportunities in government agencies, financial institutions, healthcare organizations, and technology companies, among others. Overall, this discipline is vital for maintaining the security and trustworthiness of digital environments in our interconnected world.

Graduates by year

Graduates by degree level (first and second majors)

AssociateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoral

From 2003 to 2025, graduates grew 106,053% and the international share went from 6.3% to 10.5%.

International share (%)
Graduates by group, 2025
White
40.0%
Asian
7.6%
Hispanic
14.9%
Black
16.5%
Other
10.5%
Intl.
10.5%

Colleges that award this degree

In 2025, 716 schools awarded this degree as a first major. The table lists those in the 2027 U.S. News National or Liberal Arts rankings, plus the unranked schools with the most graduates.

RankSchoolStateGraduatesInternational
#3 Harvard University Massachusetts 1 0
#9 Johns Hopkins University Maryland 83 39
#14 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania 114 84
#16 Washington University in St Louis Missouri 1 1
#16 Brown University Rhode Island 17 1
#23 Georgetown University D.C. 78 10
#27 University of Southern California California 33 11
#29 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Georgia 299 70
#31 Boston College Massachusetts 32 5
#31 Tufts University Massachusetts 8 2
#31 New York University New York 303 72
#34 Boston University Massachusetts 4 3
#34 The University of Texas at Austin Texas 19 1
#42 Northeastern University Massachusetts 87 38
#52 University of Georgia Georgia 3 0
#55 University of Miami Florida 2 1
#55 The Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania 315 36
#55 Purdue University-Main Campus Indiana 205 26
#59 George Washington University D.C. 223 19
#59 Tulane University of Louisiana Louisiana 14 1
#59 Stevens Institute of Technology New Jersey 21 0
#72 Syracuse University New York 39 12
#73 Indiana University-Bloomington Indiana 3 1
#73 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Massachusetts 11 3
#80 Drexel University Pennsylvania 78 16
#85 University of Delaware Delaware 35 21
#85 New Jersey Institute of Technology New Jersey 44 9
#85 Fordham University New York 36 11
#85 Southern Methodist University Texas 6 3
#90 Yeshiva University New York 88 54
#95 Rochester Institute of Technology New York 175 28
#100 Auburn University Alabama 8 2
#100 University of San Diego California 80 0
#100 Florida International University Florida 94 13
#100 University of South Florida-Main Campus Florida 153 5
#109 Fairfield University Connecticut 6 0
#109 Temple University Pennsylvania 23 4
#116 Iowa State University Iowa 13 2
#116 Brigham Young University-Provo Utah 46 1
#121 Arizona State University-Tempe Arizona 20 2
#121 University of the Pacific California 1 0
#121 University of Denver Colorado 20 9
#121 University of Central Florida Florida 45 11
#121 Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois 63 37
#121 Loyola University Chicago Illinois 20 0
#121 SUNY at Albany New York 242 53
#121 The University of Texas at Dallas Texas 41 24
#121 George Mason University Virginia 17 8
#133 Miami University-Oxford Ohio 3 0
#137 University of Alabama at Birmingham Alabama 22 8
#137 San Diego State University California 6 3
#137 University of Maryland-Baltimore County Maryland 109 67
#137 St John's University (NY) New York 47 2
#137 University of Houston Texas 51 21
#148 Mercer University Georgia 14 2
#148 University of Kansas Kansas 3 1
#148 University of Tulsa Oklahoma 54 1
#148 University of Rhode Island Rhode Island 20 0
#156 The University of Alabama Alabama 11 1
#156 Quinnipiac University Connecticut 24 3
#156 Florida A&M University Florida 4 0
#156 Kansas State University Kansas 13 0
#156 Montclair State University New Jersey 21 0
#156 CUNY--City College New York 16 8
#169 Bradley University Illinois 8 1
#169 DePaul University Illinois 127 38
#169 Michigan Technological University Michigan 39 0
#169 Touro College New York 12 6
#169 University of North Carolina at Charlotte North Carolina 58 40
#179 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Ohio 119 10
#179 University of Utah Utah 24 6
#186 University of Detroit Mercy Michigan 29 2
#191 Rowan University New Jersey 70 51
#191 Hofstra University New York 22 3
#202 University of St. Thomas (TX) Texas 10 0
#208 University of Idaho Idaho 11 0
#208 Mississippi State University Mississippi 20 2
#208 University of North Texas Texas 68 52
#219 Illinois State University Illinois 58 1
#219 Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Indiana 4 2
#219 New York Institute of Technology New York 16 2
#219 North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina 11 0
#219 University of North Carolina--Wilmington North Carolina 37 0
#219 Gannon University Pennsylvania 112 98
#219 Robert Morris University Pennsylvania 14 5
#227 Ball State University Indiana 4 0
#227 University of Michigan-Dearborn Michigan 31 9
#227 University of North Dakota North Dakota 18 0
#227 University of Texas-San Antonio Texas 487 8
#227 West Virginia University West Virginia 34 0
#236 University of Colorado Denver Colorado 1 0
#236 Florida Institute of Technology Florida 3 3
#236 Stetson University Florida 6 0
#236 University of Nevada--Las Vegas Nevada 16 0
#236 University of New Mexico-Main Campus New Mexico 47 7
#236 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 22 0
#250 Nova Southeastern University Florida 36 7
#250 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Massachusetts 7 1
#250 New Mexico State University-Main Campus New Mexico 4 2
#250 Pace University-New York New York 56 33
#250 La Salle University Pennsylvania 6 0
#250 University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Texas 36 1
#262 University of Alabama--Huntsville Alabama 33 5
#262 Aurora University Illinois 12 0
#262 Andrews University Michigan 1 0
#276 Northern Arizona University Arizona 27 0
#276 Harding University Arkansas 5 0
#276 Regis University Colorado 1 0
#276 University of New Haven Connecticut 123 87
#276 Western Michigan University Michigan 20 12
#276 University of Missouri--St. Louis Missouri 45 7
#276 Marymount University Virginia 84 20
#288 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Illinois 5 1
#288 Shenandoah University Virginia 15 2
#299 Boise State University Idaho 6 1
#299 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Minnesota 13 0
#299 University of Nebraska--Omaha Nebraska 62 7
#299 University of Toledo Ohio 7 6
#308 University of Southern Mississippi Mississippi 72 0
#308 Montana State University Montana 4 1
#317 Ferris State University Michigan 43 3
#317 University of Mary North Dakota 15 1
#317 Marshall University West Virginia 33 2
#317 Augusta University Georgia 110 0
#328 Old Dominion University Virginia 412 6
#332 University of South Alabama Alabama 2 0
#332 Jacksonville University Florida 2 1
#332 University of Baltimore Maryland 1 0
#332 Mercy University New York 43 4
#332 University of Findlay Ohio 13 10
#342 Missouri State University Missouri 32 3
#342 Campbell University North Carolina 22 0
#342 University of Akron Ohio 35 1
#342 University of Texas--Tyler Texas 15 0
#342 Kennesaw State University Georgia 37 1
#353 Pennsylvania Western University Pennsylvania 4 0
#365 Troy University Alabama 21 1
#365 University of Central Arkansas Arkansas 17 0
#365 Northern Kentucky University Kentucky 126 44
#365 The University of Montana Montana 62 0
#365 Liberty University Virginia 55 1
#376 University of Arkansas--Little Rock Arkansas 9 0
#382 Grand Canyon University Arizona 151 3
#382 National University California 108 0
#382 University of Colorado--Colorado Springs Colorado 9 0
#382 Colorado Technical University Colorado 21 0
#382 Wilmington University Delaware 931 688
#382 Saint Leo University Florida 127 34
#382 St. Thomas University (FL) Florida 1 0
#382 Columbus State University Georgia 24 0
#382 Governors State University Illinois 64 62
#382 Roosevelt University Illinois 22 15
#382 University of New Orleans Louisiana 1 0
#382 Wright State University-Main Campus Ohio 50 11
#382 Angelo State University Texas 10 1
#382 Dallas Baptist University Texas 2 0
#382 East Texas A&M University Texas 4 1
#382 Tarleton State University Texas 7 0
#382 Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus Puerto Rico 8 0
#382 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Puerto Rico 6 0
LAC #9 The United States Military Academy at West Point New York 21 1
LAC #21 University of Richmond Virginia 8 0
LAC #85 Drew University New Jersey 3 2
LAC #85 Randolph-Macon College Virginia 8 0
LAC #111 Saint Vincent College Pennsylvania 7 0
LAC #172 Brigham Young University-Idaho Idaho 9 0
LAC #172 Guilford College North Carolina 3 0
LAC #172 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Wisconsin 4 0
LAC #177 Grambling State University Louisiana 8 0
— Western Governors University Utah 4,809 2
— University of Maryland Global Campus Maryland 2,600 34
— Southern New Hampshire University New Hampshire 1,534 1
— American Public University System West Virginia 623 15
— Northern Virginia Community College Virginia 605 31
— Purdue University Global Indiana 605 10
— University of Phoenix Arizona 588 0
— ECPI University Virginia 545 2
— Collin County Community College District Texas 471 31
— California Institute of Arts & Technology California 426 0
— Bellevue University Nebraska 260 0
— University of Central Missouri Missouri 258 216
— CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York 203 18
— University of the Cumberlands Kentucky 202 129
— Miami Dade College Florida 193 12
— Full Sail University Florida 183 0
— SANS Technology Institute Maryland 178 11
— Champlain College Vermont 165 0
— St Petersburg College Florida 160 0
— Capella University Minnesota 157 2
— Tarrant County College District Texas 154 6
— The University of Arizona Global Campus Arizona 144 1
— Columbia Southern University Alabama 142 0
— Dakota State University South Dakota 137 2
— Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Pennsylvania 136 3
— University of West Florida Florida 122 2
— University of North Georgia Georgia 120 2
— Lone Star College System Texas 114 6
— Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Tennessee 113 0
— Tidewater Community College Virginia 108 1

Purple: international students are 25% or more of the school's graduates.

Related jobs and pay

OccupationUS employmentMean hourly wageMean annual wage
Computer and Information Systems Managers 670,570 $92.39 $192,160
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 314,340 $49.85 $103,680
Information Security Analysts 190,650 $63.71 $132,510
Computer Network Architects 179,740 $67.11 $139,580
Computer Network Support Specialists 146,190 $39.36 $81,870
Database Administrators 69,990 $52.93 $110,090
Database Architects 67,140 $69.44 $144,440

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

Graduate counts: IPEDS Completions, US Department of Education, 2003–2025. Rankings: 2027 U.S. News.