Computer & IS Security at Brigham Young University - Provo

Every computer and IS security school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance program at Brigham Young University - Provo stacks up to those at other schools.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461. Of the 361 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University - Provo in 2021, 24 of them were computer and IS security majors.

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.

BYU Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

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

BYU Computer & IS Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance progam at BYU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance major at BYU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & IS Security. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Value Computer & IS Security Schools	7
	8
Best Computer & IS Security Schools	25
	36
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Schools	178
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Schools	469

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

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

BYU Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from BYU. About 96% were men and 4% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance at BYU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

BYU also has a doctoral program available in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology Management

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,440	$121,570
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,400	$81,430
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,650	$60,330
Database Administrators	1,050	$94,230
Computer Network Architects	910	$114,900

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 Mwilson3 under License

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