Computer & IS Security at DePaul University

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 DePaul University stacks up to those at other schools.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922. Of the 326 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University in 2021, 29 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.

DePaul Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

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

DePaul Computer & IS Security Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance programs across the country. The following shows how DePaul performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance major at DePaul 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
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Schools	32
	39
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	42
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	76
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	76
Best Value Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
Best Computer & IS Security Schools	110
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
	126
Best Value Computer & IS Security Schools	156
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Schools	162

In 2021, 82 students received their master’s degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from DePaul. This makes it the #11 most popular school for computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

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

DePaul Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from DePaul in 2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance at DePaul 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 DePaul University with a bachelor's in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

DePaul Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance majors earned their master's degree from DePaul. Of these graduates, 73% were men and 27% were women.

In the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	30
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

DePaul 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 Project 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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	11,640	$86,290
Computer Network Support Specialists	9,940	$65,830
Computer Network Architects	5,310	$114,780
Information Security Analysts	3,780	$98,640

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
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