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Computer & IS Security at George Mason University

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Computer & IS Security at George Mason University

If you plan to study computer and IS security, take a look at what George Mason University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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.

GMU Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

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

GMU Computer & IS Security Rankings

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

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

GMU Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

30% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 10 computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GMU, about 70% were men and 30% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 18,520 $93,860
Information Security Analysts 14,180 $111,780
Computer and Information Systems Managers 13,450 $173,290
Computer Network Architects 9,700 $123,050
Computer Network Support Specialists 6,970 $73,050

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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