Computer & IS Security at Iowa State University

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

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822.

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.

Iowa State Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

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

Iowa State Computer & IS Security Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

The computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance program at Iowa State awarded 47 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women.

Of the students who received a computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance master's degree from Iowa State, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	32
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,920	$126,560
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,480	$74,940
Computer Network Support Specialists	2,420	$55,690
Computer Network Architects	1,240	$119,590
Information Security Analysts	660	$83,030

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 Jamo2008 under License

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