Computer & IS Security at Mercy College

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 Mercy College stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and has a total student population of 9,547. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from Mercy.

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.

Mercy 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

Mercy 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 Mercy performed in these rankings.

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 Mercy 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 Master’s Degree Schools	47
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	54
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91
	93
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Schools	103
	106
Best Value Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108
Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Best Value Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	125
Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	127
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Schools	168
	279
Best Value Computer & IS Security Schools	318
Best Computer & IS Security Schools	330

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from Mercy. This makes it the #47 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 Mercy

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

Mercy Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Mercy, about 90% were men and 10% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercy College with a bachelor'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	8
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Mercy Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Computer & IS Security from Mercy in 2020-2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

In the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mercy 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

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 NY, the home state for Mercy College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	25,940	$94,940
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200
Computer Network Architects	8,660	$113,300
Database Administrators	7,100	$99,000

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 Sardaka under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.