Computer & IS Security at Metropolitan State University of Denver

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 Metropolitan State University of Denver stacks up to those at other schools.

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 19,086. Of the 99 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2021, 18 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.

MSU Denver 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

MSU Denver Computer & IS Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance progam at MSU Denver 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 MSU Denver 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 Focused Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	27
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	29
Best Value Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	29
Best Value Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	44
	46
Best Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	57
	58
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
	81
Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91
Best Value Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	104
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	117
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Schools	131
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	133
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Best Value Computer & IS Security Schools	244
Best Computer & IS Security Schools	264
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Schools	300

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from MSU Denver. This makes it the #118 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 MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from MSU Denver. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. The typical computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% women. So female students are more repesented at MSU Denver since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance at MSU Denver are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver with a bachelor's in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MSU Denver Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Computer & IS Security from MSU Denver in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance master's degree from MSU Denver, 60% 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver with a master'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	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MSU Denver 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 CO, the home state for Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	11,610	$84,170
Computer and Information Systems Managers	7,600	$164,220
Computer Network Architects	6,040	$115,300
Computer Network Support Specialists	3,660	$73,950
Information Security Analysts	3,590	$102,820

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.