Computer & IS Security at Metropolitan State University

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance school? To help you decide if Metropolitan State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance program.

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 7,552. Of the 212 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University in 2021, 31 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.

Metro State Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Metro State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Metro State offers distance education options for computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance at the following degree levels:

Metro State Computer & IS Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance progam at Metro State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance major at Metro State 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
Best Value Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Best Value Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular Online Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	24
Best Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	32
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
	41
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
	51
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	54
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	62
Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67
Best Value Computer & IS Security Schools	78
Most Popular Online Computer & IS Security Schools	109
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Schools	127
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	161
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	161
Best Computer & IS Security Schools	173
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Schools	185
	187
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Basic Certificate Schools	201
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Basic Certificate Schools	201

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from Metro State. This is the #162 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 Metro 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 Metropolitan State University.

Metro State Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer & IS Security from Metro State in 2020-2021, 74% were men and 26% were women. 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 Metro State since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance at Metro State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 with a bachelor's in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Metro State 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 MN, the home state for Metropolitan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,510	$143,300
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,610	$85,620
Computer Network Support Specialists	3,970	$62,130
Computer Network Architects	3,150	$110,330
Information Security Analysts	2,690	$97,040

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 Tony Webster under License

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