Computer & IS Security at Mississippi State University

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 Mississippi State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986.

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.

Mississippi State Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Computer & IS Security Rankings

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In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from Mississippi State. This makes it the #132 most popular school for computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Student Demographics at Mississippi 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 Mississippi State University.

Mississippi State Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Computer & IS Security from Mississippi State 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 Mississippi State, 67% 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 Mississippi State University with a master's in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance.

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

Mississippi 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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,270	$75,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,150	$100,300
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,020	$66,110
Database Administrators	400	$75,020
Computer Network Architects	400	$89,550

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.