Computer & IS Security at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

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

Penn State University Park is located in University Park, Pennsylvania and approximately 91,427 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,044 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University - University Park in 2019, 252 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.

Penn State University Park Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Computer & IS Security (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & IS Security

Penn State University Park Computer & IS Security Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and IS security programs across the country. The following shows how Penn State University Park performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and IS security major at Penn State University Park 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1
Best Computer & IS Security Undergraduate Certificate Schools	2
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Schools	9
Best Computer & IS Security Schools	15
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Undergraduate Certificate Schools	21
Best Value Computer & IS Security Undergraduate Certificate Schools	21
Best Value Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Schools	73
Best Value Computer & IS Security Schools	127
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Basic Certificate Schools	161
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Basic Certificate Schools	161

Computer & IS Security Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and IS security majors at Pennsylvania State University - University Park.

Penn State University Park Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 252 computer and IS security students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Penn State University Park, about 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical computer and IS security bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% women. So female students are more repesented at Penn State University Park since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and IS security at Penn State University Park are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pennsylvania State University - University Park with a bachelor's in computer and IS security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	174
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Penn State University Park also has a doctoral program available in computer and IS security. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer & IS Security Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and IS security can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - University Park.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12,760	$77,700
Computer Network Architects	7,120	$101,090
Computer Network Support Specialists	6,400	$64,700
Database Administrators	5,390	$84,510

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 George Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.