Computer & IS Security at Pennsylvania State University - Berks

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 IS security program at Pennsylvania State University - Berks stacks up to those at other schools.

Of the 41 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University - Berks in 2019, 14 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 Berks Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

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

Penn State Berks Computer & IS Security Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and IS security programs across the country. The following shows how Penn State Berks 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 IS security major at Penn State Berks 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 Computer & IS Security Undergraduate Certificate Schools	5
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Undergraduate Certificate Schools	6
Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Value Computer & IS Security Undergraduate Certificate Schools	15
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Best Computer & IS Security Schools	24
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Undergraduate Certificate Schools	24
Best Value Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Schools	39
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
Best Value Computer & IS Security Schools	82
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Schools	141

Computer & IS Security Student Demographics at Penn State Berks

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

Penn State Berks Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer & IS Security from Penn State Berks in 2018-2019, 71% were men and 29% 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 Berks since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and IS security at Penn State Berks 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 - Berks with a bachelor's in computer and IS security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Penn State Berks 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 - Berks.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.