Computer & IS Security at Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg

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

Of the 80 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg in 2019, 17 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 Harrisburg Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

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

Penn State Harrisburg Computer & IS Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and IS security progam at Penn State Harrisburg compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and IS security major at Penn State Harrisburg 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	7
Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value Computer & IS Security Undergraduate Certificate Schools	16
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Undergraduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Undergraduate Certificate Schools	22
Best Computer & IS Security Schools	29
Best Value Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Schools	83
Best Value Computer & IS Security Schools	85
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Schools	128
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Basic Certificate Schools	161
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Basic Certificate Schools	161

Computer & IS Security Student Demographics at Penn State Harrisburg

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

Penn State Harrisburg Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 17 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer and IS security from Penn State Harrisburg. About 24% of these graduates were women and the other 76% were men. 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 Harrisburg since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and IS security at Penn State Harrisburg 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 - Harrisburg with a bachelor's in computer and IS security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Penn State Harrisburg 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 - Harrisburg.

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.