Computer & IS Security at University of Central Missouri

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

UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and approximately 9,959 students attend the school each year. Of the 97 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Missouri in 2021, 24 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.

UCM Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

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

UCM Computer & IS Security Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance programs across the country. The following shows how UCM 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 information systems security / auditing / information assurance major at UCM 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 Master’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Best Value Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	53
Best Value Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	67
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Schools	84
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	94
	102
	116
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Schools	165
Best Value Computer & IS Security Schools	203
Best Computer & IS Security Schools	246
	300

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from UCM. This makes it the #35 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 UCM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance majors at University of Central Missouri.

UCM Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from UCM. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance at UCM 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 University of Central Missouri with a bachelor's in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCM Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

Of the 29 students who earned a master's degree in Computer & IS Security from UCM in 2020-2021, 66% were men and 34% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Missouri 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	1
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCM 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 MO, the home state for University of Central Missouri.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,620	$82,160
Computer Network Support Specialists	5,720	$55,910
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,410	$130,610
Computer Network Architects	2,880	$99,880
Information Security Analysts	2,850	$91,210

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.