Computer & IS Security at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs stacks up to those at other schools.

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and approximately 12,380 students attend the school each year. Of the 119 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 2021, 21 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.

UCCS Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

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

UCCS 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 UCCS 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 information systems security / auditing / information assurance major at UCCS 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
	4
Best Computer & IS Security Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
Best Value Computer & IS Security Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
	60
Best Value Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Schools	191
	207
Best Computer & IS Security Schools	221
Best Value Computer & IS Security Schools	241
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Schools	308

Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Student Demographics at UCCS

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 Colorado at Colorado Springs.

UCCS Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from UCCS. About 14% of these graduates were women and the other 86% were men.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance at UCCS are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with a bachelor's in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCCS also has a doctoral program available in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance. In 2021, 1 students 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	11,610	$84,170
Computer and Information Systems Managers	7,600	$164,220
Computer Network Architects	6,040	$115,300
Computer Network Support Specialists	3,660	$73,950
Information Security Analysts	3,590	$102,820

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 Jeffrey M Foster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.