Computer & IS Security at University of Maryland Global Campus

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 Maryland Global Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and approximately 58,526 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 322 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from UMGC.

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.

UMGC 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

Online Classes Are Available at UMGC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMGC offers distance education options for computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UMGC 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 UMGC 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 UMGC 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 Online Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Schools	2
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Most Popular Online Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Online Computer & IS Security Schools	3
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Value Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	5
Best Value Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Value Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	10
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Best Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	12
	14
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Schools	20
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
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Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	33
Best Computer & IS Security Schools	55
Best Value Computer & IS Security Schools	62
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In 2021, 808 students received their master’s degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from UMGC. This makes it the #2 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 UMGC

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 Maryland Global Campus.

UMGC Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 322 computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMGC. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% women. So female students are more repesented at UMGC since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Maryland Global Campus with a bachelor's in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	99
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	125
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

UMGC Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 808 students earned a master's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from UMGC. About 28% of these graduates were women and the other 72% were men.

In the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland Global Campus with a master's in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	299
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	244
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	123

UMGC 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland Global Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	16,220	$108,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,590	$154,870
Computer Network Support Specialists	8,130	$73,360
Computer Network Architects	5,340	$121,720
Information Security Analysts	4,990	$107,960

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 M Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.