Computer & IS Security at University of Rhode Island

If you are interested in studying computer and IS security, you may want to check out the program at University of Rhode Island. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 students attend the school each year.

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.

URI Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at URI

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, URI does offer online courses in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

URI Computer & IS Security Rankings

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.

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

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 Rhode Island.

URI Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

The computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance program at URI awarded 18 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.

Of the students who received a computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance master's degree from URI, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,800	$90,600
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,270	$146,550
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,100	$56,400
Database Administrators	410	$92,410
Information Security Analysts	350	$109,580

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.