Computer & IS Security at University of San Diego

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance school? To help you decide if University of San Diego is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance program.

USD is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 8,861.

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.

USD Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

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

USD Computer & IS Security Rankings

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

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 San Diego.

USD Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

Of the 40 computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USD, about 85% were men and 15% were women.

In the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 CA, the home state for University of San Diego.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	36,900	$97,810
Computer Network Support Specialists	17,080	$75,640
Computer Network Architects	16,650	$127,500
Database Administrators	10,970	$100,890

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 Walleigh under License

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