Computer & IS Security at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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.

USC Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

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

USC Computer & IS Security 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.

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

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 Southern California.

USC Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance majors earned their master's degree from USC. Of these graduates, 72% were men and 28% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Southern California.

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

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