Computer & IS Security at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from WIU.

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.

WIU Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

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

WIU 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 WIU 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 WIU 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
Best Value Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
	56
Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best Value Computer & IS Security Schools	105
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136
Best Computer & IS Security Schools	165
	198
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Schools	430
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Schools	508

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

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance majors at Western Illinois University.

WIU Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

The computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance program at WIU awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance at WIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

WIU 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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	11,640	$86,290
Computer Network Support Specialists	9,940	$65,830
Computer Network Architects	5,310	$114,780
Information Security Analysts	3,780	$98,640

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.