2024 Best Computer & IS Security Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
28
Colleges in the Southeast Region
1,145
Master's Degrees
Computer & IS Security is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #35 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 28 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for computer & is security students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,145 master's degrees in computer & is security to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Computer & IS Security School for Your Master's Degree
The computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to computer & is security students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other computer & is security students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer & is security related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for computer & is security students working on their master's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer & IS Security Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.