2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Mississippi

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Mississippi” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer & IS Security is the 60th most popular major in the country with 20,700 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Mississippi, there were 78 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 36 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,964 and $13,187 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Mississippi” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in computer and IS security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and IS security programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer and IS security program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Mississippi.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in Mississippi

#1

Hinds Community College

Raymond, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$3,757 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hinds Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Mississippi. Hinds Community College is located in Raymond, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to qualified students.

Hinds Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. The yearly cost to attend Hinds Community College is $3,757 for Mississippi Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.

Read full report on Computer & IS Security at Hinds Community College

#2

East Mississippi Community College

Scooba, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$6,039 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 12 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

EMCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. The estimated yearly cost for EMCC is $6,039 for Mississippi Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at East Mississippi Community College

#3

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, Mississippi

#3 in overall quality

$8,503 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for an Associate in Mississippi. Perkinston, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi” list. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,503 for Mississippi Associate Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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