2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Missouri, there were 193 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 102 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,837 and $25,380 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in computer and IS security. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer and IS security programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer and IS security program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in Missouri

#1

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$12,774 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2019-2020.

Southeast Missouri State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. It costs about $12,774 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students per year to attend Southeast Missouri State University.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at Southeast Missouri State University

#2

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$12,354 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2019-2020.

Northwest not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The yearly cost to attend Northwest is $12,354 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.

Full Northwest Computer & IS Security Report

#3

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$13,677 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #3 spot on the list. UCM is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also made our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Missouri is $13,677 for missouri bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students.

Full UCM Computer & IS Security Report

#4

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$17,491 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 46 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The yearly cost to attend Lindenwood University is $17,491 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer & IS Security at Lindenwood University

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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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