2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Maine

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Maine” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 22,829 people earned their degree in computer and IS security, making the major the 50th most popular in the United States.

Across Maine, there were 69 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,263 and $19,245 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Maine” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and IS security. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer and IS security program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Maine

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Maine”.

Top 3 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in Maine

1

Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, Maine

#16 overall quality in Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Maine list. Southern Maine Community College is a medium-sized school located in South Portland, Maine that handed out 20 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.

Full SMCC Computer & IS Security Report

2

Central Maine Community College
Auburn, Maine

#17 overall quality in Maine

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Auburn, Maine, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at Central Maine Technical College

3

University of Maine at Fort Kent
Fort Kent, Maine

#12 overall quality in Maine

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Fort Kent landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Fort Kent, Maine, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer & IS Security at University of Maine at Fort Kent

• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in the New England Region
• Most Focused 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis.