2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in Iowa

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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 Iowa, there were 95 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 21 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,340 and $19,937 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Iowa” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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

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 Iowa”.

Top 4 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in Iowa

1

Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, Iowa

#19 overall quality in Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area 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 Iowa list. Ankeny, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Full DMACC Computer & IS Security Report

2

North Iowa Area Community College
Mason City, Iowa

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, North Iowa Area Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. North Iowa Area Community College is a public institution located in Mason City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at North Iowa Area Community College

3

Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs, Iowa

#22 overall quality in Iowa

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Western Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Council Bluffs, Iowa 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 10 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Computer & IS Security at Iowa Western Community College

3

Indian Hills Community College
Ottumwa, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian Hills Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Iowa list. This small school is located in Ottumwa, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.

Full IHCC Computer & IS Security Report

• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in the Plains States 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

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