by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Computer & IS Security is the 50th most popular major in the country with 22,829 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Virginia, there were 1,175 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 458 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Virginia” ranking looked at 10 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.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia bachelor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, ECPI University landed the #1 spot on the list. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 366 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferrum College landed the #2 spot on the list. Ferrum College is located in Ferrum, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #3 spot on the list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Randolph - Macon College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Virginia list. Randolph - Macon College is a small school located in Ashland, Virginia that handed out 4 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluefield College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Virginia list. Bluefield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bluefield, Virginia. It awarded 2 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Richmond came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Virginia ranking. Located in University of Richmond, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Shenandoah University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Virginia ranking. Shenandoah University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winchester, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Radford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #8. Radford is a medium-sized public school situated in Radford, Virginia. It awarded 1 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.
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Liberty University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Virginia ranking. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.
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Regent University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2020-2021.
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