2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the Plains States region, there were 1,481 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 67 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and IS security. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer and IS security.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in the Plains States Region

1

Dakota State University
Madison, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Plains States Region list. Dakota State University is a small public school situated in Madison, South Dakota. It awarded 12 doctorate’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Dakota State University Computer & IS Security Report

2

Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

#22 overall quality in Plains States

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #2 spot on the list. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 doctorate’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to qualified students.

Full Capella University Computer & IS Security Report

• Most Focused Doctor’s 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.