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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” ranking.
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 Southeast region, there were 5,005 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in computer and IS security. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in computer and IS security.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate”.
Top 4 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marymount University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. Located in Arlington, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer & IS Security at Marymount
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees to qualified 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%.
Full Nova Southeastern University Computer & IS Security Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Thomas University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. This medium-sized school is located in Miami Gardens, Florida, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer & IS Security at St. Thomas University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Mississippi State University Computer & IS Security Report
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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
- *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.
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