Computer & IS Security at Ferris State University

Every computer & is security school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance program at Ferris State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & IS Security section at the bottom of this page.

Ferris Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance

Ferris Computer & IS Security Rankings

The computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance major at Ferris is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & IS Security. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Student Demographics at Ferris

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance majors at Ferris State University.

Ferris Computer & IS Security Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance at Ferris are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a associate's in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ferris Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance at Ferris are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a bachelor's in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ferris Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance master's degree from Ferris, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a master's in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,480	$131,100
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,240	$77,580
Computer Network Architects	3,300	$100,710
Database Administrators	2,820	$83,900
Computer Network Support Specialists	2,780	$60,470

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.