Computer & IS Security at Northeastern University

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance school? To help you decide if Northeastern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance program.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northeastern Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance

Northeastern Computer & IS Security Rankings

The computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance major at Northeastern 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 Northeastern

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

Northeastern Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at Northeastern since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance at Northeastern 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 Northeastern University with a bachelor's in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Northeastern Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	57
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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	8,880	$91,470
Computer Network Architects	6,000	$121,700
Computer Network Support Specialists	3,600	$84,230
Information Security Analysts	3,260	$108,400

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 (User:Piotrus) under License

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