Computer & IS Security at Sam Houston 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 Sam Houston State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912.

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.

SHSU 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

Online Classes Are Available at SHSU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SHSU offers distance education options for computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SHSU Computer & IS Security Rankings

The computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance major at SHSU 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

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

SHSU Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sam Houston State University with a bachelor'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	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SHSU Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

In the computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Network Support Specialists	14,230	$73,440
Computer Network Architects	12,560	$119,340
Database Administrators	11,020	$95,470

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 Bigguill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.