Computer & IS Security at Southern Methodist University

If you are interested in studying computer & is security, you may want to check out the program at Southern Methodist University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 12,373.

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.

SMU Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SMU does offer online courses in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SMU Computer & IS Security Rankings

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

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

SMU Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Information Technology Management

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 Southern Methodist 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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.