Computer & IS Security at The University of West Florida

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

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and approximately 13,061 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.

UWF 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

UWF Computer & IS Security Rankings

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

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

UWF Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance at UWF 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 The University of West Florida with a bachelor's in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	30
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UWF 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.

Of the students who received a computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance master's degree from UWF, 63% 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 The University of West Florida with a master's in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,780	$79,070
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540
Computer Network Architects	10,280	$91,180
Computer Network Support Specialists	8,580	$61,040
Database Administrators	6,980	$86,870

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.