Computer & IS Security at Western Washington University

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197.

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.

WWU Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

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

WWU Computer & IS Security Rankings

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

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

WWU Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% 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 WWU since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance at WWU 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 Western Washington University with a bachelor's in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	8,920	$92,750
Computer Network Architects	5,800	$111,960
Computer Network Support Specialists	3,940	$81,270
Information Security Analysts	2,690	$107,800

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

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