Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy

Types of Degrees Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many cybersecurity defense strategy/policy graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	197
Basic Certificate	196
Bachelor’s Degree	195
Graduate Certificate	50
Associate Degree	45
Undergraduate Certificate	19

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy?

This major tends to be male dominated. About 76% of recent graduates are men.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of cybersecurity defense strategy/policy majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	106
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy, too. About 2.1% of those with this major are international students.

Online Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	4	2
Certificate (2-4 Years)	1	0
Associate’s Degree	16	5
Bachelor’s Degree	7	2
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	11	10
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to cybersecurity defense strategy/policy.

Major	Number of Grads
Forensic Science and Technology	4,362
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	1,943
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	550
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation	325
Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis	180
Security Science and Technology, General	47
Geospatial Intelligence	21
Security Science and Technology (Other)	0

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.