2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $30-$48k) in Minnesota

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 20,700 people earned their degree in computer and IS security, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States.

Across Minnesota, there were 497 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in computer and IS security. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer and IS security programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer and IS security program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $30-$48k) in Minnesota

#1

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$12,904 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 51 masters’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Cloud State University are $12,904.

Read more about Computer & IS Security at St. Cloud State University

#2

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 masters’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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