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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer & IS Security is the 50th most popular major in the country with 25,918 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,108 computer & is security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 0 computer & is security graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer & is security. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer & is security program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students.
Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in the Southwest Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 28 doctorate’s computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full SHSU Computer & IS Security Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer & IS Security at University of Tulsa
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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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