2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in Washington

Ranked #84 in popularity, computer and IS security is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of computer and IS security. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 204 bachelor's degrees in computer and IS security during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Computer & IS Security School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Computer & IS Security in Washington ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of computer and IS security students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for computer and IS security.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Computer & IS Security in Washington

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in computer and IS security.

Most Well Attended Schools for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

63 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Central Washington University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in computer and IS security. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in computer and IS security in Washington.

There were approximately 63 computer and IS security students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent data year.

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2

Green River College
Auburn, WA

62 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Green River College is a popular decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in computer and IS security. Located in the small city of Auburn, GRC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

There were approximately 62 computer and IS security students who graduated with this degree at GRC in the most recent data year.

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3

Columbia Basin College
Pasco, WA

35 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Columbia Basin College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in computer and IS security. Located in the midsize suburb of Pasco, CBC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in computer and IS security in Washington.

There were about 35 computer and IS security students who graduated with this degree at CBC in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Highline College
Des Moines, WA

22 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Highline College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in computer and IS security. Located in the large suburb of Des Moines, Highline is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

There were approximately 22 computer and IS security individuals who graduated with this degree at Highline in the most recent data year.

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5

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

21 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

WWU is a large public university located in the city of Bellingham. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in computer and IS security in Washington.

There were approximately 21 computer and IS security students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent data year.

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6

City University of Seattle
Seattle, WA

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 1 computer and IS security students who graduated with this degree at CityU in the most recent year we have data available.

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7

Clark College
Vancouver, WA

Clark College is a medium-sized public college located in the midsize city of Vancouver. More information about a bachelor’s in computer and IS security from Clark College

 

Best Computer & IS Security Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer & IS Security Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	629	7
Oregon	330	1
Nevada	181	0
Hawaii	177	3

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Computer & IS Security Related Rankings by Major

One of 6 majors within the Information Technology area of study, Computer & IS Security has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Network & System Administration/Administrator	26
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	13
Information Technology Project Management	4
Information Technology Management	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis. More about our data sources and methodologies.