Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Cybersecurity Concentration
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Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Take on the challenge of security in the modern world with Emporia State University’s cybersecurity concentration in the computer science program.
You’ll learn the fundamentals of cybersecurity management, gain expertise in network infrastructure, use security incident datasets to analyze and detect threats and get hands-on experience identifying vulnerabilities and securing systems against attacks.
Cybersecurity graduates go on to work in security analysis, security administration and penetration testing.
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- According to cyberseek.org, in 2023 there are approximately 663,434 cybersecurity-related job openings nationwide and 1,129,659 employed in the cybersecurity workforce.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the occupation of Information Security Analyst will average 35% growth in 2023.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports Kansas's cybersecurity jobs have a mean annual wage of $91,940 as of May 2021.
- U.S. Department of Labor's long-term projection (2020–2030) shows 38.7% and short-term projection (2021–2023) shows 6.7% growth rate for cybersecurity jobs in Kansas.
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Emporia, KS 66801