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About Critical Infrastructure Protection

A program focusing on the design, planning and management of systems and procedures for protecting critical national physical and cyber infrastructure from external threats, including terrorism. Includes instruction in homeland security policy, critical infrastructure policy, information security, matrix vulnerability assessment, threat assessment, physical security, personnel security, operational security, contingency planning, case analyses of specific industries and systems, redundancy planning, emergency and disaster planning, security systems, and intelligence operations.

Of the 265 Critical Infrastructure Protection degrees granted each year at the Masters degree level, 71% percent of whom are men and the other 29% percent are women. Did you know that New York has more students being awarded a degree in Critical Infrastructure Protection than any other state? In fact, New York awarded 88 degrees last year! The average annual income for an undergraduate degree in Critical Infrastructure Protection is $41,340.

Popularity of Critical Infrastructure Protection Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Critical Infrastructure Protection degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

The highest paying careers for Critical Infrastructure Protection majors include Managers, All Other, First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives and Emergency Management Directors. However, something else to think about is how many job openings there currently is. Careers that are in high need that a degree in Critical Infrastructure Protection can prepare you for are Managers, All Other, First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives and Emergency Management Directors.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Critical Infrastructure Protection majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Critical Infrastructure Protection majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
265
Female Students
76 (28%)
Male Students
189 (71%)
White (143, 54%)
Black or African American (39, 15%)
Hispanic or Latino (37, 14%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (23, 9%)
Asian (16, 6%)
Two or more races (3, 1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (2, 1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (1, <1%)
U.S. Nonresident (1, <1%)

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