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Cybersecurity & IT Networks
Defending systems and networks: cryptography, ethical hacking, forensics and infrastructure.
Who it suits
ICR
- Thinker: analysing, researching, figuring out why
- Organiser: structure, data, precision
- Builder: hands-on, tools, machines, outdoors
Students here tend to be a bit more organised, reserved than average.
Builds on
Computer science ●●●Mathematics ●●
Typically offers
High salary · Job security · Working with technology
Where it leads
Security analyst · Penetration tester · Network engineer · Digital forensics specialist
US median earnings, one year after a bachelor’s
$55,588
College Scorecard, US Department of Education
1,205 programmes tracked
🇫🇷 France 563🇺🇸 United States 265🇫🇮 Finland 169🇦🇺 Australia 118🇩🇪 Germany 70🇨🇭 Switzerland 11🇦🇹 Austria 9
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