Delaware·Computer and Mathematical Occupations·SOC 15-1212

Best Information Security Analyst programs in Delaware, ranked by enrollment

Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. Assess system vulnerabilities for security risks and propose and implement risk mitigation strategies.

6 schools in Delaware run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,299 people a year. The job pays a median of $137,030 in Delaware across about 720 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledNetwork Security AnalystInformation Security OfficerInformation Systems Security Officer (ISSO)Information Technology Security Analyst (IT Security Analyst)CryptologistThreat HunterCyber OperatorRed Team Member
Graduates / yr
1,299
in Delaware
Median pay · Delaware
$137,030
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
720
people employed
Schools
6
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
44%
across those schools
Median net price
$17,252
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Delaware that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

4 programs in Delaware that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Delaware (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Delaware page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 11.1003In Delaware
969
74.6%
4$48,185$25,250
2
CIP 11.0701In Delaware
173
13.3%
2$70,374$23,250
3
CIP 11.0103In Delaware
136
10.5%
3$57,986$24,286
4
CIP 11.1005In Delaware
21
1.6%
1$48,185$25,250

Top 6 schools in Delaware

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 3 of the 6 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Wilmington University
New Castle, DE Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
1,112Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance$56,59720%$16,588
2Delaware Technical Community College - Terry
Dover, DE Public · 1 feeder programs
118Information Technology$27,16122%
3University of Delaware
Newark, DE Public · 1 feeder programs
35Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance81%71%
4Delaware State University
Dover, DE Public · 1 feeder programs
21Computer Science39%47%
5Strayer University - Delaware
Wilmington, DE Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs
12Information Technology$67,315
6Goldey - Beacom College
Wilmington, DE Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance57%$17,25285%

All 6 schools in Delaware

Every school in Delaware with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Delaware that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Wilmington UniversityNew CastlePrivate not-for-profit1,1124
Delaware Technical Community College - TerryDoverPublic1181
University of DelawareNewarkPublic351
Delaware State UniversityDoverPublic211
Strayer University - DelawareWilmingtonPrivate for-profit122
Goldey - Beacom CollegeWilmingtonPrivate not-for-profit11

What information security analysts earn in Delaware

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Delaware
$137,030
Mean annual
$137,080
Jobs in state
720
What the range looks like
10th pct$82,500Median$137,03090th pct$184,990
Versus the national median
+6.1%

U.S. median $129,180. Delaware pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
1.21×

Concentrated here: Delaware employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in Delaware

Dover, DE
$92,100median
60 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+28.5%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
16,000
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
52,100
182,800 → 234,900
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Information Security Analysts page.

How to become a Information Security Analyst

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingActive ListeningSpeakingWritingMonitoring

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Delaware

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 9 majors mapped to Information Security Analysts9 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 11.0103Information Technology
  • 11.0701Computer Science
  • 11.0901Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • 11.1001Network and System Administration/Administrator
  • 11.1002System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager
  • 11.1003Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • 11.1005Information Technology Project Management
  • 43.0403Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
  • 51.0723Healthcare Information Privacy Assurance and Security

Common questions

Answers for people weighing information security analysts programs in Delaware.

What degree do you need to become an Information Security Analyst?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance, which awarded 969 degrees in Delaware in 2024-25, 74.6% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Information Security Analyst?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 4 programs to this occupation. The largest are Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management, Computer Science, Computer and Information Sciences. Together they graduate about 1,299 people a year in Delaware.

How much do information security analysts earn in Delaware?+

The median is $137,030 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 6.1% above the U.S. median of $129,180. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for information security analysts growing?+

BLS projects a +28.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 16,000 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Delaware?+

6 institutions in Delaware reported graduates from at least one of the 4 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do information security analysts work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Network Security Analyst, Information Security Officer, Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO), Information Technology Security Analyst (IT Security Analyst) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 15-1212.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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