Online Masters Degree Programs in Network Security With the Lowest Tuition

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An average tuition of $24,995 annually is charged by colleges and universities across the nation that offer online masters degree in network security programs. In recent years, the average tuition has increased. This change in tuition was approximately 14.8%. In 2007, the average tuition at these online colleges and universities was $21,767 per year.

The following graph shows the range of tuition at colleges offering online network security programs at the masters level from least to most affordable:

Tuition Level Number of Schools
Cheapest 2
Low cost 2
Average cost 0
Most expensive 2

Tuition of more than $31,362 per annum is charged by the most expensive colleges and universities with online masters degree in network security programs. On the other hand, the cheapest colleges and universities have per annum tuition costs ranging from $14,766 to $16,400. The lowest cost accredited online network security masters degree schools are located in Alabama and Illinois.

  • Master of Science in Computer – Network Security
  • Master of Science in Computer Science – Computer and Network Security
  • Master of Information Technology and Management – Computer and Network Security
  • MS Information Technology
  • Master of Science – Information Assurance
  • Master’s – Information Systems
  • Cybersecurity
  • Master of Science in Information Assurance – Business Continuity Management
  • Master of Science in Information Assurance – Managing Cyber Forensic and Digital Incidents
  • Master of Network and Communications Management

These cheap programs graduated an estimated 31% of network security graduates with masters degrees from online schools around the US in 2011. Therefore, of the 119,330 graduates from across the country, 37,328 are from the least costly colleges. Between 2006 and 2011, the percentage of network security graduates with masters degrees from the lowest cost online schools has increased, while the number of graduates has also increased by 11,762 graduates per year.

Other somewhat more expensive cost online network security masters degree colleges charge students tuition ranging from $19,890 to $28,240 per year. An estimated 2 of the 6 online schools that offer masters degrees in network security programs in the US charge tuition in this range.

Approximately 34,033 students earned their degrees from these low tuition online programs in 2011. This is 29% of the nation’s network security masters level graduates. In 2006, which was just 5 years earlier, only 27,956 students graduated from these schools. Thus, from these affordable online colleges and universities, the number of graduates has increased by 22%.

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1. DeVry University Chicago, Illinois $14,766 $14,766
2. Virginia College Birmingham, Alabama $16,400 $16,400
3. Capitol College Laurel, Maryland $19,890 $19,890
4. DePaul University Chicago, Illinois $28,240 $28,240
5. Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, Illinois $31,362 $31,362
6. Boston University Boston, Massachusetts $39,314 $39,314

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