Educating a New Generation of Cybersecurity Leaders
In our modern world, technology is ever-present and so are the threats to its virtual infrastructure.
How do we protect these interests? By educating a new generation of cybersecurity leaders.
Globally, the shortage of cybersecurity professionals is estimated to be at 3.3 million. Florida Atlantic University - located in one of the largest and fastest-growing high-tech industry corridors in the nation - is ready to answer this challenge.
Three Colleges.
One Mission.
Start Your Cybersecurity Career Path at FAU
FAU offers a range of career pathways to enter into the field of cybersecurity. Students can pursue undergraduate and graduate programs, courses, certificates, and minors in cybersecurity across three colleges … College of Business, College of Engineering and Computer Science, and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
Linking courses across all three colleges provides students with a broader view of cybersecurity and its career paths.
Select a college below to learn more and apply:
Why Choose Cybersecurity?
- Salaries range from $85,000 - $130,000 per year
- Job sector is growing by 37% each year
- Women make up 25% of the cybersecurity workforce
- Job openings in Florida: 36,000
- Job openings nationally: 714,000
- Job openings by the year 2025: 3.5 million
Career Paths
- Cybersecurity Analyst
- Computer Network Architects
- Information Security Managers
- Chief Information and Security Officers
- Network Engineers
- Software Developers
- And more …
“Those monitoring cybersecurity trends know that the hackers are moving as fast as the defenders.”
– Cyberdefense Magazine, 2022