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.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 26 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1786 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

30

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

38

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

307

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

27

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

179

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

7

degrees awarded

Other Awards

1,198

awards given

Top Schools for Critical Infrastructure Protection

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
447
2 Utica University
Utica, NY
411
3 George Washington University
Washington, DC
198
4 University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
105
5 Waldorf University
Forest City, IA
105
6 Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID
75
7 Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
66
8 New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM
63
9 Johnson & Wales University-Providence
Providence, RI
51
10 Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO
48
11 Turtle Mountain Community College
Belcourt, ND
33
12 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham, NH
30
13 Capitol Technology University
Laurel, MD
24
14 Norwich University
Northfield, VT
24
15 Texas A & M University-College Station
College Station, TX
21
16 Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA
20
17 The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
15
18 Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX
12
19 Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global
Marion, IN
9
20 Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL
6
21 Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
6
22 Stark State College
North Canton, OH
4
23 Dean College
Franklin, MA
4
24 University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
3
25 DeSales University
Center Valley, PA
3
26 Bethel University
Mishawaka, IN
3