Degree Overview

  • Delivery Format: on-campus
  • Required Credits: 12

Program Details

This program aims to help the end user and professional understand, design, configure and maintain the widening range of devices that have access to the Internet, from single-board computers and refrigerators to cars and thermostats. Also lays the foundation for securing networks to prevent their being compromised. 

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What You Will Learn

Students in the Network Security and Information Assurance Graduate Certificate Program will learn a wide range of leadership and management skills in addition to the following skills: 

  •  Computational methods that provide secure internet communication. 
  •  Network management technology and techniques. 
  •  Emerging network management standards. 
  •  Widely used security applications, schemes and practices on the internet and enterprise networks. 
  •  Information assurance, and network and computer security concepts, applications and standards. 
  •  Audit, control and security issues, requirements and processes in organizational information systems. 
  •  Computer security auditing.

Admissions & curriculum

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Salaries

$70,000

Starting Salary, NJIT Average

$74,000

Mid-Career Salary, National Average

College Factual ranked NJIT the No. 1 Best Computer Information Systems College Nationally.

Career Prospects

Where do Information Systems majors work?

Common Job Titles
  • Consulting Analyst
  • Logistics Specialist
  • Advanced Repair Agent
  • Information Technology Resident
Top Employers
  • Accenture
  • Amazon
  • Google Inc.
  • PJM Interconnection
  • Geek Squad

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