By Grant Guggisberg
MANHATTAN — The Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at Kansas State University, with recent approval from the Kansas Board of Regents, will add cybersecurity as its 13th Bachelor of Science degree program
Offered through the computer science department, the curriculum of 120 credit hours will be officially available in fall 2022.
According to data from Cyber Seek, there are more than 2,500 open jobs in cybersecurity in the state of Kansas, with more than 3,000 in the Kansas City metro area. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the job market for information security analysts, defined as cybersecurity specialists requiring a bachelor's degree, is expected to grow 31% from 2019-2029 with a median salary of $103,590.
Additionally, educational pathways to a career in cybersecurity remain limited, especially in the state of Kansas, where K-State's bachelor's program will be the first undergraduate offering in cybersecurity in the state.