Cyber Operations BS

NSA CAE-CO designated. Combines CS fundamentals with intensive cybersecurity: exploitation, defense, forensics, cryptography, and reverse engineering.

Occupations

85.0%

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Limited Course Data

Only 2 of 25 courses in this program have official CIM learning objectives. The remaining courses use catalog-derived descriptions, which may overestimate or underestimate alignment. Scores will improve as more departments submit official course learning outcomes.

Courses in This Program

CYBR487

Secure Software Engineering

247t

Computer and Information Security

Programming Principles I

Architecture and Organization

158t

CYBR410

Applied Cyber Defense

Cybersecurity Fundamentals

Programming Principles II

116t

CSCD327

Relational Database Systems

94t

Readiness by Occupation

Coverage (70%) + Match Quality (30%). Higher = more tasks covered at higher similarity.

Curriculum Breadth

Tasks with course matches 133

Tasks with no matches 314

Across all 20 occupations in scope. Uncovered tasks represent potential curriculum gaps.

Top Contributing Courses

Courses ranked by how many distinct O*NET tasks they match. Higher task reach = broader workforce preparation.

Occupation Rankings

Sorted by readiness score (Coverage x 0.7 + Match Quality x 0.3)

#	Occupation	Readiness	Coverage	Quality	Pay (WA)	Outlook	Jobs
1	Information Security Engineers 15-1299.05	85.0%	19/20 (95%)	61.8%	$131K	Bright	—
2	Information Security Analysts 15-1212.00	73.4%	9/11 (82%)	53.9%	$142K	Bright	1
3	Penetration Testers 15-1299.04	62.9%	14/22 (64%)	61.4%	$131K	Bright	—
4	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253.00	61.6%	20/30 (67%)	49.6%	$128K	Bright	33
5	Computer Network Architects 15-1241.00	55.6%	19/33 (58%)	50.9%	$155K	Bright	—
6	Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 15-1299.08	53.1%	15/28 (54%)	51.8%	$131K	Bright	—
7	Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244.00	51.2%	10/20 (50%)	54.1%	$103K	Below Average	5
8	Database Architects 15-1243.00	48.6%	12/25 (48%)	50.1%	$144K	Bright	16
9	Digital Forensics Analysts 15-1299.06	43.7%	8/20 (40%)	52.3%	$131K	Bright	—
10	Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221.00	35.2%	4/15 (27%)	55.1%	$221K	Bright	2
11	Statisticians 15-2041.00	20.3%	2/19 (10%)	43.3%	$101K	Bright	1
12	Data Scientists 15-2051.00	18.9%	1/16 (6%)	48.6%	$158K	Bright	—
13	Web Administrators 15-1299.01	0.0%	0/35 (0%)	0%	$131K	Bright	—
14	Database Administrators 15-1242.00	0.0%	0/18 (0%)	0%	$114K	Below Average	1
15	Blockchain Engineers 15-1299.07	0.0%	0/17 (0%)	0%	$131K	Bright	—
16	Web Developers 15-1254.00	0.0%	0/29 (0%)	0%	$112K	Bright	—
17	Computer Network Support Specialists 15-1231.00	0.0%	0/26 (0%)	0%	$94K	Below Average	1
18	Mathematicians 15-2021.00	0.0%	0/12 (0%)	0%	$137K	Below Average	—
19	Biostatisticians 15-2041.01	0.0%	0/25 (0%)	0%	$101K	Bright	—
20	Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 15-1241.01 Bright	0.0%	0/26 (0%)	0%	$155K	Bright	—

Data Sources

O*NET Occupational Data (v30.1)

Task statements, skills, knowledge areas from the U.S. Department of Labor

onetcenter.org/database.html

WA Employment Projections (2025)

Short-term and long-term occupational projections from WA Employment Security Dept

Browse projections in SIAM · Official source

CareerOneStop (DOL)

Labor market information, pay data, career outlook, job postings

careeronestop.org

Course Learning Objectives

Official CIM documents from EWU + catalog descriptions for remaining courses

catalog.ewu.edu