Bachelor of Science in Network Management and Security

Design, build and secure networks with our IT security degree

Bachelor of Science - Network Management and Security (120 credits minimum)

Learn to design, implement, maintain and secure complex computer networks with the bachelor of science in network management and security at Davenport University. With this computer networking degree, you’ll learn how to install, maintain and troubleshoot servers and network devices, including routers and switches to support both wired and wireless networks. 

If you’re looking for degrees in IT that position you well for cybersecurity jobs, you’ll be making a wise choice with Davenport’s computer networking degree. You can take your cybersecurity degree courses in-seat at our campuses in Grand Rapids, Lansing and Midland.

As a registered Cisco Networking Academy, Davenport University is among the top schools for cybersecurity with cybersecurity degree courses aligned with the technology and skills you’ll need for cybersecurity jobs. You’ll learn from industry-experienced faculty who also train networking instructors throughout Michigan, Ohio and beyond through the Cisco Networking Academy. Through this partnership, Davenport also hosts the annual Great Lakes Cisco Academy Conference, handling everything from planning to presenting sessions on networking and cybersecurity topics.  

What is a network security degree? 

Network management and security is one of the degrees in IT that prepares you to protect corporations, small businesses, government agencies, public schools and individuals from computer viruses and cyberattacks. Through a computer networking degree, you’ll develop technical and risk-management expertise, along with strong business knowledge, so you can develop and implement a plan to keep out unwanted intruders in your cybersecurity job. 

Through Davenport’s in-depth networking management and security degree, you’ll benefit from industry-experienced faculty and access to equipment that prepare you to manage the daily operations of any organization’s networking technology. 

Explore courses for this cybersecurity degree at Davenport. 

Build the expertise required to install, administer, upgrade and troubleshoot computer networks through your IT security degree courses at Davenport. You’ll also develop teambuilding, project management and leadership skills — all of which will be critical in your cybersecurity job. 

As a registered Cisco Networking Academy, Davenport’s network security degree courses align with the technology and skills employers require. Cisco-specific courses provide in-depth, hands-on learning to develop and implement networking equipment and protocols for an organization and provide the foundation for more in-depth courses like Network Design and Virtualization. Davenport also incorporated changes into the computer networking degree based on Cisco’s updates to their CCNA and CCNP certification programs, including the new DevNet Associate certification. 

After you complete your network security degree core courses at Davenport, you can choose one of two specialties: network security or server administration.