List of Universities Offering Cyber Security Course in Nigeria

    Cyber security is no doubt one of the most lucrative courses to study in Nigeria today with many opportunities awaiting after graduation.

    If it has been beating in your heart to study cyber security, and you would like to find out Universities offering the course, then I can assure you that you are in the right place.

    That is because, in this article, I will show you admission requirements to study cybersecurity, the subject combinations, and schools offering cyber security as a course in Nigeria. Notwithstanding, I will also talk on career branches of Cyber security (i.e where you can work as a cyber security graduate)

    These are the list of Universities that offer Cyber Security Course in Nigeria.

    Careers in Cyber Security are;

    • Security Specialist
    • Incident Responder
    • Security Administrator
    • Vulnerability Assessor
    • Cryptographer
    • Security Manager
    • Security Architect
    • Chief Information Security Officer
    • Security Analyst
    • Security Auditor
    • Security Director
    • Forensic Expert
    • Penetration Tester
    • Security Consultant.
    • Security Engineer
    • Source Code Auditor

    Requirements to Study Cyber Security

    To study cyber security, there are certain criteria that must be met, those criteria and requirements are;

    Subject Combination / JAMB UTME Requirements

    In UTME, please note that the English Language is Compulsory for this course. Therefore, the three (3) other JAMB UTME subject combination needed to study Cyber Security Science under the Faculty of Sciences in the above Universities include;

    Mathematics, Physics and one of Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics and Geography

    O’Level Requirements

    The O’level subject combination and requirements needed to study Cyber Security Science;

    You require;
    Five (5) SSCE credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, Physics plus two other science subjects

    SPECIAL CONSIDERATION (WAIVER) REMARKS

    (i) FUTMINNA requires five (5) ‘O’ level credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics and/or Chemistry and any other Science subject. For Cyber Security Science is the same as Computer Science.

    Direct Entry Requirements

    These are the conditions you need to fulfill to gain Direct Entry admission to study Cyber Security Science if you don’t intend to use UTME.

    You require;
    (i) Two A/L passes in science subjects including Mathematics

    (ii) NCE with at least Merit in Mathematics and one other Science or Social Science subject.

    How many Years Does it take to study Cyber security In Nigeria?

    In Nigeria, Studying Cyber Security Science at the university through JAMB UTME is for four (4) years. While If you gain admission through direct entry, you will study this course for three (3) years.

    Cyber Security Salary In Nigeria

    The average salary for a cyber security analyst in Nigeria is around N203,477 (Two hundred and three thousand, Four hundred and seventyseven naira) monthly

    Now I believe I was able to cover this topic of cyber security as a course, the universities in Nigeria offering it and its requirements. Do not let speculations blindfold you because this course is one of the most paying in the world of today.

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