Brooklyn Park, Minnesota has 5 accredited schools offering cybersecurity programs, with tuition ranging from $5,682 to $16,662 per year for indexed programs. Brooklyn Park has a population of about 84,349. Median household income is $85,964 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 31.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, the top-earning cybersecurity-related role is Computer and Information Systems Manager at a median $178,080 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The 5 accredited institutions below are the closest among the 5 schools in our directory that offer cybersecurity programs near Brooklyn Park. Distances are calculated from Brooklyn Park city center.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Brooklyn Park. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Minnesota schools on the Minnesota cybersecurity page.
Brooklyn Park is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (BLS area code 33460). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Minnesota statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Security Analyst | $130,710 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $124,723 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrator | $102,790 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $98,082 |
| Computer Network Architect | $134,230 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $128,082 |
| Computer Systems Analyst | $112,090 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $106,956 |
| Computer and Information Systems Manager | $178,080 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $169,924 |
| Computer Network Support Specialist | $76,560 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $73,053 |
| Computer User Support Specialist | $64,890 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $61,918 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 84,349 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $85,964 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 31.7% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 104.8 (above U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Cybersecurity-related employment in Hennepin County | 23,956 workers, 1,661 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering cybersecurity programs near Brooklyn Park. The closest is Hennepin Technical College in Brooklyn Park, MN (2.5 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Dunwoody College of Technology (10.0 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying cybersecurity-related roles near Brooklyn Park are: Computer and Information Systems Manager ($178,080), Computer Network Architect ($134,230), Information Security Analyst ($130,710). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Minnesota statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Brooklyn Center, MN is 3.4 miles from Brooklyn Park and has its own set of local cybersecurity programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Brooklyn Park’s median household income of $85,964 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Brooklyn Park while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Minnesota public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Brooklyn Park:
Data verified: June 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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