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Cedar Park, Texas has 5 accredited schools offering cybersecurity programs. Cedar Park has a population of about 77,474. Median household income is $123,972 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 55.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, the top-earning cybersecurity-related role is Computer and Information Systems Manager at a median $176,990 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer cybersecurity programs near Cedar Park, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Cedar Park city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
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 Cedar Park. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Texas schools on the Texas cybersecurity page.
Cedar Park is part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area (BLS area code 12420). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Texas statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Security Analyst | $134,100 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $136,697 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrator | $104,520 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $106,544 |
| Computer Network Architect | $133,710 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $136,300 |
| Computer Systems Analyst | $104,590 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $106,616 |
| Computer and Information Systems Manager | $176,990 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $180,418 |
| Computer Network Support Specialist | $64,360 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $65,607 |
| Computer User Support Specialist | $61,990 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $63,191 |
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 | 77,474 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $123,972 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 55.2% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 98.1 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Cybersecurity-related employment in Williamson County | 7,330 workers, 1,217 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Accredited schools offering cybersecurity programs near Cedar Park are listed on this page, ranked by BOC Score and distance from the city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS and College Scorecard data on every site update, so it stays current as programs open and close.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying cybersecurity-related roles near Cedar Park are: Computer and Information Systems Manager ($176,990), Information Security Analyst ($134,100), Computer Network Architect ($133,710). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Texas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Leander, TX is 4.6 miles from Cedar 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.
Cedar Park’s median household income of $123,972 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Cedar Park while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Texas public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Cedar Park:
Data verified: July 23, 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.
