{"id":4414,"date":"2022-03-17T16:30:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T16:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberdegrees.org\/?p=4414"},"modified":"2023-05-22T14:25:23","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T14:25:23","slug":"listings-best-hbcu-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberdegrees.org\/listings\/best-hbcu-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Best HBCUs With Cybersecurity Programs for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have played a major role in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education for Black students. HBCUs account for about 3%<\/a> of all U.S. degree-granting institutions. Yet, they produce 32% of Black bachelor's degree-holders<\/a> in STEM fields.<\/p>\r\n

Cybersecurity ranks among the world's top industries in terms of job<\/a> opportunity. In 2021, Cybersecurity Ventures reported a 350% increase<\/a> in the number of vacant cybersecurity jobs between 2013-2021. The organization predicts a total of 3.5 million<\/a> cybersecurity job openings worldwide by 2025.<\/p>\r\n

These trends boost the appeal of studying cybersecurity at an HBCU. This guide profiles the leading HBCU cybersecurity programs of 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/sonic-icon-percentage>\r\n\r\n\n \n \n <\/a>\n\n\r\n

Why Attend an HBCU?<\/h2>\r\n

HBCUs emerged in the 19th century. Most schools now recognized as HBCUs opened between 1865-1900, after the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment. Prior to the Civil War, three colleges were established in the North to educate free Black people: Cheyney, Lincoln, and Wilberforce.<\/p>\r\n

The eldest institution, Cheyney University, began in Pennsylvania in 1837. Lincoln University, founded in 1854, is noted as the first Black institution to actually grant degrees. Ohio's Wilberforce University became in 1856 the first Black-owned institution under the African Methodist Episcopal Church.<\/p>\r\n

The South had refused to admit Black people to established white schools. The Second Morrill Act of 1890 helped create land-grant colleges in southern states.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

As the United Negro College Fund<\/a> (UNCF) notes, HBCUs play a key role in making higher education accessible to Black students, who were historically excluded from predominantly white instiutions. In particular, the UNCF stresses their importance for first-generation college students from lower-income backgrounds.<\/p>\r\n

HBCUs offer excellent alumni networks, supporting the success of learners transitioning into their careers. Additionally, HBCU graduates<\/a> are more likely to earn graduate and professional degrees.<\/p>\r\n

Emerging research suggests that Black students who attend HBCUs may also enjoy health benefits in older age. A 2020 Ohio State University study<\/a> compared metabolic syndrome rates in college-educated Black students who attended HBCUs. It found that Black people enrolled at HBCUs were 35% less likely<\/a> to develop the syndrome than those who attended a non-HBCU school.<\/p>\r\n

Further data<\/a> published by the Brookings Institution in 2021 found that such benefits may extend to numerous other areas. This survey-based study reported the following conclusions:<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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