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CAREER

In the transformative Bachelor of Applied Science in Intelligence and Information Operations program from the University of Arizona's College of Engineering, students gain the skills and experience to thrive in fast-paced, high-impact careers—from national security and cybersecurity to law enforcement and private-sector intelligence.

BAS IIO graduates are ready to excel in essential positions, including:

Operational Intelligence

  • Intelligence specialist
  • Strategic analyst
  • Collection officer
  • Information warfare officer
  • Social media analyst
  • Open-source intelligence analyst
  • Liaison officer 
  • Team leader

Law Enforcement Intelligence

  • Crime analyst 
  • Social media analyst
  • Intelligence specialist
  • Open-source intelligence analyst
  • Liaison officer
  • Senior investigator

Information Warfare

  • Information warfare officer
  • Social media analyst
  • Intelligence specialist
  • Psychological operations specialist
  • Deception officer
  • Open-source intelligence analyst
  • Strategic messaging specialist
  • Civil affairs specialist

Signals Intelligence and Electronic Warfare

  • Signals/electronic/communications intelligence analyst
  • Electronic warfare and spectrum operations analyst/planner
  • All-source intelligence analyst with technical focus
  • Electronic warfare/radar/radio frequency systems test engineer
  • Field service representative for electronic warfare/electronic support/radar systems
  • Mission data and threat modeling analyst

A Field of Growing Importance & Demand

30%

Intelligence & Information Operations job growth in the next decade
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

$104K

Average salary for bachelor's in intelligence studies graduates
ZipRecruiter

 

Top Intelligence & Information Operations Employers

Top intelligence and information operations industries include financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing and retail, while top employers nationwide, according to Payscale, include:

  • LAccenture
  • AdventHealth
  • AT&T
  • BAE Systems
  • Bank of America
  • Banner Health
  • The Boeing Company
  • Booz, Allen and Hamilton
  • Cisco
  • Deloitte
  • General Dynamics
  • IBM
  • JPMorganChase
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Raytheon
  • SAIC
  • Sentek Global
  • U.S. Air Force
  • U.S. Army
  • U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
  • U.S. National Security Agency
  • U.S. Navy

Join the front lines of intelligence and cyber defense

Contact gsiqueiros4@arizona.edu or pscanlo2@arizona.edu to LEARN MORE about the Bachelor of Applied Science in Cyber and Intelligence Operations from the University of Arizona's College of Engineering.

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