Cybersecurity Certificates in the St. Louis area

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (Illinois, Missouri)

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$106,420

information security analysts, BLS May 2025

Cybersecurity Certificates in the St. Louis area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from St. Louis: none within 10 miles; nearest 12.9 miles, farthest 48.4 miles
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 104 to 128 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 69 cybersecurity awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 7 on Illinois's or Missouri's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $106,420 median for information security analysts ($51.17 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $65,330 to $166,900; 1,640 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $103,440 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Completions	Miles
University of Missouri-St Louis	Saint Louis, MO	Certificate	11	12.9
Southwestern Illinois College	Belleville, IL	Certificate	28	14.6
McKendree UniversityWIOA list	Lebanon, IL	WIOA list only		15.6
Lewis and Clark Community College	Godfrey, IL	Certificate	2	19.1
Saint Louis Community CollegeWIOA list	Bridgeton, MO	Certificate	20	20.0
St Charles Community College	Cottleville, MO	Associate	0	31.0
Kaskaskia College	Centralia, IL	Associate	8	48.4

WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 70 of them Cybersecurity.
Pell Grants for short programs
Workforce Pell
GI Bill