The ranking of cyberspace security universities in China is as follows: Peking University, Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, National University of Defense Technology, Beihang University, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Nanjing University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing Institute of Technology, Northeastern University, Jilin University, Tongji University, University of Science and Technology of China, Wuhan University, Central South University, Xi Jiaotong University and Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Cyberspace security major is a major under the first-class discipline of cyberspace security, and the discipline code is "083900", and it is awarded the degree of "Engineering", which involves all spatial fields of information construction and studies the composition, form, security and management of cyberspace. Cyberspace security majors are committed to cultivating strong engineering practice ability that can support the national cyberspace security field in the era of "internet plus", systematically mastering the basic theory and key technologies of cyberspace security, and being able to engage in various cyberspace-related software and hardware development, system design and analysis, and cyberspace security planning and management. In the cyberspace security industry and other national economic fields, it has a strong sense of social responsibility and mission, a broad international vision, innovative spirit and practical ability, and top-notch innovative talents and senior engineering talents in the industry.

Cyberspace security includes basic courses such as information science, information security, cryptography, system security, network security, content security and humanities and social sciences. The main professional courses are: advanced language programming, computer network, mathematical foundation of information security, cryptography, operating system principle and security, network security, communication principle, trusted computing technology, cloud computing and big data security, e-commerce and e-government security, network public opinion analysis, network security laws and regulations, etc.