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Meta information
78% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
62% 
Server
75% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.94 s
File size
153.40 kB
Words
1165
Media files
63
Number of links
141 internal / 9 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Programs.com: Cybersecurity Education & Careers
The domain is used in the page's title.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://programs.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
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The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1165 words. That's ok.
27.3% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
23 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 16.66 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 23 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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42 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
The Cybersecurity Education & Careers Guide
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
There are 49 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 The Cybersecurity Education & Careers Guide
H2 Why Study Cybersecurity?
H2 Examples of Cybersecurity In Action
H2 Healthcare
H2 Retail & E-Commerce
H2 Finance
H2 Everyday Life
H2 Critical Infrastructure
H2 Government & Defense
H2 Find The Best Cybersecurity Program
H2 In-Demand Cybersecurity Careers
H2 Browse Programs by State
H2 Cybersecurity Resources
H2 Forecasting Demand for Cybersecurity Experts
H3 Cybersecurity Degrees
H3 Associate Degrees in Cybersecurity
H3 Bachelor’s in Cybersecurity (On-Campus & Online)
H3 Master’s in Cybersecurity
H3 Cybersecurity MBA Programs
H3 Cybersecurity PhD Programs
H3 Cybersecurity Certifications
H3 CompTIA Security+ Certification
H3 Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
H3 Offensive Security OSCP
H3 CISSP Certification (ISC2)
H3 Forensics Certifications
H3 Online Options
H3 Best Online Cybersecurity Master’s Degrees
H3 Most Affordable Online Cybersecurity Degrees
H3 Top Online Cybersecurity Bootcamps
H3 Data Protection Officer
H3 Malware Analyst
H3 Security Architect
H3 Penetration Tester
H3 Security Code Auditor
H3 Security Specialist
H3 Security Software Developer
H3 Security Administrator
H3 Cryptographer
H3 Security Consultant
H3 Computer Forensics Investigator
H3 Chief Information Security Officer
H3 Security Engineer
H3 Security Analyst
H3 How AI Is Shaping Hiring and Headcount in 2026: Survey Data and Statistics
H3 Startling Statistics About Cybersecurity Habits in 2026
H3 Top 7 Cybersecurity Trends of 2026
H3 The 2026 Guide to Cybersecurity Internships
H3 The Latest DevOps Statistics For 2026
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 9 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://programs.com/programsSee All
https://programs.com/careersCareers
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https://programs.com/certs/Certs
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https://programs.com/certs/ctia/Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst
https://programs.com/certs/cnd/Certified Network Defender
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https://programs.com/certsText duplicate See All
https://programs.com/state/States
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/state/cybersecurity-programs-...Georgia
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/careers/security-specialist/Text duplicate Security Specialist
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https://programs.com/careersText duplicate See All
https://programs.com/certs/Text duplicate Certs
/certs/penetration-testing/Text duplicate Penetration Testing
https://programs.com/certs/oscp/Text duplicate Offensive Security Certified Professional
/certs/forensics/Text duplicate Forensics
/certs/malware/Text duplicate Malware Analyst
https://programs.com/certs/ctia/Text duplicate Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst
https://programs.com/certs/cnd/Text duplicate Certified Network Defender
/certs/cryptography/Text duplicate Cryptography
https://programs.com/certsText duplicate See All
https://programs.com/state/Text duplicate States
/state/cybersecurity-programs-...Text duplicate Texas
/state/cybersecurity-programs-...Text duplicate California
/state/cybersecurity-programs-...Text duplicate Florida
/state/cybersecurity-programs-...Text duplicate Georgia
/state/cybersecurity-programs-...Text duplicate Ohio
https://programs.com/stateText duplicate See All
https://programs.com/resourcesText duplicate Resources
https://www.cyberseek.org/docs...New window External Subdomain more than 510,000
https://programs.com/programs/our in-depth degree breakdowns
https://programs.com/certs/15+ certification resources
/programs/cybersecurity-associ...Read more: Associate Degrees in Cybersecurity
/programs/cybersecurity-bachel...Read more: Bachelor’s in Cybersecurity (On-Campus & Online)
/programs/masters-in-cybersecu...Read more: Master’s in Cybersecurity
/programs/cybersecurity-mba/Read more: Cybersecurity MBA Programs
/programs/cybersecurity-phd-pr...Read more: Cybersecurity PhD Programs
/certs/security/Read more: CompTIA Security+ Certification
https://programs.com/certs/ceh/Read more Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
https://programs.com/certs/oscp/Read more Offensive Security OSCP
https://programs.com/certs/cissp/Read more CISSP Certification (ISC2)
/certs/forensics/Read more Forensics Certifications
/programs/online-masters-progr...Read more: Best Online Cybersecurity Master’s Degrees
/programs/affordable-cybersecu...Read more: Most Affordable Online Cybersecurity Degrees
/programs/online-bs-cybersecur...Read more: Top Online Cybersecurity Bootcamps
/resources/cybersecurity-salary/the average salary for a cybersecurity pro is around $125K.
/careers/data-protection-officer/Read more: How to Become a Data Protection Officer
/careers/malware-analyst/Read more: How to Become a Malware Analyst
/careers/security-architect/Read more: How to Become a Security Architect
/careers/pen-tester/Read more: How to Become a Penetration Tester
/careers/security-code-auditor/Read more: How to Become a Security Code Auditor
/careers/security-specialist/Read more: How to Become a Security Specialist
/careers/security-software-dev...Read more: How to Become a Security Software Developer
/careers/security-administrator/Read more: How to Become a Security Administrator
/careers/cryptographer/Read more: How to Become a Cryptographer
/careers/security-consultant/Read more: How to Become a Security Consultant
/careers/computer-forensics-in...Read more: How to Become a Computer Forensics Investigator
/careers/chief-information-sec...Read more: How to Become a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
/careers/security-engineer/Read more: How to Become a Security Engineer
/careers/security-analyst/Read more: How to Become a Security Analyst
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IMG-ALT Alabama State
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IMG-ALT Alaska State
/state/cybersecurity-programs-...Arizona
IMG-ALT Arizona State
/state/cybersecurity-programs-...Arkansas
IMG-ALT Arkansas State
/state/cybersecurity-programs-...Text duplicate California
IMG-ALT California State
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IMG-ALT Colorado State
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IMG-ALT Connecticut State
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IMG-ALT Delaware State
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IMG-ALT Florida State
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IMG-ALT Hawaii State
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IMG-ALT Illinois State
/state/cybersecurity-programs-...Indiana
IMG-ALT Indiana State
/state/cybersecurity-programs-...Iowa
IMG-ALT Iowa State
/state/cybersecurity-programs-...Kentucky
IMG-ALT Kentucky State
/state/cybersecurity-programs-...Louisiana
IMG-ALT Louisiana State
/state/cybersecurity-programs-...Maine
IMG-ALT Maine State
/state/cybersecurity-programs-...Text duplicate Ohio
IMG-ALT Ohio State
/state/cybersecurity-programs-...Text duplicate Texas
IMG-ALT Texas State
/state/cybersecurity-programs-...D.C
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/resources/ai-headcount-statis...Read more: How AI Is Shaping Hiring and Headcount in 2026: Survey Data and Statistics
/resources/cybersecurity-habits/Read more: Startling Statistics About Cybersecurity Habits in 2026
/resources/cybersecurity-trends/Read more: Top 7 Cybersecurity Trends of 2026
/resources/cybersecurity-inter...Read more: The 2026 Guide to Cybersecurity Internships
/resources/devops-statistics/Read more: The Latest DevOps Statistics For 2026
https://bidenwhitehouse.archiv...New window External Subdomain has even declared cybersecurity a national priority
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/comput...New window External Subdomain According to BLS data
https://www.prnewswire.com/new...New window External Subdomain grew by 12%
https://www.cyberseek.org/path...New window External Subdomain Only around half of all employers
https://www.weforum.org/public...New window External Subdomain as one of the top 15 fastest-growing careers worldwide.
https://programs.com/contact/COntact us
https://programs.com/No Text
https://www.facebook.com/progr...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/prog...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window Nofollow External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://programs.com/programs/Text duplicate Degrees
https://programs.com/careers/Text duplicate Careers
https://programs.com/certs/Text duplicate Certs
https://programs.com/state/Text duplicate States
https://programs.com/resources/Text duplicate Resources
https://programs.com/aboutAbout
https://programs.com/contactContact
/privacy-noticePrivacy Policy
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Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://programs.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.94 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (153 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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This page has backlinks from 45 referring domains.
This page has 63 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 33 different ip addresses.

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