Stanford University Offers The Best US Cyber Security Degree
Cybersecurity is a vital emerging field that covers the protection of Internet-connected systems and networks from cyber-attacks, including hardware, software and data. This puts cybersecurity experts in high demand, needed by companies and government everywhere to safeguard their computer networks as cybercriminals grow cleverer and sophisticated by the day.Now the cyber security degree offered by Stanford University has been ranked the best in the United States by independent educational organisation Cyber Degrees Edu.
Stanford also offers two major cybersecurity graduate programmes, a standard Master’s in Computer Science, and a joint degree programme that combines the afore-mentioned MS with an MBA. A private institution located in California Stanford hastopped a list of America's 55 best cyber security degree providers. In second and third place respectively were Carnegie Mellon in Pennsylvania and the University of California, Davis.
Of the three top degree providers, Stanford has the lowest student-to-faculty ratio with 5 students to every 1 faculty member. compared to Carnegie Mellon, the ratio doubles to 10 to 1, while at the University of California, Davis, the ratio doubles again.
The criteria used to determine the rankings included the school’s rates of acceptance and graduation as well as their retention rate, which is the number of first-time students who return to the university the following year. Stanford boasts the highest graduation rate with 94% of students leaving the university with a degree. At Carnegie Mellon, the rate is slightly lower at 89%, while at University of California, Davis, 86% of students graduate.
The ratings table also takes into account the costs of studying, the grants and scholarships available, and which colleges specialised in cyber security with a variety of degree programs. Cyber Degrees Edu. say that earning an advanced Master’s or Doctoral degree in cyber security widens graduates' employment options.
"A good cyber security master’s program shows you how an organisation is managed, and you’ll learn how executives make their decisions”.
- You’ll have job security.
- Your salary will be about 9% higher than basic IT professionals.
- The cyber security field is growing much faster than other job sectors.
- Your career will more than pay for the costs of your education.
- In a cyber security master’s program, you’ll learn about management and leadership.
- Cyber security degree programs across the country strive for flexibility.
- You can benefit from financial incentives, even as a student.
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