Re: Masters Program Question / Career Advice

[Michael Salmon <lonestarr13 () gmail com>]

Sorry that I don't have any advice for you.  I'm looking to get my
Bachelor's in InfoSec, Lewis seems like they have a good program (too bad
for me they don't offer the Bachelor's online).  Right now I'm looking at
Drexel University Online. I was considering Western Governors University, I
like that you earn industry certs while working towards your degree, but
they didn't have all the classes I'm looking for.

Good Luck Samuel.  Does anyone else have any universities they can
recommend?

On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Gibson, Samuel <gibsons () my uwstout edu>wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I was hoping someone might have some advice on pursuing a masters degree
> in information security.  I have seen some talks stating that some school's
> programs are not very good so I was hoping someone would be able to provide
> some advice on moving forward.  After looking at the SAN curriculum, it
> seems very appealing, but the company I work for is not in a position to
> pay for those classes for me.  I could try to pay for them myself, but even
> if I get the scholarship and add my company's tuition reimbursment, it
> would be a huge out of pocket expense to take on since they do not offer
> financial aid.
>
> I am still relatively new to infosec and am looking for ways to broaden my
> experience as well as add credentials to my resume.  It seems like as good
> of a time as any to do a masters degree, but am more interested in the
> knowledge I would gain in the process than the degree itself.
>
> I found a program at Lewis University, which appears to be listed as a NSA
> Center of Academic Excellence.  They have a technical curriculum in their
> MS Information Security that seems interesting based on class descriptions.
>
> http://lewisu.edu/academics/msinfosec/showacademicgradprog.htm?pdegreeid=244&pdegree=Information%20Security I also 
> like that it is not a Computer Science/Math Degree with an emphasis
> on security.    I would be interested in hearing if anyone has taken this
> degree, or knows someone who has, and can speak to it being worthwhile or
> something to avoid.
>
> Thanks,
> Sam
>
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