Re: Masters Program Question / Career Advice

[Mike Perez <mike () pauldotcom com>]

For SANS, did you look at:

https://www.sans.org/work-study

A few people on a SANS forum recommended Capitol College while others
recommended Norwich University's online courses

http://infoassurance.norwich.edu/
Others said to stay with Colleges on this list:

http://www.nsa.gov/ia/academic_outreach/nat_cae/institutions.shtml

HTH,
Mike

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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