{"id":54097,"date":"2018-02-05T15:43:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T15:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/05\/10-schools-stand-out-in-latest-military-times-ranking-of-cybersecurity-programs\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:31:30","slug":"10-schools-stand-out-in-latest-military-times-ranking-of-cybersecurity-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/education-transition\/2018\/02\/05\/10-schools-stand-out-in-latest-military-times-ranking-of-cybersecurity-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"10 schools stand out in latest Military Times ranking of cybersecurity programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bestforvets.militarytimes.com\/cyber\/2018\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">See the detailed rankings<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/education\/2018\/02\/05\/methodology-military-times-10-best-cybersecurity-programs\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Methodology<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Ben McInnis got out of the Marine Corps four years ago, he was looking for a career with job security, opportunities for growth and better pay than the $10 per hour he made washing cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then came news about the infamous Target data breach affecting millions of customers in 2013 and, a year later, a similar story about Home Depot. So he thought he\u2019d try his hand at a new career working with computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTechnology is getting more involved in everyone\u2019s life,\u201d the 29-year-old Georgia native said in a recent interview. \u201cBeing able to secure that information, I thought, would be a good bet as far as job security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now armed with a bachelor\u2019s degree in information security and assurance from Kennesaw State University, McInnis, a 2017 graduate, works in Atlanta as a technical support engineer at Cisco Systems, one of the largest technology companies in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His alma mater is listed among the top 10 schools in Military Times\u2019 latest batch of rankings of the best cybersecurity programs for veteran and military-connected students, released Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>The top 10<\/b><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Syracuse University<\/li><li>The University of Nebraska at Omaha<br><\/li><li>Dakota State University<br><\/li><li>University of Maryland University College<br><\/li><li>University of South Florida<br><\/li><li>Kennesaw State University<br><\/li><li>Lewis University<br><\/li><li>Armstrong State University<br><\/li><li>University of Southern California<br><\/li><li>Texas A&amp;M University<br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BenMcInnis_KennesawStateUniversity.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BenMcInnis_KennesawStateUniversity.jpg.jpg 960w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BenMcInnis_KennesawStateUniversity.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BenMcInnis_KennesawStateUniversity.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ben McInnis, left, pictured in 2012 before a foot patrol with his IED detection dog AACE and fellow Marine, Duff Law, in Afghanistan&#8217;s Helmand province. McInnis graduated with a cybersecurity degree from Kennesaw State University in 2017 and said the leadership skills he learned in the Marines have helped him in his new job with global technology company Cisco Systems. (Provided by Ben McInnis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make the list, our second annual ranking of cybersecurity programs, schools first had to participate in our recent survey of colleges used to compile our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/rankings\/2017\/11\/20\/218-schools-make-military-times-best-colleges-2018-rankings\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">2018 Military Times Best: Colleges rankings<\/a> last fall. How schools fared in those rankings accounted for half of their performance on the cybersecurity list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also factored in distinctions schools earned from the National Security Agency, or NSA, in cyber defense and information assurance education, as well accreditations in computer science from global accreditor ABET. In addition, the rankings consider the proportion of a school\u2019s degrees related to cybersecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>High pay, high demand<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Student veterans interviewed by Military Times for this story gave a variety of reasons for choosing their respective schools \u2014 everything from small class sizes at Dakota State University to the University of Nebraska at Omaha\u2019s connections to three-letter federal agencies that could help them get jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And when asked why they chose their specific degree program, McInnis wasn\u2019t the only one to mention growth opportunities, job security and higher pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before going to the University of Nebraska at Omaha, former Army infantryman Ian Larkin, 27, researched potential careers and heard from a friend who works in cybersecurity that the field was pretty lucrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAny IT field, and specifically cybersecurity \u2014 it\u2019s just booming right now because there\u2019s always a demand for it,\u201d said Larkin, who is majoring in cybersecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019s right. According to a recent analysis by the jobs site Indeed, average entry-level salaries in the cybersecurity field range from $51,212 to $113,454. And research by Burning Glass Technologies, a company that specializes in job market analytics, shows the number of cybersecurity job postings grew by 74 percent from 2007 to 2013, more than double the rate for all IT jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Syracuse Professor Shiu-Kai Chin said all kinds of industries depend on cybersecurity skills \u2014 the Defense Department and other government agencies, of course, but also companies that work in financial services and critical infrastructures like power and water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When these systems break down, \u201cmany people are at least inconvenienced and many times put in jeopardy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Syracuse1.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Syracuse1.jpg.jpg 640w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Syracuse1.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Professor Shiu-Kai Chin teaches courses related to cybersecurity at Syracuse University. Syracuse topped the Military Times 2018 ranking of the best cybersecurity programs for veterans and military students for the second year in a row. (Provided by Syracuse University)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Going virtual<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an effort to meet the demand in the state of Georgia and beyond, Kennesaw State recently started an online Bachelor of Science in cybersecurity degree, in addition to its Bachelor of Business Administration in information security and assurance that\u2019s been offered since 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latter is part business training and offers a more managerial-focused track, while the new cybersecurity degree focuses more on technical skills, said Professor Herb Mattord, assistant chair of the university\u2019s Department of Information Systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Syracuse, too, has recently boosted its cybersecurity offerings for online students. In the last year, its master\u2019s program in cybersecurity went online with identical academic content to what\u2019s offered on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Dakota State, the smallest school on our list, all of its cybersecurity offerings from certificate to doctorate can be taken online, and 80 percent of its military-affiliated students in the program choose that route, said Professor Josh Pauli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dakota State ranked in the top 25 schools in the nation for the percentage of computer science and security degrees granted in 2016, according to our analysis of federal Education Department data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its online program was one of the main reasons Elizabeth Ruddy, a former Air Force cryptologic language analyst who lives in upstate New York, chose to attend the South Dakota school. The military made her fall in love with moving around, and she didn\u2019t want to feel tied to a specific location while she pursued her degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ruddy, 29, also didn\u2019t want to feel like a \u201cstudent waving the hand in the grandstands and the teacher can\u2019t even see me because there\u2019s so many students,\u201d an experience she\u2019d had at the first school she attended post-military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI really like the small class sizes, and I also liked that you can get the whole degree online,\u201d she said. \u201c(I) wouldn\u2019t be sitting in a class like I was 18 years old still.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Skills that translate<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Kennesaw State, Mattord said he\u2019s noticed that student veterans often do well in his classes. It could be their familiarity with a hierarchical structure, phase of life and general understanding that security is an important concept, he speculated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey will have been regimented to some degree by their experiences and probably have more of an eventual fit with the career requirement of a security-related job,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSU.JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSU.JPG.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSU.JPG.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSU.JPG.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSU.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSU.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSU.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dakota State University students taking a cybersecurity course pose in the school&#8217;s academic server classroom. Pictured, from left, are Army National Guardsman Brodie Frederiksen, Army veteran Logan Sampson, Army veteran Jazmin Bautista, Marine veteran Jacob Schaefers, and South Dakota National Guardsman John Patterson. (Provided by Dakota State University)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For veterans like Ruddy, the cybersecurity field directly correlates with their military occupational specialties. For others, the connection between their past and future careers is less obvious, yet still there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As is true with military service, cybersecurity work requires you to think on your feet, said Michael Galde, a master\u2019s degree student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Plus, the military trains you to work on a team, which is a necessary skill in order to be effective in the cybersecurity field, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McInnis, who works with Cisco\u2019s Stealthwatch product on a team of 20 with six other veterans, said his leadership experience in the Marines has helped him, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou need to react in similar ways to make sure a threat is both identified early, verified and remediated correctly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McInnis said he would \u201cabsolutely recommend\u201d Kennesaw State\u2019s degree program to anyone looking to get into his field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt really kind of changed my life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syracuse University topped the list of Military Times\u2019 latest batch of rankings of the best cybersecurity programs for veteran and 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