{"id":17350,"date":"2017-04-03T14:57:46","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T14:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/04\/03\/10-schools-top-new-ranking-of-best-cybersecurity-programs\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:53:34","slug":"10-schools-top-new-ranking-of-best-cybersecurity-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2017\/04\/03\/10-schools-top-new-ranking-of-best-cybersecurity-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"10 schools top new ranking of best cybersecurity programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-883a715c-fc87-2d87-b86c-3dc9e54d9b09\">When Kevin Sefcovic got out of the Navy in 2014, he chose to pursue a bachelor\u2019s degree at the University of Nebraska Omaha for its veteran-friendly reputation and the school\u2019s proximity to his last duty station. He had always been interested in working with computers, but after seven years in military law enforcement he was unsure whether his math and coding skills would be up to par. So he instead opted to major in general studies. <br\/><br\/>Then Sefcovic, 29, took an introductory course in information assurance, where he learned that the university had recently been named to the National Security Agency\u2019s list of National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education.<br\/><br\/>&#8220;As soon as I heard the NSA said that UNO was great, I thought: \u2018If I want to work for the government \u2026 what better way is there to go about this?\u2019 &#8221; he said, adding that if he was lucky enough to be at an NSA-recognized institution, he\u2019d better not miss his opportunity.<br\/><br\/>Soon after, Sefcovic changed his major to information assurance, joining a growing number of students with military experience who are pursuing degrees in cybersecurity and related fields at UNO. <br\/><br\/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/bestforvets.militarytimes.com\/cyber\/2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/bestforvets.militarytimes.com\/cyber\/2017\/\"><b>The list<\/b><\/a><br\/><br\/><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/articles\/top-10-cyber-schools-methodology\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/articles\/top-10-cyber-schools-methodology\"><b>The methodology<\/b><\/a><br\/><br\/>UNO is one of 10 universities listed in our new ranking of the best college cybersecurity programs, coming in second behind Syracuse University. Rounding out the top five are Drexel University, Bellevue University and University of Maryland University College. <br\/><br\/>We considered the NSA\u2019s distinctions in cyber defense and information assurance education, as well as program accreditation through global accreditor ABET. In addition, the new rankings consider the proportion of a school\u2019s degrees that the cybersecurity and computer science fields make up, as well as the results of our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/bestforvets-colleges2017\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/bestforvets-colleges2017\">2017 &#8220;Best for Vets: Colleges&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0review. <br\/><br\/><b>Why cybersecurity?<\/b><br\/><br\/>&#8220;You really have to look no further than the news to see that cybersecurity skills are in great need across the nation,&#8221; said Douglas Rausch, cybersecurity program director at fourth-ranked Bellevue, which offers certificates and bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in the field. &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t matter if you are in a small, medium, large business or working in some level of government\u00a0\u2014\u00a0our nation needs professionals skilled in cybersecurity.&#8221; <br\/><br\/>Syracuse professor Shiu-Kai Chin likened the cybersecurity profession to auditing\u00a0\u2014\u00a0reading balance sheets and checking for alignment and vulnerabilities to ensure a healthy business. <br\/><br\/>&#8220;It\u2019s the notion that everything you do has to be authenticated and has to be authorized,&#8221; he said. <br\/><br\/>For students with a military background, cybersecurity programs can be a natural fit.<br\/><br\/>For one thing, many of these students already have security clearances, which can be a major boost to their job prospects in the field, said Jesse Varsalone, an associate professor at the University of Maryland University College, or UMUC, and coach of its competitive Cyber Padawans team.<br\/><br\/>&#8220;Pretty much all the jobs with the government and Department of Defense require some minimal level of security clearance. People in the military have that advantage,&#8221; he said. <br\/><br\/>Sefcovic, whose military experience was not related to cybersecurity, can see where his background in the Navy has helped him on his new career path. He\u2019s still dealing with people who push boundaries, but in a different way. <br\/><br\/>Besides that, &#8220;military members are good at thinking on the spot, coming up with an answer to a problem and running with it,&#8221; he said. <br\/><br\/><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-object-id=\"0000015a-fc99-d621-a55e-ffbf78650000\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net\/e4\/1b\/ae9d227948639c862ecfa2760ad5\/universityofnebraskaveterans1.JPG\"\/><figcaption> <span>Navy veteran Kevin Sefcovic, an information assurance major at the University of Nebraska Omaha, and Megan Carr, an Air Force veteran and graduate of the university, pose for a picture after winning Veterans4Diplomacy fellowships.<\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption> <span>Photo Credit: Ryan Henriksen\/University of Nebraska Omaha<\/span><\/figcaption><b><br\/>The attraction for military students<\/b><br\/><br\/>Francis Obiagwu, 26, was initially drawn to Drexel\u2019s Master of Science program for cybersecurity because of the faculty and curriculum.<br\/><br\/>&#8220;In cybersecurity, for instance, (there are) so many areas you can specialize, so many courses you can take from many different departments,&#8221; he said. &#8220;That was the experience I really wanted. You can become a jack of all trades.&#8221;<br\/><br\/>Another big attraction was that the program is offered online, so Obiagwu can choose to attend classes or tune in from his home in New Jersey. That has made it possible to juggle his schoolwork with a full-time job as a contractor for Comcast, as well as his position as an E-4 specialist in an information technology unit in the Army National Guard. <br\/><br\/>Online capabilities were also important to Florida State University computer science major Matthew Bradley, who transferred to the school after transitioning out of the National Guard because the school offered the degree online. But it\u2019s no cakewalk; the program, which we ranked in sixth place, is accredited by ABET, and courses are rigorous, he said. <br\/><br\/>&#8220;You definitely have to sit down and learn the material instead of just go through the motions,&#8221; Bradley said.<br\/><br\/>Online courses are also popular at UMUC, where federal records show that more than 1 in 10 degrees awarded in the 2014-15 school year were for computer security or information systems assurance. Students can choose from three undergraduate majors in cybersecurity related to computer networks \u2014 software development, or management and policy\u00a0\u2014\u00a0and three graduate degrees. About 90 percent choose to pursue their degrees online, said Varsalone. The program also offers eight-week hybrid courses that students can attend in person.<br\/><br\/>&#8220;We\u2019re really geared towards working adults,&#8221; he said, noting that UMUC has students on military bases all over the world. &#8220;We\u2019re really geared toward a specific audience, and that\u2019s part of what\u2019s made us really successful.&#8221;<br\/><br\/>Recent UMUC graduate and Army veteran Kenny Wallace, 37, agreed. He also praised the school\u2019s competitive cybersecurity club, Varsalone\u2019s award-winning Cyber Padawans, for giving him real-world experience that he could put on his r\u00e9sum\u00e9. <br\/><br\/><b>Getting more vets in the field<\/b><br\/><br\/>Many of the schools on the top 10 list cited military student recruitment as a priority for their cybersecurity programs. <br\/><br\/>At the UNO, the newly opened Nebraska Applied Research Institute is working with a Defense Department affiliate and private funders to roll out an initiative to recruit veteran students for cybersecurity research and training at the institute. <br\/><br\/>Drexel recently received a grant from the U.S. Army Reserve and the NSA to increase its course offerings and facilities related to cybersecurity education with the hope of making the university more attractive to active-duty service members, reservists and veterans and to grow its military student base. Drexel, Florida State and others have also focused recruitment efforts at their campus\u2019 student veterans centers. <br\/><br\/>As part of Syracuse\u2019s cybersecurity program, the school offers a Cyber Engineering Semester in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory to immerse students in cybersecurity training. About half of the students are ROTC cadets.<br\/><br\/>&#8220;Those are the future leaders,&#8221; said Syracuse\u2019s Chin. &#8220;The idea is to grow the people we need who understand the potential revolution in military affairs that adding cyber as a domain creates in the conduct of war. 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