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 <[email protected]>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 > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > -- Mike Perez Executive Producer, PaulDotCom Security Weekly PaulDotCom Enterprises Web: http://pauldotcom.com
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