Best Information Assurance/Computer Security Schools?

zerolife
Thu, 26 May 2011 16:44:34 +0000

I don’t think there is an actual raking for IA as you’ve said it’s a small and very new field.

I may be biased here as a InfoSec student at CMU but I would recommend you to consider one of the programs at CMU. Yes, there are two, one offered by Heinz which is more policy and management oriented and the other from INI which is more technical oriented.

Why CMU? One word: CERT … ok if you are into research then CyLab too. Both are on campus and nearly all of the security professors are CERT staff, most at senior level. Again if you are into research, CyLab is the largest university based cyber securty research center in the US. You ain’t going to find these resources anywhere else. Course selection is plentiful and if you wish, you can take any classes from the highest ranked CS school.

However, there are also other excellent IA programs out there. Just make sure they are on this list: [Centers of Academic Excellence - Institutions - NSA/CSS](http://www.nsa.gov/ia/academic_outreach/nat_cae/institutions.shtml)

If you want more info about the CMU programs feel free to contact me