10 colleges and universities shaping the future of cybersecurity education

Institutions on this list often offer bachelor’s and master’s degrees, courses and certificate programs tailored to the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals across industries.

Some notable colleges and universities known for their cybersecurity programs and courses include:

Carnegie Mellon University (USA)

Information Network Institute (INI)

Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) Information Networking Institute (INI) trains and develops engineers through technical, interdisciplinary master’s programs in information networking, security, and mobile and IoT engineering that integrate business and policy perspectives.

Program: Master of Science in Information Security (MSIS)

Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)

Institute for Information Security and Privacy (IISP)

The Institute for Information Security & Privacy (IISP) at the Georgia Institute of Technology is a research institution dedicated to advancing cybersecurity and privacy technologies. Established within Georgia Tech, the IISP serves as a focal point for interdisciplinary research, education and collaboration in the areas of information security and privacy.

Program: Master of Science in Cyber ​​Security

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)

MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EECS is a joint venture between the Schwarzman College of Computing and the School of Engineering and is based on three overlapping subunits: electrical engineering (EE), computer science (CS), and artificial intelligence and decision making (AI+D).

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Stanford University (USA)

Cyber ​​Policy Center and Department of Computer Science

The Cyber ​​Policy Center brings together researchers from across the Stanford campus to solve the biggest problems in cybersecurity, governance and the future of work.

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SANS Technology Institute (USA)

The SANS Technology Institute, an independent subsidiary of SANS, offers graduate programs (master’s degree and graduate certificates) that develop technically adept leaders and undergraduate programs (bachelor’s degree and undergraduate certificate) for those looking to enter the cybersecurity field.

Program: Master’s degree in cybersecurity

University of California, Berkeley (USA)

Information school

The School of Information is a graduate research and education community committed to expanding access to information and improving its usefulness, reliability, and credibility, while maintaining security and privacy. This requires the insights of scientists from various fields: information and computer sciences, design, social sciences, management, law and policy.

Program: Master in Information and Cyber ​​Security (MICS)

University of Cambridge (UK)

Department of Computer Science and Technology

The Department of Computer Science and Technology (formerly known as the Computer Laboratory) is the academic department within the University of Cambridge that covers computer science, along with many aspects of technology, engineering and mathematics.

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University of Oxford (UK)

Global Cyber ​​Security Capacity Center (GCSCC)

The Global Cyber ​​Security Capacity Center (GCSCC) is an international center for research into efficient and effective cybersecurity capacity building, which aims to increase the scale, pace, quality and impact of cybersecurity capacity building initiatives across the world world promotes.

Class: MSc in Software and System Security

Technical University Darmstadt (Germany)

Department of Computer Science

The scientists of the Department of Computer Science combine their diverse research activities in three main research areas:

• Artificial intelligence
• Complex network systems
• Cyber ​​security and privacy

Program: Master’s degree in IT Security

Tel Aviv University (Israel)

Research is a cornerstone of Tel Aviv University’s mission, with its scientists making discoveries in areas ranging from biotechnology and cybersecurity to archeology and social sciences.

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