UAB master’s in cybersecurity named best in the country by Fortune
Fortune has ranked the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s in-person master’s degree in cybersecurity as the No. 1 program in the country.
“We are proud to be recognized for academic excellence by Fortune and named the nation’s leading institution for graduate studies in cybersecurity,” said Pam Benoit, UAB provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs. “UAB’s Department of Computer Science has created an outstanding collaborative master’s degree program that prepares students to lead careers solving the world’s most challenging cybersecurity problems.”
According to Fortune, there are almost 770,000 cybersecurity job openings in the United States.
Fortune’s first-ever ranking of in-person cybersecurity master’s degree programs compared 14 programs across the country in three components: Selectivity Score, Success Score and Demand Score.
“I am thrilled to see this acknowledgment of our cyber security master’s program,” said Kecia Thomas, dean of the UAB College of Arts and Sciences. “Our students and graduates benefit from excellent faculty and a local community that is invested in their training and success.”
Collaboration for career success
Founded in 1967, the UAB Department of Computer Science provides students a collaborative educational experience and emphasizes important tools in the field of cybersecurity, including data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence. Cybersecurity students at UAB can take data science and ML/AI courses as electives, greatly increasing their skills and employment prospects. The program is interdisciplinary by design, and it admits students with a variety of undergraduate majors.
Key collaborative opportunities include cybersecurity, data science and machine learning. (Getty Images)
“Cybersecurity is not just a technical problem – it is a human problem requiring knowledge of social dynamics, criminal laws and policies, and the ability to work as a team,” said Ragib Hasan, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science. “As part of UAB’s in-person curriculum, students work as a part of a team, collaborating and learning from each other.”
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