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.”
