Comp sci - cybersecurity major, B student, in-state Virginia?

[Anonymous]

What are the safety, match, and reach in-state Virginia schools for a B student (3.6 weighted GPA) seeking to major in Cybersecurity (comp sci)?

[Anonymous]

Need to know SAT scores. But GMU might be a good match.

[Anonymous]

Odu and GMU are good options.

[Anonymous]

Jmu

The think is computer science cybersecurity are so marketable, anywhere will be good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Need to know SAT scores. But GMU might be a good match.

ACT 32

[Anonymous]

ODU could be a great fit for that.

[Anonymous]

GMU.

[Anonymous]

Va tech

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the safety, match, and reach in-state Virginia schools for a B student (3.6 weighted GPA) seeking to major in Cybersecurity (comp sci)?

Thanks all. So ODU safety, GMU and JMU match?

[Anonymous]

with cybersecurity, you can attend any schools and it really does not matter. What really matter are the industry certification(s) that your child get during college. Certifications like AWS cybersecurity, CISSP, CCIE, etc... Those certifications trump over the schools you graduate from.

In summary, any schools will do the job. Cybersecurity jobs are plentiful in the DMV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:with cybersecurity, you can attend any schools and it really does not matter. What really matter are the industry certification(s) that your child get during college. Certifications like AWS cybersecurity, CISSP, CCIE, etc... Those certifications trump over the schools you graduate from.

In summary, any schools will do the job. Cybersecurity jobs are plentiful in the DMV.

Thank you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:with cybersecurity, you can attend any schools and it really does not matter. What really matter are the industry certification(s) that your child get during college. Certifications like AWS cybersecurity, CISSP, CCIE, etc... Those certifications trump over the schools you graduate from.

In summary, any schools will do the job. Cybersecurity jobs are plentiful in the DMV.

But OP needs to think in the long haul. Yes, currently those jobs are plentiful. And will likely continue to be by the time OP's DC graduates. But everyone else also knows this and just getting the certification will do the trick and so are doing it. But if you want long-term successful employment going to the strongest institution you can get into, a broad solid degree in CS AND getting the "trendy" certifications is better. This is the same as a generation ago when people just advised programmers to not worry about what college they went to (or if they went to college) and let their skills speak and then for many their jobs slowly got less high-paying and less plentiful as outsourcing and automation happened. Those with a stronger broad education could more easily add different development skills or an MBA or other advanced degree that allowed them to pivot to where the new higher paying opportunities were.

+1 for GMU as best target with GPA and ACT. Stronger than JMU for this (in part due to opportunities due to location).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:with cybersecurity, you can attend any schools and it really does not matter. What really matter are the industry certification(s) that your child get during college. Certifications like AWS cybersecurity, CISSP, CCIE, etc... Those certifications trump over the schools you graduate from.

In summary, any schools will do the job. Cybersecurity jobs are plentiful in the DMV.

But OP needs to think in the long haul. Yes, currently those jobs are plentiful. And will likely continue to be by the time OP's DC graduates. But everyone else also knows this and just getting the certification will do the trick and so are doing it. But if you want long-term successful employment going to the strongest institution you can get into, a broad solid degree in CS AND getting the "trendy" certifications is better. This is the same as a generation ago when people just advised programmers to not worry about what college they went to (or if they went to college) and let their skills speak and then for many their jobs slowly got less high-paying and less plentiful as outsourcing and automation happened. Those with a stronger broad education could more easily add different development skills or an MBA or other advanced degree that allowed them to pivot to where the new higher paying opportunities were.

+1 for GMU as best target with GPA and ACT. Stronger than JMU for this (in part due to opportunities due to location).

It is a lot easier to say that you're going to certify in AWS Cybersecurity, CCIE Security, CISSP than actually getting certified. These certifications, with the exception of CISSP, are very difficult. People spend at least a year prepare for them..

The CCIE security certification requires an 8 hours lab portion at the cost of $1500, on top of the $400 for the written exam, assuming that one will pass the written exam first. On the average, people fail the lab portion twice before getting it on the 3rd attempt. Most people in the industry take about at least a year to prepare for both the written and the lab. That's why there are not many people who have these sought after certifications.

As mentioned before, if you graduate with a cybersecurity degree from a no name university and you also have cybersecurity certifcations, you will set for a long time. Get a government contractor job with TS security clearance and you will be set for life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:with cybersecurity, you can attend any schools and it really does not matter. What really matter are the industry certification(s) that your child get during college. Certifications like AWS cybersecurity, CISSP, CCIE, etc... Those certifications trump over the schools you graduate from.

In summary, any schools will do the job. Cybersecurity jobs are plentiful in the DMV.

+1, but you don't always need the certifications and no they don't trump anything. You just need knowledge after the degree. My husband has a degree from a college no one has heard of, rarely does certifications and is doing well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Va tech

3.6 weighted?