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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP here - that is a tough decision - does your kid have a favorite? Sorry if you said already.   If they are pursing AI or ML tracks I think they may be better off at UMD because I just don’t think VT has the curriculum for it last I looked. General CS maybe you take the 80k in savings. Once you get past your first job no one will care unless it’s MIT-level and neither of these qualifies for that.  Good luck![/quote]

She actually likes both campuses and is not too sure of specialization if any yet. She will be doing a cybersecurity internship this summer and might be leaning toward that if she likes it enough.[/quote]

I work for a government contractor as a bid/proposal manager, and cybersecurity is in high demand right now. Primary thing we are looking for are people with the right certifications. Where they graduate doesn't matter! Now if your kid was a business major and you're asking between VT and UMD, then I would say UMD of course.  [/quote]

What kind of certifications are you looking for? Thanks[/quote]

It's going to be role-dependent, but some of the big ones across the board are Security+ (great starter), CEH (for ethical hacking), CISSP (for leadership roles), and anything cloud-related like AWS Security or the Google Cybersecurity cert. If just getting started, I'd say Security+ and any of the cloud ones.[/quote]

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