Photos: 10 of the best places to study cybersecurity

Norwich University

Norwich University is a military school in Vermont. The NSA has listed the school as a center of academic excellence in information assurance education. It also came in second place in the Ponemon study list.

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University of Bristol

The University of Bristol in the UK hosts the The Bristol Security Centre, an academic center focused on cybersecurity research.

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MIT

While it did not appear on the 2014 Ponemon list, MIT has since launched three new cybersecurity initiatives for students.

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Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University operates the Center for Computer Security Research (CCSR) where computer vulnerabilities are studied in hopes of improving cybersecurity.

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Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University has long been known as one of the top universities to study cybersecurity.

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Lancaster University

Lancaster University, in partnership with its Security Lancaster research initiative, has developed a program to train cybersecurity professionals in the field's major issues.

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Syracuse University

Syracuse University offers a 15-credit program for the certificate of advanced study

in information security management, a great program for cybersecurity skills.

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Queen's University Belfast

Located in Northern Ireland, Queen's University Belfast is one of the many universities in the UK recognized by the UK intelligence agency GCHQ.

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Purdue University

Although known for engineering, Purdue University offers many of the key computer science classes needed for cybersecurity professionals. It also offers a few graduate degrees in infosec.

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