Awesome deal at Iowa state for the MS IA

I've been looking for a while for a master in Infosec and I just found the perfect deal.

School: Iowa state university
Degree: Master of Science of information assurance
cost: $416.00/ch
30 credits.
Accreditation: NSA CAE
Rank: 28th (Top public schools)

What do you think?

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swild

That's not a bad price. The only other NSA CAE completely online MS program I have found is Georgia Tech's.

Also, I really like the sound of those classes. This may go on my short list.

jdancer

Another option for a 100% online NSA CAE MS IA degree is Columbus State University at $210 per credit hour. I've already told other people about it.

SteveLord

Iowa Board of Regeants just had another tuition increase approved within the last month. Expect that to go up.

phaneuf1

jdancer wrote: »

Another option for a 100% online NSA CAE MS IA degree is Columbus State University at $210 per credit hour. I've already told other people about it.

Is it a Tier 1 school? Iowa state is...

And where is the MS IA. I only see a master of computer science.

http://online.columbusstate.edu/degrees.php
[h=4]UNDERGRADUATE[/h]- B.B.A General Business
- B.S. Sociology - General Sociology
- B.S.N. Nursing - RN to BSN
- Online B.S. Information Technology
- B.A. Liberal Arts

[h=4]GRADUATE[/h]- M.Ed. Accomplished Teaching
- M.Ed. Educational Leadership
- M.S. Applied Computer Science
- M.P.A. Government Administration
- Online M.A.T. Secondary Education: Mathematics
- Online M.A.T. Secondary Education: Science
- Online M.B.A. Master of Business Administration
- M.S.N. Nursing

jdancer

It's the MS Applied Computer Science degree with the IA major. It's a NSA CAE school. It's a Tier 2 school. The only reason I think one will want a Tier 1 school is that they plan to get a doctorate degree later on.

phaneuf1

jdancer wrote: »

It's the MS Applied Computer Science degree with the IA major. It's a NSA CAE school. It's a Tier 2 school. The only reason I think one will want a Tier 1 school is that they plan to get a doctorate degree later on.

Really interesting, and do you know if I need programming experience if I choose the IA major to get accepted?

erpadmin

phaneuf1 wrote: »

Really interesting, and do you know if I need programming experience if I choose the IA major to get accepted?

Admission Requirements
Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or closely related field or by showing proficiency through
Earn a grade or B or better in CPSC 6105 and CPSC 6106, OR

Earn 50th percentile or higher on GRE subject test, OR

Passing test of competency in data structures and other computer science tests

This was from your own link you provided about the MS Applied Computer Science program which jdancer answered about.