SUNY Poly’s online cybersecurity master’s program ranked

MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) says its online master’s degree program in network and computer security: cybersecurity ranked among the top 50 in U.S. News & World Report’s “2022 Best Online Program” national rankings. 

The SUNY Poly program came in at number 48 in the listing of the top online colleges and university programs in the nation, the university announced.

“This ranking places SUNY Poly among the top schools for network and computer security in the nation and shines a light on our program that prepares students for success,” Michael Carpenter, interim dean of the College of Engineering, said in a release.

SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s online master’s degree program in network and computer security: cybersecurity offers students a curriculum in the field of cybersecurity. The institute developed the program in conjunction with local experts in both industry and government, and provides students with a “rigorous foundation of coursework” that SUNY Poly contends prepares them for management and technical positions in the fields of cybersecurity research and information-technology security management.

U.S. News & World Report maintains several general ranking categories, each with different weights assigned to them to determine the final institution placings. These categories include engagement, student excellence, expert opinion, faculty credentials and training, and services and technologies.