<p>I am currently a senior in high school at the stage in my life where the options for schools and majors is too overwhelming to deal with. So that is why I come to you, the CC community. I am currently looking for a school with the following programs/majors, if anyone has any suggestions or recommendations I would appreciate it. Here are the majors/programs I am currently searching for, if anyone has any suggestions for majors or whatever that I haven't listed and are a bit similar to what I have listed, I'd appreciate that too!</p>
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<li>Computer and Information Systems Security</li>
<li>Network and System Administration </li>
<li>Information Technology</li>
<li>Computer Engineering</li>
<li>Computer Science</li>
</ul>
<p>Please keep in mind I am not too keen on taking Computer Engineer/Science, I just listed them so nobody else would. Consider them as a "back up plan".</p>
<p>I would like to thank the community in advance for sorting out all of my confusion and indecisive. Oh, also I have a 4.4/5 GPA as well as an 1800 SAT score, but I can improve it to a 1900-2000 no problem.</p>
<p>If you do not want to major in CS but want a computer related degree, then one option is CIS/MIS within a school of business. You can typically then get a concentration in networking, security, application development, IT audit, etc. Many schools of business offer MIS programs. They generally require less math, programming, and deep tech courses.</p>
<p>Another option is informatics…studies the intersection of data and computers within a subject area such as biology or geography.</p>
<p>Most colleges/universities that have a school of business will have an MIS program. Some of the better ones are Arizona, Georgia Tech, and Minnesota. Most larger universities will have a program as do many smaller ones.</p>
<p>If you are interested in a school, go to their website and see what academic programs are offered in their business school.</p>
<p>Some informatics programs include Indiana, u of Iowa, uc-Irvine, and college of Charleston.</p>
<p>The first three are typically found as part of MIS or IT programs of study, usually under a business school. However, if you go into such areas of study, you probably do want to take the Computer Science courses in operating systems, networks, databases, and security in order to have a better grasp of concepts that help you adapt to new technologies and unusual or difficult problems in an IT career (however, a full Computer Science degree is not generally needed for an IT career).</p>
<p>Do you know of any universities that offer those type of courses? I checked georgia tech but they only have a computer science degree, not a IT/MIS degree. I want to do something in network administration or security but the only degrees I find in colleges regarding computers is computer science which is not really want i want to do (Coding).</p>
<p>Most (if not all) reputable MIS programs require a course in database and networking (often called data communications in MIS) so that will not be an issue. </p>
<p>A concentration in networking may be difficult to find within an MIS program. Most programs offer their core course and then an additional one or two courses. If you want a more in-depth study of networks then an AA program will be better.</p>
<p>IT security and assurance concentrations are available at many MIS programs. Courses typically include the required network course with a security component, a general IT security course, accounting systems and control, and IT audit. Lots of good programs in this area including Minnesota. As you can see from this link, you can choose 2 electives in a security area.</p>