# Universities For Masters
[University Academic Ranking](https://csrankings.org/#/index?sec&world)

### General Requirments

1. Three Recomendations
2. Statments of purpose
3. TOEFL score

# ---- Famous Unis -----

## Stanford

People - Dahn, Benedict Bunz (Bulet Proofs),

_Ranked #25 in Secuirty_

1. [Computer Science](https://cs.stanford.edu/admissions/masters/general-information)

GRE not required.

Might need TOEFL as 4 year english course required.

This is the best target university as I have taken courses in it already.
Had a strong cryptography school.

## Cambridge

_Ranked #115 in Secuirty_

1. [Advanced Computer Science](https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/directory/cscsmpacs)

Requirments: first-class, 35%

Pros:
- Uni is good
- Research project
- Can get preped for research courses
Cons:
- Low amount of intresting subjects

## Princeton

#58 in Cryptography

1. [Computer Science](https://www.cs.princeton.edu/grad)

## MIT

#32 in Cryptography

1. [Computer Science](https://cse.mit.edu/admissions/sm/)

## Oxford

#101 in Cryptography

1. [Advanced Computer Science](https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-advanced-computer-science) (MSc taught)

Requirments: first-class, 10%

Pros:
- University is famous
- Have some cryptography courses
Cons:
- A lot of applications \~ 15/1
- Unnecessary knowledge

Price: £30,330

Application:

1. Transcript
2. Resume
3. Personal statment
4. 3 academic references
5. Apply before 7 January 2022

2. [Mathematics and Foundations of Computer Science](https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-mathematics-and-foundations-computer-science) (MSc taught)

Requirments: first-class or strong 2:i, 20%

Pros:
- Deep mathematics for Cryptography
- Cryptography courses
- Free structure of the course
- University is famous
Cons:
- A lot of applications \~ 5/1

Price: £28,560

Application:

1. Transcript
2. Resume
3. Personal statment
4. 3 academic references
5. Apply before 21 January 2022

## Imperial

#88 in Secuirty

1. [Advanced Computing](https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/computing/advanced-computing/) (MSc taught)

Requirments: first-class, 20%

Pros:
- IET acredetation
- Free structure of the course
- DeFi
- London - I can combine work and study
Cons:
- London is expencive

Price: £36,500

Application:

1. £80 application fee
2. Resume
3. Personal statment
4. 1 academic, 1 general references
5. Apply before 30 June 2022

2. [Computing (Security and Reliability)](https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/computing/secure-software-systems/) (MSc taught)

Requirments: first-class, 5%

Pros:
- IET acredetation
- Free structure of the course
- Amount of Cybersecurity courses
- London - I can combine work and study
Cons:
- London is expencive
- Low admission rate - 1/50

Price: £36,500

Application:

1. £80 application fee
3. Personal statment
4. 1 academic, 1 general references
5. Apply before 30 June 2022

## Columbia University

#24 in Secuirty

1. [Computer Science](https://www.cs.columbia.edu/education/ms/)

Has a cyber security track. Good location in New York.

Likely [no GRE requirments](https://www.gradengineering.columbia.edu/graduate-admissions/application-requirements)

# --- Strong Unis ---

## COSIC in KU Leuven

A lot of faculty members in cryptography with very very strong background

1. Master in Cyber Security

## UCL

People - Emilian, Rebekah

## Edingbor

1. Aggelos Kiayias

## Cornell

#1 in Secuirty

1. [Computer Science](https://www.cs.cornell.edu/ms/admissions)

Also available [here](https://gradschool.cornell.edu/academics/fields-of-study/field/computer-science/).

The university is highly scored in the Security & Cryptography space.

## Berkeley

#9 in Secuirty

People - Alessandro Chiesa (Know a professor there from Spooner (https://spooner.cc), Dawn Song (), Sanjam Gard

1. [Computer Science](https://grad.berkeley.edu/program/computer-science/)

[Berkley Blockchain Github](https://github.com/berkeley-blockchain)

A strong univeristy with history of cryptography.

Deadline: December 8, 2021

RISE (Real-Time, Intelligent, Secure, Explainable, Systems) Lab, who previously formed multi-billion dollar valuation companies like the $38 billion data startup Databricks and $1 billion valued Anyscale, are at it again with the creation of Opaque. The company was founded in 2021 by professors Ion Stoica, Raluca Ada Popa and Wenting Zheng, as well as their former students Dr.Rishabh Poddar and Chester Leung.

People - https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~alexch/ leads https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~alexch/classes/CS602-S2022.html course

## Carnegie Mellon University

People - Elaine Shi

#3 in Secuirty

1. [Privacy Engineering program](https://privacy.cs.cmu.edu/masters/index.html)

I fit a description.
Opens on the 6th of September.

Might require TOEFL (even though I am from UK)

2. Computer Science masters

The GMAT is highly recommended.

## EPFL

#23 in Secuirty

People - Serge Vaudenay

1. [Computer Science Masters](https://www.epfl.ch/education/master/programs/computer-science/)

Know a professor there from Spooner.

Special focus on Cyber Security, high world ranking.

Apply from mid-November to the 15th of December, or from the 16th of December to the 15th of April.

People - http://carmelatroncoso.com is very practiacl in Cryptography. Leads https://lasec.epfl.ch

## University of Michigan

#11 in Secuirty

1. [Computer Science](https://cse.engin.umich.edu/academics/graduate/admissions/)

GRE scores are not considered

## University of Austin, Texas

People - Brent Waters (Pairing based Crypto)

#14 in Security

1. [Computer Science](https://www.cs.utexas.edu/graduate-program/masters-program)

GRE optional for 2022

# Archive

## Warwick University

1. [Computer Science](https://warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/courses/compscienceresearch/) (MS by Research)

Requirments: 2:i, 25%

Pros:
- Research in Security and Privacy or Cryptography
- Free to choose suitable topic
- Know community, easy adaptation
- Have contacts in the academia
Cons:
- Unsure about courses offered

Price: £26,470

Application:

1. Find Supervisor
2. Draft your research proposal
3. Two academic references
4. Personal statment
5. Pay £60 for application
6. Apply before 31 July 2022

## Edinbur

#48 in Cryptography

1. [Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust](https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/degrees/index.php?r=site/view&edition=2022&id=971) (MSc taught)

Requirments: 2:i, 20%

Pros:
- Distributed Ledgers & Smart Contracts
- Big project
- Amount of Cybersecurity courses
- Legers & Crypto
Cons:
- Unsure about university

Price: £35,900

Application:

3. Personal statment
4. 1 academic reference
5. Apply before 31 March 2022

2. [Computer Science](https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/degrees/index.php?r=site/view&edition=2022&id=110) (MSc taught)

Requirments: 2:i, 27%

Pros:
- Can take the same as in Security
- More other options
- Legers & Crypto
Cons:
- Unsure about university

Price: £35,900

Application:

3. Personal statment
4. 1 academic reference
5. Apply before 31 March 2022

## Manchester

1. [Computer Security](https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/list/08343/msc-acs-computer-security/course-details/#course-profile)

Requirments: first-class or strong 2:i, 54%

Pros:
- Agile module
- Some cryptography modules
Cons:
- No crypto

Price: £35,900

Application:

3. Personal statment
4. 2 academic reference
5. Apply before 27 May 2022

2. [Advanced Computer Science](https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/list/02069/msc-advanced-computer-science/course-details/#course-profile)

Requirments: first-class or strong 2:i, 42%

Pros:
- Agile module
- Same as in Computer Security, but more
- Some cryptography modules
Cons:
- No crypto

Price: £24,500

Application:

3. Personal statment
4. 2 academic reference
5. Apply before 27 May 2022