>>12011471Some jobs want a degree and some dont. I've interviewed a few potential peers who claim to have Masters in Cybersecurity but each of them had no practical knowledge. They typically do well on the knowledge portion but they dont well on our technical challenges which consists of hacking into a few boxes and/or exploiting a flaw in a webapp, binary application, or server configuration all while explaining what they are doing and why they are doing it.
I have Masters in Computer science but also have a CCNP, CISSP, and OSCP which are basically mid/high level networking, security policy, and offensive security certs. The knowledge gained from studying for the certifications are typically more valuable than the knowledge learned from a degree because you get no guidance at all like in school.
You always have to stay on top of the newest technology so unless you are willing to constantly learn new frameworks and best practices then you won't really do well.
