System admin: Unlike many other professions, there is no single path to becoming a system administrator. Many system administrators have a degree in a related field: computer science, information technology, computer engineering, information system management, or even a trade school program. Other schools have offshoots of their Computer Science program specifically for systems administration.Some schools have started offering undergraduate degrees in Systems Administration. The first, Rochester Institute of Technology started in 1992. Others such as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Marist College, and Drexel University have more recently offered degrees in Information Technology.As of 2008, only four U.S. universities, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York City College of Technology, Tufts, and Michigan Tech have graduate programs in system administration.In Norway, there is a special English-taught MSc program organized by Oslo University College in cooperation with Oslo University, named "Masters programme in Network and System Administration." University of Amsterdam (UvA) offers a similar program in cooperation with Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) named "Master System and Network Engineering". However, many other schools offer related graduate degrees in fields such as network systems and computer security. | | More pages: |
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