Learn to Build, Manage, and Protect Critical Systems With a Master of Science in Cybersecurity Online
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Cybersecurity professionals are being called upon to design and develop assured, secure computer systems and protect the world from devastating cyberattacks. Recent research shows that the world is on pace to reach a cybersecurity workforce gap of 1.8 million by 2022.¹
Syracuse University's online M.S. in Cybersecurity program takes a unique approach to educating cybersecurity professionals.
- Attend Live Online Classes
- Connect with Faculty and Peers
- Access Coursework 24/7
- Complete in 15 Months
- Join a Global Syracuse University Alumni Netowrk
There is currently no GRE required to apply
Through cutting-edge research, curricular innovations, and collaboration, the M.S. in Cybersecurity prepares students to predict, prevent, and respond to cyberattacks.Students in the M.S. in Cybersecurity program focus on five major objectives:
- Designing new systems that are inherently secure
- Protecting systems such as web, mobile, and critical infrastructures
- Assuring systems through application of mathematical logic
- Analyzing and detecting malware and other cyberattacks
- Identifying suspicious cyber behavior via data mining and anomaly detection
Request more information by completing the brief contact form.
Syracuse University has been designated by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) since 2001 and as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research (CAE-R) since 2009.²
¹U.S. News & World Report, 2021 Best Online Graduate Computer Information Technology Programs (Retrieved February 2021)
²The Center for Cyber Safety and Education, 2017 Global Information Security Workforce Study (Retrieved September 2020)
³Syracuse University, University Receives Dual Information Assurance/Cyber Defense Education Designations 2014, (Retrieved September 2020)