Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Advance your career with a fully online Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity that prepares you to protect an organization’s cyber assets. Learn the techniques and knowledge to prevent, detect, counter, and recover from cyber incidents.

The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security have designated Excelsior University as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education. The MS in Cybersecurity curriculum focuses on data communication, ethics, legal and compliance issues, operational process, ethical hacking, software security, project management and risk management, and defensive technologies.

A cybersecurity expert knows that the most complex challenges can’t be solved by in a vacuum. In Excelsior’s unique set of core courses, you’ll work on interactive projects with your fellow students from across our programs and disciplines to begin your graduate education building connections and expanding your worldview in a suite of two courses on ethical leadership and strategic talent management. These courses gives focus to a set of soft skills that are crucial in the growth and longevity of a cybersecurity professional.

By the end of the program, you’ll know how to apply your knowledge of cybersecurity in the workplace, and understand the implications of legal issues related cybersecurity, whether you work for a government agency, nonprofit organization, or private sector business.