Cybersecurity M.S.

In-person or Online

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On Campus Program Overview

Gain technical expertise from cybersecurity leaders and practitioners through hands-on experiences.

Requirements

Students are required to complete 30 credit hours of courses, consisting of 12 credits of core, 9 credits of technical cybersecurity electives, and 6 credits in CIS/CSE courses at 600 level or higher.

Nontechnical cybersecurity electives drawn from course offerings from units across Syracuse University including College of Law, the iSchool, and Maxwell.

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Online Program 

Limitless Possibilities

Our online Cybersecurity M.S. pairs world-class faculty with flexible, career-focused coursework - so you're ready to step into the security industry's fastest-growing, highest-demand roles.

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View program details in the University Course Catalog.

Companies That Hire Our Graduates

  • 2U
  • ADP
  • Air Force Research Lab
  • Amazon 
  • American Express
  • BAE Systems
  • Bank of America
  • Blackhawk Network
  • BlackRock
  • Boeing
  • Cerner Corporation
  • Comcast
  • Ernst & Young
  • Exchange Investing
  • Ford 
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.
  • High 5 Games
  • Houzz
  • IBM
  • IMVU
  • INFICON
  • Intercontinental
  • Jeppesen
  • Lowenstein Sandler, LLC
  • McKinsey & Company
  • NCC Group
  • NSI-MI
  • Parsons Corporation
  • Petuum 
  • Playmaker Health
  • PwC
  • Rockwell Collins
  • Samsung
  • Securonix
  • SRC Inc.
  • Symantec
  • Syrasoft
  • Telenav Inc.
  • ViaSat Inc.
  • Walmart Labs
  • WXYZ
  • Yahoo
  • Yelp 
  • Zify

Job location

98% in the US, 2% outside of the US

Job location within the US

20% San Francisco Bay Area, 18% Metropolitan New York City, 8% Syracuse/Central New York, 5% Metropolitan Baltimore/Washington, DC, 5% Texas (Austin/Dallas/Houston), 5% Washington (Seattle), 3% Metropolitan Los Angeles, 33% Other

Salary Estimates

Base salary range: $45,000 – $120,000 or more

Median base salary range: $110,000 – $114,999

Job Titles

  • Senior Programmer
  • Advisory Programmer & Data Analyst
  • Computer Scientist
  • Data scientist
  • Digital Analyst
  • Entrepreneurial Software Engineer
  • Full-Stack Software Engineer
  • Quality Systems Analyst
  • Security Analyst
  • Security Engineer
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Software Developer
  • Software Development Engineer
  • Software Engineer Autonomous Cars
  • Software Engineer-Android
  • Systems Engineer
  • Technology Consultant

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A broad range of experiences at Syracuse University helped me learn how to connect with people quicker, understand their needs and get to the root of the root of a problem. This collaborative mindset is what was continually reinforced. 

Shazif Shaikh '19
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