Master of Science in Cybersecurity Management
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Master of Science in Cybersecurity Management Degree at a Glance
If you understand the critical role that IT security plays in business, our online MS in Cybersecurity Management program can help you hone your skills and elevate your career. Learn from industry professionals and develop the skills to tackle real-world cybersecurity challenges with IT solutions that are powerful, relevant, and effective. The Tulane SoPA Cybersecurity Management Master’s degree program gives students a top-tier University academic education supported by applied and Industry-ready skill building.
TRANSFER
Transfer up to nine credits of graduate level courses to your program and earn your degree for less.
FACULTY
Nationally recognized faculty who practice what they teach and help you succeed beyond the classroom.
LOCATION
Flexible online courses that match your schedule. Accelerate your career without putting your life on pause.
BENEFITS
Course credit for experience and 20% tuition discounts available.
ADMISSIONS
Rolling admissions. No test scores. No recommendations. Four start dates. We make the admission process easy.
What You Will Learn While Earning Your Degree in Cybersecurity Management
An MS in Cybersecurity Management will provide you with both the technical and leadership skills needed to advance your IT career and have a significant impact on any organization or industry. Upon completion of our degree, you will be able to:
- Identify security risks while designing and building working solutions to protect the computing assets of an organization
- Develop, apply, and institutionalize IT security risk management practices, governance policy, and procedures
- Synthesize security efforts within multiple segments of an organization, including both IT and non-IT departments
- Develop, articulate, and champion business cases for proposed computing security projects and tasks steeped in real-world limitations
- Evaluate, analyze and interpret security-relevant cases and statutory laws and legal trends in information assurance while incorporating them into security management efforts
- Understand and develop IT security budgets based on security economics and risk modeling
- Understand, relate, and apply commercial and government business process frameworks for security governance and management
- Relate in-depth knowledge of LAN/WAN, data architecture, security auditing, cryptography technologies, as well as emerging technologies, from a security perspective
- Relate emerging technologies and tools, including IoT, blockchain, biotech, and bioinformatics, to their impact on an organization’s security posture
Click here for listing of MS in Cybersecurity Management required courses and course descriptions.
SoPA awards the MS in Cybersecurity Management following the successful completion of 11 graduate courses comprised of eight core courses, two electives, and one capstone course, with no thesis required. Graduate students seeking to enroll in more than 9 credit hours per semester require approval from the Program Director. To earn the MS, a student must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00. Students must also apply for a degree at the beginning of the semester in which the student plans to complete all required coursework. Applications for degree conferral are now online and will appear in a student's Gibson account when available.
