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The Value of a Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity
In today’s rapidly evolving and expanding digital environment, the need for experts with advanced skills to fight against and protect from cyber attacks continues to grow. The cybersecurity courses offered in our master’s degree program will provide you with increased levels of proficiency in products and applications, the skills to build secure and dependable systems, the opportunity to conduct hands-on cybersecurity research, and so much more.
Professionals who hold a graduate degree make thousands more annually than those who hold a bachelor’s degree. The median salary is $94,000. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, many jobs for computer and IT-related professionals require a master’s degree. By pursuing your master’s in cybersecurity, you’ll develop the knowledge and skills needed to be considered for leadership roles, and in turn, position yourself as an indispensable thought leader in your field.
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Why Study Cybersecurity at Sacred Heart?
Experience SHU’s renowned and highly sought-after program
Drive your career forward in SHU's top-ranked Jack Welch College of Business & Technology (WCBT). In the top five percent of elite business schools worldwide, cybersecurity courses in the WCBT are taught by accomplished faculty with a record of prestigious scholarship and professional experience.
Sacred Heart University has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) for the Master of Science in cybersecurity program. SHU is the first in the state of Connecticut to receive this designation.
Graduating with a master’s degree in cybersecurity from a CAE-CD designated university gives potential employers a high degree of confidence in hiring its graduates as their degree curriculum closely aligns with NSA-recommended cybersecurity-related knowledge units (KUs), validated by subject matter experts in the field.
Study full or part-time with our flexible master’s program
Sacred Heart’s MS in cybersecurity provides a variety of options based on your career goals in a 30-36 credit program. Students can complete the cybersecurity degree full or part-time in 12-18 months and may choose a thesis or non-thesis track.
Dual Degree Program
Students in the Bachelor’s-Master of Science in Cybersecurity (MS in Cybersecurity) 4+1 Dual Degree Program earn a Bachelor’s and an MS degree in five years. Students complete the bachelor’s degree in the traditional four-year time frame and complete one year of graduate study in the MS in Cybersecurity program, earning both the bachelor’s degree and the master’s degree within five years.
Learn from and network with expert faculty and industry professionals
Sacred Heart’s expert faculty are academicians and industry professionals with more than 50 years of combined experience in cybersecurity. Students in the full or part-time cybersecurity program at SHU are instructed by highly-awarded and published scholars–with research interests like network security, digital signal processing, embedded systems, cloud computing and cyber-physical systems–as well as industry renowned professionals and speakers in the field.
Expand your career opportunities with a related cybersecurity certificate
The graduate certificate in cybersecurity program is designed to provide individuals with an introduction to networking, risk and threat management, security architecture and ethical and security skills to effectively address the constantly changing threat landscape. Upon completion of the certificate program, graduates will be better equipped to enter or continue as a professional in the risk management & information security field. Courses taken for the certificate can be applied toward the MS in cybersecurity degree.
Wondering whether to get a master’s or certificate? Read our blog post, “Master’s Degree or Cybersecurity Certificate–Which is More Valuable?” to decide which path is right for you.
Enjoy an innovative and hands-on curriculum
Our on-campus program allows students to benefit from world-class facilities including a state-of-the-art laboratory specifically designed for cybersecurity, which provides a hands-on learning environment to simulate cyber threats, design responses and defense strategies. The Cybersecurity Lab, isolated from the University network, is equipped with 40 work stations with contemporary technologies, security software and a dedicated server room used to support education, research, training and community outreach in cybersecurity and privacy.
Join Sacred Heart’s thriving community
Sacred Heart University’s beautiful New England campus in Fairfield, Connecticut, is located between New York City and Boston.
STEM Designated Program
This is a STEM-designated program, which means you will be trained in areas of technology that are in high demand with U.S. employers. This program allows international students with F1 visas to extend their OPT in the U.S. by 24 months after graduating (36 months in total).
Frequently Asked Questions
The job growth within the field of information security is projected to grow 31 percent between 2019 and 2029 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is much faster than the average for all occupations. There is expected to be a very high demand for careers in cybersecurity, as analysts are necessary in preventing hackers from creating issues in computer networks or stealing information (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Because of the demand and salary, a master’s in cybersecurity is a smart move for those interested in the field.
The 2021 median annual wage for information security analysts was $102,600 (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Starting salaries for entry level roles in cybersecurity are often listed over $70,000 per year, with the pay increasing significantly based on position level, experience and education. With that in mind, a master’s in cybersecurity would likely increase a cybersecurity professional’s earning power.
There are a number of roles professionals can take on in the growing field of cybersecurity, such as:
- Chief information security officer
- IT security consultant
- Network engineer/architect
- Forensic computer analyst
- Systems engineer
- Information security analyst
- Security architect
- Incident analyst
- Cybersecurity consultant
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Graduate Admissions
Ed Nassr
Associate Director of Graduate Admissions
203-396-6877
nassre@sacredheart.edu
Testimonials
The MS in Cybersecurity program at SHU provides massive retrospect to the vast and dynamically evolving cyberspace. The program walks through a diverse and thorough palate on the many avenues and angles of real-world methods for cyber defense in an understanding manner for both technical and business-oriented persons. With hands-on, high-level technical learning, you’ll be more than well suited for the working world. ~Eric Schmitt, '19
The most salient feature of SHU’s MSCY program are its faculty. We had real world experience faculty who were leaders in Industry / Academics, a key factor for the success of the program. This paved a way for a research oriented learning experience which had an essence of real world implementation as well - a key attribute for success. A Master’s in Cybersecurity from SHU would open up unparalleled access and open doors for a great future in the world of cybersecurity. - Nandagopal Sridhar, '20