MS in Cybersecurity at Sacred Heart University

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. 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.

Take the next step and request more information about Sacred Heart’s full or part-time MS in Cybersecurity program today!

Why Study Cybersecurity at Sacred Heart?

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. 

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. 

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. Among its numerous honors, the WCBT has been named:

• One of The Princeton’s Review’s Best Business Schools
• A Poets&Quants Best Undergraduate Business School
• Among U.S. News & World Report’s best undergraduate business programs in the Nation

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 students 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 a hidden gem between New York City and Boston.

Sacred Heart is consistently recognized for excellence. For example: 

• The Princeton Review includes SHU in its guides, Best 385 Colleges–2018 Edition, “Best in the Northeast” and Best 267 Business Schools–2018 Edition
  • It also ranks SHU 10th on its 2020 “Happiest Students” listing
  • It placed SHU on its “Best College Theater” and “Most Engaged in Community Service” lists, each of which is comprised of only 20 U.S. schools
• U.S. News & World Report ranks SHU in its Best Colleges 2018 guidebook and calls SHU the fourth “Most Innovative School” in the North
• The Chronicle of Higher Education also names SHU one of the fastest-growing Roman Catholic universities