Program Overview

Cybersecurity Master's Degree Program

The City College of New York offers a Cybersecurity Master's Degree Program that equips students with advanced technical skills to thrive in a highly demanded field protecting the world's electronic infrastructure.

Program Overview

The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity principles, practices, and technologies. It is a public institution with a tradition of making education available to all, and the Cybersecurity M.S. Program offers pathways to students from all majors to join the program.

Accessibility and Flexibility

Full-time students can complete the program in 3 semesters, and New York State residents will pay less than $20,000 for the degree. Individuals can complete the program as full-time or part-time students and begin the program in either the Fall or Spring semester. Many of the courses in the curriculum are offered in the late afternoons or evenings to better accommodate working professionals and student internships.

Connection and Research

Faculty at The Grove School of Engineering have decades of experience in areas such as artificial intelligence, information assurance, and fault-tolerance, cryptography, secure vehicular communications, access control, and telecommunication network security, among many others. The Cybersecurity Program team is regularly meeting with private sector partners to enhance academic content and applied learning opportunities for students in the program.

Admissions

• The program has rolling admissions.
• The Fall 2026 application deadline is June 12, 2026.
• Spring & Fall 2027 application cycles will open in Summer 2026.

Curriculum

The program offers a comprehensive curriculum that includes:

• A 4+1 Accelerated Master's program
• Courses in cybersecurity principles, practices, and technologies
• Research opportunities in areas such as artificial intelligence, cryptography, and network security

Faculty and Research

The program has a team of experienced faculty with expertise in various areas of cybersecurity. Research areas include:

• Artificial intelligence
• Information assurance
• Fault-tolerance
• Cryptography
• Secure vehicular communications
• Access control
• Telecommunication network security

News and Events

The program regularly hosts information sessions and events, such as the Cybersecurity M.S. Program Information Session, to provide students with updates on the program and the field of cybersecurity. Recent news includes:

• NSF awards $3.8 million grant to NYU/City College/Stanford team to build and implement new methods of cryptographic computing
• New Cybersecurity Course Added

Why Choose City College?

The program offers:

• Accessibility: a public institution with a tradition of making education available to all
• Flexibility: full-time or part-time options, with courses offered in the late afternoons or evenings
• Connection: faculty with decades of experience in cybersecurity, and regular meetings with private sector partners to enhance academic content and applied learning opportunities.