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About Our Cybersecurity Master's Program
Help lead the fight against cyber threats. Organizations need an advanced understanding of large-scale cyber attacks as well as threat prevention, detection, and response to defend themselves.
A cybersecurity master's degree from American Military University (AMU) boosts your knowledge and skills. You will:
- Build your foundation in network security, information assurance, risk management, information security, cybercrime, and digital forensics
- Become familiar with the issues, policies, practices, and perspectives of various sectors, agencies, and disciplines in the classes you take for AMU’s online master’s in cybersecurity
- Understand how cyber threats impact human behaviors, public confidence, stock markets, economic sectors, and other critical infrastructures
What You Will Do in our Master's in Cybersecurity Program
- Understand homeland security and cybersecurity challenges arising from both external attackers and insider threats
- Study the social, regulatory, legal, and ethical issues related to securing information technology and national critical infrastructures
- Comprehend interdisciplinary policies, practices, perspectives, and products required to address the cyber threats to information technology and critical infrastructures
- Learn the methods of vulnerability assessment, risk mitigation, auditing, and certification of information technology and critical infrastructures
Degree at a Glance
$386.75** | $409.50***
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Program Requirements Printable Catalog Version
Must take all courses for this section.
Course ID: 4562
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/28/25 - 10/03/25 | 10/06/25 - 11/30/25 | Fall 2025 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/26/25 - 10/31/25 | 11/03/25 - 12/28/25 | Fall 2025 Session I | 8 Week session |
06/30/25 - 11/28/25 | 12/01/25 - 01/25/26 | Fall 2025 Session D | 8 Week session |
07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4522
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/28/25 - 10/03/25 | 10/06/25 - 11/30/25 | Fall 2025 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/26/25 - 10/31/25 | 11/03/25 - 12/28/25 | Fall 2025 Session I | 8 Week session |
06/30/25 - 11/28/25 | 12/01/25 - 01/25/26 | Fall 2025 Session D | 8 Week session |
07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/29/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4528
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/28/25 - 10/03/25 | 10/06/25 - 11/30/25 | Fall 2025 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/26/25 - 10/31/25 | 11/03/25 - 12/28/25 | Fall 2025 Session I | 8 Week session |
06/30/25 - 11/28/25 | 12/01/25 - 01/25/26 | Fall 2025 Session D | 8 Week session |
07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/29/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3860
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/28/25 - 10/03/25 | 10/06/25 - 11/30/25 | Fall 2025 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/26/25 - 10/31/25 | 11/03/25 - 12/28/25 | Fall 2025 Session I | 8 Week session |
06/30/25 - 11/28/25 | 12/01/25 - 01/25/26 | Fall 2025 Session D | 8 Week session |
07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/29/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4099
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/28/25 - 10/03/25 | 10/06/25 - 11/30/25 | Fall 2025 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/26/25 - 10/31/25 | 11/03/25 - 12/28/25 | Fall 2025 Session I | 8 Week session |
06/30/25 - 11/28/25 | 12/01/25 - 01/25/26 | Fall 2025 Session D | 8 Week session |
07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/29/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3871
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
---|---|---|---|
04/28/25 - 10/03/25 | 10/06/25 - 11/30/25 | Fall 2025 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/26/25 - 10/31/25 | 11/03/25 - 12/28/25 | Fall 2025 Session I | 8 Week session |
06/30/25 - 11/28/25 | 12/01/25 - 01/25/26 | Fall 2025 Session D | 8 Week session |
07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/29/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3872
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/28/25 - 10/03/25 | 10/06/25 - 11/30/25 | Fall 2025 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/26/25 - 10/31/25 | 11/03/25 - 12/28/25 | Fall 2025 Session I | 8 Week session |
06/30/25 - 11/28/25 | 12/01/25 - 01/25/26 | Fall 2025 Session D | 8 Week session |
07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/29/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 3873
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/28/25 - 10/03/25 | 10/06/25 - 11/30/25 | Fall 2025 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/26/25 - 10/31/25 | 11/03/25 - 12/28/25 | Fall 2025 Session I | 8 Week session |
06/30/25 - 11/28/25 | 12/01/25 - 01/25/26 | Fall 2025 Session D | 8 Week session |
07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/29/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4095
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/28/25 - 10/03/25 | 10/06/25 - 11/30/25 | Fall 2025 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/26/25 - 10/31/25 | 11/03/25 - 12/28/25 | Fall 2025 Session I | 8 Week session |
06/30/25 - 11/28/25 | 12/01/25 - 01/25/26 | Fall 2025 Session D | 8 Week session |
07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4490
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/28/25 - 10/03/25 | 10/06/25 - 11/30/25 | Fall 2025 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/26/25 - 10/31/25 | 11/03/25 - 12/28/25 | Fall 2025 Session I | 8 Week session |
06/30/25 - 11/28/25 | 12/01/25 - 01/25/26 | Fall 2025 Session D | 8 Week session |
07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/29/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Course ID: 4514
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/28/25 - 10/03/25 | 10/06/25 - 11/30/25 | Fall 2025 Session B | 8 Week session |
05/26/25 - 10/31/25 | 11/03/25 - 12/28/25 | Fall 2025 Session I | 8 Week session |
06/30/25 - 11/28/25 | 12/01/25 - 01/25/26 | Fall 2025 Session D | 8 Week session |
07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 03/01/26 | Winter 2026 Session B | 8 Week session |
08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 03/29/26 | Winter 2026 Session I | 8 Week session |
09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session D | 8 Week session |
Choose 3 credit hours from this section.
Course ID: 4935
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/28/25 - 10/03/25 | 10/06/25 - 01/25/26 | Fall 2025 Session A | 16 Week session |
05/26/25 - 10/31/25 | 11/03/25 - 02/22/26 | Fall 2025 Session K | 16 Week session |
06/30/25 - 11/28/25 | 12/01/25 - 03/22/26 | Fall 2025 Session C | 16 Week session |
07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session A | 16 Week session |
08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 05/24/26 | Winter 2026 Session K | 16 Week session |
09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 06/21/26 | Winter 2026 Session C | 16 Week session |
Course ID: 4564
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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04/28/25 - 10/03/25 | 10/06/25 - 01/25/26 | Fall 2025 Session A | 16 Week session |
05/26/25 - 10/31/25 | 11/03/25 - 02/22/26 | Fall 2025 Session K | 16 Week session |
06/30/25 - 11/28/25 | 12/01/25 - 03/22/26 | Fall 2025 Session C | 16 Week session |
07/28/25 - 01/02/26 | 01/05/26 - 04/26/26 | Winter 2026 Session A | 16 Week session |
08/25/25 - 01/30/26 | 02/02/26 - 05/24/26 | Winter 2026 Session K | 16 Week session |
09/29/25 - 02/27/26 | 03/02/26 - 06/21/26 | Winter 2026 Session C | 16 Week session |
Frequently Asked Questions
Many cybersecurity professionals and information security professionals, including chief information officers, chief security officers, and chief technology officers, have a master's in cybersecurity. This specialized knowledge is typically sought by large corporations, military branches, as well as government agencies.
With a master’s in cybersecurity you can acquire the management practices needed to lead cybersecurity operations. Many director- and executive-level cybersecurity jobs on career sites like LinkedIn and Indeed.com list a master in cybersecurity or a related field as a requirement.
Cybersecurity jobs may involve working for a large organization, a military installation, a public entity, or striking out on your own to start a business. Many people are drawn to cybersecurity careers for the excitement of working in an ever-changing field or the work/life balance gained through many remote cybersecurity jobs.
With the right time and attention to detail, earning a master's in cybersecurity isn't overly difficult. The knowledge gained through cybersecurity master’s programs tends to come more easily to those with a passion for technology and an aptitude for problem-solving.
Having experience in IT or a similar field can help provide the foundational knowledge necessary to master cybersecurity courses.
For all prospective students, we take into consideration experience, education, professional involvement, and other factors. Many students in our master’s of science in cybersecurity program have completed an associate or bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field such as computer science, have work experience, and/or IT certifications such as EC-Council’s Ethical Hacking. Learn more about our admissions requirements.
Core courses in a cybersecurity graduate program typically include network security, cryptography, information security management, ethical hacking, and digital forensics.
Most cybersecurity masters degree programs last one to two years. Time to completion can vary depending on how many hours you put in each week and whether you’re attending part- or full-time.
Admission Requirements
All master's degree and graduate certificate programs require a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an institution whose accreditation is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
In order to be considered for the M.S. in Cybersecurity program, students should meet one of three admission requirement options.
Option A
The student must have earned:
- An undergraduate IT degree or a degree in a closely related field
- One of the University’s IT-related certificates
- An IT-related minor or concentration during an undergraduate program
- 9 credits in cybersecurity, information technology, or other closely related courses
Option B
The student must have acquired at least one of these IT or cybersecurity certifications:
- CompTIA Security
- CompTIA Network+®
- CompTIA A+®
- CompTIA Project+®
- CompTIA CySA+®
- CISSP®
- SSCP®
- CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)®
- Cisco CCNA® Security
A student can also have earned a valid and current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute.
Option C
The student must have acquired demonstrable knowledge acquired from another source, such as:
- A combination of closely related field and relevant work experience in the industry of at least two years
- A completion of closely related education or certification (not listed in option A or B) coupled with relevant work experience
Important Notes
- If the IT-specific requirements are not noted in the official bachelor's or master's transcript, you must provide official copies of your undergraduate transcripts that show the appropriate coursework.
- The verification of the two years of work experience needs to be sent to the university via a formal resume or CV.
- Preadmission courses must have been completed within the last 5 years and at the undergraduate level must be graded C or better; B or better at the graduate level.
CEH® and Certified Ethical Hacker® are registered trademarks of EC-Council.
CompTIA Security+®, CompTIA Network+®, CompTIA A+®, CompTIA Project+®, and CompTIA CySA+® are all registered trademarks of the Computer Technology Industry Association, Inc.
CISSP® and SSCP® are registered trademarks of International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc.
CCNA® is a registered trademark of Cisco Technology, Inc.
Please visit our graduate admission page for more information on institutional admission requirements.
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If you have questions regarding a program’s admission requirements, please contact an admissions representative at 877-755-2787 or [email protected].
Materials Cost
Most courses in this program use Open Educational Resources (OER). These teaching, learning, and research materials are made available to you at no cost, meaning there are minimal book costs associated with earning this degree.
Technology fee: $85 per course
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Selecting the right program to meet your educational goals is a key step in ensuring a successful outcome. If you are unsure of which program to choose, or need more information, please contact an AMU admissions representative at 877-755-2787 or [email protected].
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