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MS in Criminal Justice — Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationOn campusOnline

Overview

A 32-unit Master of Science in Criminal Justice with a Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity concentration from BU Metropolitan College, offered evenings on campus or fully online. Required concentration courses are Cybercriminology and Cybercrime Investigation.

Official program name
MS in Criminal Justice, Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity Concentration
Awarded degree
Master of Science · major: Criminal Justice
Source: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Master's
Cybersecurity focus
Cybersecurity concentration — Cybercrime Investigation & CybersecurityA formal cybersecurity concentration, track or specialization inside a broader degree such as computer science or information technology. The awarded degree is the broader one.
Source: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School
Location
Boston, MAFor the online option this is where the school is located — not a residency requirement, and not a guarantee that you may enroll from your state.
Specializations
None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Required credits
32 units
Source: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
8–16 months to completion
Source: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms
Fall, Spring, Summer
Source: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed

Formal Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity concentration inside the MS in Criminal Justice, with its own required courses; online and on campus.

Formal concentration requiring Cybercriminology and Cybercrime Investigation plus two courses from a cybercrime and cybersecurity list.

Source: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and research doctorates at institutionally accredited US schools — dedicated degrees and formal concentrations, never certificates or electives-only degrees. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.
Formats offered
On campus · Online
Source: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery
Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.All coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.
Source: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Campus visits (online option)
Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option)
Not verified
Internship
Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity
Part-time, Full-time
Source: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

The program page does not say whether the online option requires campus visits. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Curriculum details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Prior degree
RequiredBachelor's degree from an accredited US institution or equivalent
Source: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test
Not required
Source: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — Total degree cost, part-time study (tuition and fees)$26,140entire program · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
All students — Full-time (3–4 courses per semester)$36,512per semester · 2026-2027Source: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Scholarships & funding guide

  • MET merit scholarships Institutional scholarship

    Eligibility: All graduate applicants are automatically considered.

    How to apply: Automatic consideration during the application process.

    Source: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

School-wide awards are listed because they apply at this degree level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation, ABET and CAE

Three different things: the school's institutional accreditation, ABET accreditation of this exact program, and the school's NSA CAE designation.

Institutional accreditation

  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

This program does not appear in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is program-specific and optional; the school's other programs or its institutional accreditation do not imply it.

NSA CAE designation (school)

  • CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) · 2004 - 2028Validated program(s) of study: Master of Science with Concentration in Security (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
  • CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R) · 2008 - 2028Validated program(s) of study: Master of Science with Concentration in Security (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

A CAE designation belongs to the institution and its validated program of study; it is not accreditation and does not certify every degree. Accreditation & CAE explained

State authorization (online students)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Massachusetts.

International applicants

Not verified for the online option.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  2. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. bu.edu/academics/met/programs/criminal-justice/mcj/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. bu.edu/met/admissions/apply-now-graduate/ — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. bu.edu/met/degrees-certificates/ms-computer-information-systems-cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. bu.edu/met/degrees-certificates/ms-criminal-justice-cybercrime-investigation-cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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