Carnegie Mellon University · Information Networking Institute, College of Engineering

M.S. in Information Technology - Information Security (MSIT-IS)

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOn campus

Overview

A bicoastal Master of Science in Information Technology - Information Security: students start in Pittsburgh and move to CMU Silicon Valley, where they complete a sponsored practicum project. The curriculum combines networking and security core courses with business and management coursework.

Official program name: M.S. in Information Technology - Information Security (MSIT-IS)
Awarded degree: Master of Science · major: Information Technology - Information Security
Source: cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Cybersecurity focus: Dedicated cybersecurity degreeThe degree itself is in cybersecurity or a closely related security field (information security, information assurance, cyber operations, digital forensics…).
Source: cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Carnegie Mellon University — Information Networking Institute, College of Engineering
Source: cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Specializations: None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Required credits: 123 units (CMU units)
Source: cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Fall
Source: cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

Information-security master's offered in person as a bicoastal program (Pittsburgh and CMU Silicon Valley).

Official degree title names Information Security; core includes Introduction to Information Security, an additional security core course and Cyber Risk Modeling.

Source: cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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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
Source: cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Attendance requirements as published

Residency Required
At least one semester at CMU Silicon Valley (two in the Advanced study option)
CMU Silicon Valley
Source: cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

75 units of core courses and 48 units of program electives
Source: cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

INI Practicum Project (24 units), a sponsored team project at CMU Silicon Valley
Source: cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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”.

Minimum GPA: RecommendedMinimum 3 — 3.0 or higher on a 4-point scale (minimum recommended)
Source: cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation
Source: cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Application fee: Required$75 — $75 nonrefundable
Source: cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not requiredNot requested or reviewed for Fall 2027
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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.

Priority deadline
December 1, 2026 · for Fall 2027
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Upcoming
Application deadline
January 29, 2027 · for Fall 2027
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Upcoming

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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — INI tuition, 2026-27	$30,755	per semester · 2026-2027Source: cmu.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

CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS@CMU) Service scholarship
Full-tuition scholarship, academic year stipend of $37,000 per year, up to $4,000 per year for professional development
Eligibility: U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents enrolled full-time in the MSIS or MSAIE-IS program, eligible for federal employment and able to obtain a security clearance
Obligation: Work after graduation for an eligible employer in a cybersecurity-related position for a period equal to the length of the scholarship
Source: cmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
INI tuition scholarships Institutional scholarship
Partial and full tuition scholarships
Eligibility: All accepted INI applicants are considered
Source: cmu.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

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — 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) · 2000 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: Master of Science in Information Security (POS-CD); M.S. in Information Security, Specialization in Cyber Operations (POS-CO)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
CAE in Cyber Operations (CAE-CO) · 2013 - 2030Validated program(s) of study: Master of Science in Information Security (POS-CD); M.S. in Information Security, Specialization in Cyber Operations (POS-CO)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R) · 2009 - 2029Validated program(s) of study: Master of Science in Information Security (POS-CD); M.S. in Information Security, Specialization in Cyber Operations (POS-CO)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

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.

NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
cmu.edu/ini/about/sfs.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
cmu.edu/ini/academics/bicoastal/curriculum_msit-is_ms38.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
cmu.edu/ini/academics/bicoastal/index.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
cmu.edu/ini/academics/msaie-is/index.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
cmu.edu/ini/admissions/financial/index.html — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
cmu.edu/ini/admissions/financial/tuition.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
cmu.edu/ini/admissions/howtoapply.html — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
cmu.edu/ini/admissions/parttime.html — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026

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