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Florida Institute of Technology · College of Engineering and Science

Cybersecurity, M.S.

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOn campus

Overview

An MS in Cybersecurity on Florida Tech's Melbourne campus, open to students from technical and nontechnical backgrounds, covering computer systems and networks, information security, secure communications and cryptography, with electives or a thesis.

Official program name
Cybersecurity, M.S.
Awarded degree
Master of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: fit.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: fit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School
Source: fit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Melbourne, FL
Source: fit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Specializations
None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Orientation
Technical
Source: fit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Why this program is listed

Dedicated MS in Cybersecurity offered on the Melbourne campus.

Degree title names cybersecurity; core courses include Enterprise Information Security and Cryptography and Information Hiding, with study of cyberthreats, vulnerability analysis and network and communication security.

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

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Core study of data structures, programming, computer systems and networks, cyberthreats, vulnerability analysis and asset protection.
    Source: fit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Thesis and non-thesis options

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”.

Technical preparation

Mathematics prerequisite
RecommendedBackground knowledge in applied statistics and calculus is recommended.
Source: fit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Prior degree
RequiredOpen to students with technical or nontechnical bachelor's backgrounds.
Source: fit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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 — Graduate, College of Engineering and Science, per creditFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$1,390per credit · 2026-2027Source: fit.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

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — 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)

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.
  1. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  2. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. fit.edu/programs/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. fit.edu/programs/cybersecurity-ms/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. fit.edu/programs/information-technology-cybersecurity-ms/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. fit.edu/student-financial-services/tuition-and-fees/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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