Master of Science in Cybersecurity Technology

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOnline

Overview

A 30-credit online Master of Science in Cybersecurity Technology taught in an accelerated cohort sequence over about 16 months, covering vulnerability management, ethical hacking, cloud security, incident response and blue/red team techniques, ending with a capstone.

Official program name: Master of Science in Cybersecurity Technology
Awarded degree: Master of Science · major: Cybersecurity Technology
Source: catalog.hilbert.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: catalog.hilbert.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Hilbert College
Location: Hamburg, NYFor 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: Incident Response — core of the degree (“Cyber Incident Response; Blue Team and Red Team courses”)
Required credits: 30 credits
Source: online.hilbert.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: as few as 16 months (accelerated cohort sequence)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: catalog.hilbert.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms: Fall, Spring
Source: online.hilbert.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

Dedicated Master of Science in Cybersecurity Technology, offered fully online per the catalog.

Degree title is Cybersecurity Technology; all ten required courses are security courses (penetration testing, ethical hacking, cloud security, incident response, blue and red team).

Source: catalog.hilbert.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: Online
Source: catalog.hilbert.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.
Source: catalog.hilbert.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: Not verified

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

Capstone

MSCT 654 Capstone Experience.
Source: catalog.hilbert.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Academic calendar

Courses delivered in 7.5-week and 15-week sessions in a cohort model.
Source: catalog.hilbert.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: Not requiredNo GPA requirement; applicants below 3.0 are encouraged to submit two academic letters of recommendation.
Source: online.hilbert.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Transfer credit: OptionalUp to six graduate credit hours with grades of B or better may transfer.
Source: online.hilbert.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredStatement of purpose, two-page minimum.
Source: online.hilbert.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredUpdated resume.
Source: online.hilbert.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredOfficial transcripts from past institutions.
Source: online.hilbert.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not requiredGRE or MAT scores may be submitted for extra consideration.
Source: online.hilbert.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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — Online	$830	per creditCalculated tuition$24,900 = 30 credits × $830 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: online.hilbert.edu · verified October 11, 2026
All students — Total tuition, full-time student	$24,900	entire programSource: online.hilbert.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Course resource fee: $369 per courseMandatory
Source: online.hilbert.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Graduation fee: $315 entire programMandatory
Source: online.hilbert.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

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)

The school does not appear in the official NCAE-C directory as of our last check.

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 New York.

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.

catalog.hilbert.edu/academic-programs/graduate-studies/cybersecurity-technology — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
online.hilbert.edu/online-degree-programs/graduate-degrees/cybersecurity/ — Official program page, 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

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