Illinois Institute of Technology · Department of Information Technology and Management, School of Computing

Master of Science in Applied Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOn campusOnline

Overview

A 32-credit Master of Science covering cybersecurity management, threat assessment, vulnerability and penetration testing, incident response and digital evidence, completed through a thesis or a master's project. It can be completed on campus or online.

Official program name: Master of Science in Applied Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics
Awarded degree: Master of Science · major: Applied Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics
Source: iit.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.iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Illinois Institute of Technology — Department of Information Technology and Management, School of Computing
Source: iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Chicago, ILFor 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: Digital Forensics — core of the degree (“Applied Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics”)
Required credits: 32 credit hours
Source: catalog.iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Not verified

Why this program is listed

Dedicated MS in applied cybersecurity and digital forensics, offered on campus or completely online.

Degree title names cybersecurity and digital forensics; required core is Cyber Forensics, Vulnerability Analysis and Control, Cyber Security Technologies, Cyber Security Management and Evidence.

Source: iit.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: iit.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: iit.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

Covers cybersecurity management, security threat assessment, vulnerability and penetration testing, incident response, evidence gathering and electronic discovery.
Source: iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Thesis and non-thesis options

Thesis option (6 credit hours of ITMT 591) or master's project option (3 credit hours of ITMT 594 or ITMT 597), each totaling 32 credit hours.
Source: catalog.iit.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”.

Technical preparation

Prerequisite courses: Not requiredPrevious technology coursework or experience is helpful but not required; additional coursework may be required without an IT background.
Source: iit.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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — Mies (Main) Campus graduate students, per credit hour, Fall 2026From the school-wide rate table for this level	$1,925	per credit · 2026-2027Calculated tuition$61,600 = 32 credits × $1,925 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: iit.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

DoD Cyber Scholarship Program; CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Service scholarship
Eligibility: Students attending CAE in Cyber Defense Education institutions are eligible to apply.
Service scholarships carry a service obligation; the school's page did not state its terms.
Source: catalog.iit.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

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — 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) · 2006 - 2028Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Information Technology and Management (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 Illinois.

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.iit.edu/graduate/colleges/computing/information-technology-management/ms-applied-cybersecuri — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
iit.edu/academics/programs/applied-cybersecurity-and-digital-forensics-ms — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
iit.edu/student-accounting/tuition-and-fees/current-tuition-and-fees/current-mies-campus-graduate — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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