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Executive Master of Science in Information Technology and Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degreeHybrid

Overview

A 36-credit executive Master of Science for working professionals, completed in five terms with online coursework, mandatory weekend residencies on the Henniker, New Hampshire campus once per term, and a required computer information systems internship that starts in the first semester.

Official program name
Executive Master of Science in Information Technology and Cybersecurity
Awarded degree
Master of Science · major: Information Technology and Cybersecurity
Source: nec.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: nec.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School
Location
Henniker, NH
Specializations
None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Orientation
Management / policy
Source: nec.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
36 credits, including at least six credits of internship
Source: nec.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
five terms (less than two years)
Source: nec.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed

Executive master's whose title names cybersecurity, delivered in a hybrid format with required on-campus weekend residencies.

Degree title names cybersecurity; the program covers database security, information assurance, digital forensics, cloud security and ethical hacking.

Source: nec.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
Hybrid
Source: nec.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship
Internship / practicum required
Source: nec.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Study intensity
Full-time
Source: nec.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Attendance requirements as published

  • Residency Required

    Intensive weekend residencies on the New Hampshire campus once per term; attendance at all residencies required to continue enrollment.

    once per term · Henniker, New Hampshire

    Source: nec.edu · verified October 11, 2026

  • Orientation Not verified

    Virtual orientation session a week before the term starts.

    online

    Source: nec.edu · verified October 11, 2026

  • Internship Required

    Computer information systems internship starting in the first semester; at least six internship credits.

    Source: nec.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Internship

  • Minimum of six credits of computer information systems internship, starting in the first semester.
    Source: nec.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

Work experience
RequiredAn accredited master's degree or at least three years of relevant professional experience, plus general knowledge of IT systems and processes.
Source: nec.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 — Executive IT and Cybersecurity, hybridFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$510per credit · 2026-2027Calculated tuition$18,360 = 36 credits × $510 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: nec.edu · verified October 11, 2026
All students — Executive IT and Cybersecurity, hybrid, estimated total costFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$20,185entire program · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: nec.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Fees per term (executive hybrid)
$365 per term
Source: nec.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

  • 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)

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

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. nec.edu/admission/graduateadmissions/graduate-tuition — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. nec.edu/programs/information-technology-and-cybersecurity-executive-m-s — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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