Cybersecurity, MS - Align

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOn campus

Overview

A 44-semester-hour Align Master of Science in Cybersecurity for students without a computing background, starting with two semesters of computer science foundations; offered in person at Boston and Arlington, full-time or part-time.

Official program name: Cybersecurity, MS - Align
Awarded degree: Master of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: khoury.northeastern.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.northeastern.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Northeastern University
Location: Boston, MA
Specializations: None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Required credits: 44 semester hours
Source: khoury.northeastern.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: most programs are completed in 2.5-3 years
Source: khoury.northeastern.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms: Fall, Spring
Source: khoury.northeastern.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

Dedicated MS in Cybersecurity (Align pathway, 44 semester hours) for non-computing majors, in person at Boston and Arlington.

Version of the MS in Cybersecurity for students from non-computing backgrounds, adding computer science bridge courses before the cybersecurity core.

Source: khoury.northeastern.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: khoury.northeastern.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Full-time, Part-time
Source: khoury.northeastern.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Align bridge coursework: Intensive Foundations of Computer Science, Discrete Structures, Cybersecurity: Technologies, Threats, and Defenses (grade of B or higher required).
Source: catalog.northeastern.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”.

Prior degree: RequiredBS/BA degree in any field
Source: catalog.northeastern.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 — Khoury College graduate, Cybersecurity, per credit hourFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$1,922	per credit · 2026-2027Calculated tuition$84,568 = 44 credits × $1,922 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: studentfinance.northeastern.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

Federal Cyber Service Grant (NSF CyberCorps Scholarship for Service) Service scholarship
Annual academic stipend of $34,000; full tuition scholarship; health fee and required activity fees
Eligibility: Graduate and undergraduate students in information assurance and cybersecurity; PhD students are eligible for three years before graduation.
Obligation: Multiple years of employment with a federal agency.
Source: khoury.northeastern.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

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)

CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R) · 2008 - 2029Source: 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.

catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/computer-information-science/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-ms-align/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
studentfinance.northeastern.edu/billing-payments/tuition-and-fees/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
khoury.northeastern.edu/apply/phd-apply/financial-support-for-phd-students/ — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
khoury.northeastern.edu/programs/align-ms-in-cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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