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University of North Carolina at Charlotte · Department of Software and Information Systems, College of Computing and Informatics
A 30-credit M.S. in Cybersecurity with two core courses, 21 credits of cybersecurity electives that can include up to two optional 9-credit concentrations, and a thesis, capstone course or project report. Classes meet in the evening on the main campus, with an Uptown option at the Dubois Center.
Dedicated M.S. in Cybersecurity offered on the main campus and at the Uptown (Dubois Center) location.
Degree title names cybersecurity; core courses are Principles of Information Security and Privacy and Applied Cryptography, plus 21 credit hours of cybersecurity electives.
Source: academics.charlotte.edu · verified October 11, 2026We 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
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Priority deadline
March 1 (domestic) · for Fall
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August 1 (domestic, as seats allow) · for Fall
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October 1 (domestic) · for Spring
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December 1 (domestic, as seats allow) · for Spring
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October 1 priority, November 1 final (international) · for Spring
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March 1 priority, April 1 final (international) · for Fall
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Source: academics.charlotte.edu · verified October 11, 2026Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.
Graduate assistantships, Department of Software & Information Systems Assistantship
Source: academics.charlotte.edu · verified October 11, 2026CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Service scholarship
Tuition and fees; stipend of $25,000 per academic year for undergraduates and $34,000 for graduate students; $6,000 professional development allowance.
Eligibility: U.S. citizens: full-time M.S. Cybersecurity students within two years of graduation, qualified rising juniors/seniors in the B.S. Computer Science with a Cybersecurity concentration, or Ph.D. students in Computing and Information Systems within three years of graduation; must meet selection criteria for government employment.
Obligation: Work in a qualified information assurance position for a federal, state or local government agency or a qualified national laboratory for a period equal to the length of the scholarship; summer internships at a government agency while enrolled.
How to apply: UNC Charlotte SFS application form with statement of purpose and supporting documents.
Deadline: June 15 (Fall 2026 applications, per 4/24/26 note)
Source: cci.charlotte.edu · verified October 11, 2026STARS Computing Scholars Institutional scholarship
Stipend up to $10,000 per year for up to three years
Eligibility: Students in the College of Computing and Informatics who meet merit and financial-need requirements.
Source: cci.charlotte.edu · verified October 11, 2026School-wide awards are listed because they apply at this degree level; eligibility conditions apply.
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