Overview

Few fields are growing faster or jobs more essential than ensuring the safety of our communities. Now more than ever, the world needs leaders trained to keep our communities safe in all 16 sectors of critical infrastructures, including cyber, physical and virtual security systems.

The Security Technologies program of the University of Minnesota is specifically designed to teach security professionals to understand and design resilient systems in order to identify and mitigate issues related to inter-dependencies in critical infrastructure. This program provides students the skills and perspectives to identify weaknesses in response planning and to take actions that ensure an organization is ready and able to effectively cope with issues like cyber incidents and pandemics.

Investing in risk management and security mitigation requires an understanding of the whole system, not just the technical parts. MSST applies business leadership understanding to security challenges that can ensure appropriate investments are made to secure an organization's future.

Security Asset

Whether you are a recent graduate seeking a technical career or a seasoned professional looking to gain additional expertise, the MSST degree program will provide you with the necessary skills to move forward professionally:

Work full time while completing your degree

Cohort-based model with 30 students

Class is scheduled 2-3 times a week in the evenings

Complete the program in four semesters

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Cybersecurity Foundations - Technology, Risk & Communication

Security Science and Technology Foundations

Methods, Theory, and Applications

Information and Cyber Security

Vulnerability, Risk and Threat Assessment and Management

Communications of Risk and Security

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 21 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

115

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

32 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Minneapolis, United States

Disciplines

Information Technology (IT) Cyber Security View 435 other Masters in Cyber Security in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Typically have three to five years of relevant work experience

Undergraduate degree

Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above

Demonstrated leadership potential

English language test scores are needed from international students (minimum of 90 on the TOEFL required)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

33552 USD / year

≈ 33552 USD / year
Out-of-State

33552 USD / year

≈ 33552 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

21264 USD / year

≈ 21264 USD / year

Living costs

Minneapolis

United States

1130 - 2045 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

Security Asset

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Living costs

Minneapolis

Financing

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