Overview

This Cyber Security and Operations MSc program from Mississippi State University using a multidisciplinary approach, is designed to provide students with a focused education within a broad analytical framework for evaluating, understanding, and solving cyber security problems. This program offers thesis or non-thesis options.

Program highlights:

Fixed on defeating the full spectrum of cyber-attacks, Mississippi State’s NSF CyberCorps program is the 3rd largest in the country.

Recognized nationally for its leadership in cyber security, MSU is one of only nine schools in the U.S. to hold all three of the National Security Agency’s centers of academic excellence credentials: CAE-Cyber Defense Education, CAE-Cyber Defense Research, and CAE-Cyber Operations.

Via its nationally ranked cybersecurity program, MSU’s M.S. in Cyber Security and Operations was selected by the US Navy as a model curriculum.

This degree focuses on those aspects of cyber security that are needed to operate in the cyber domain. Material will prepare the student for advanced operations in the cyber domain such as penetration testing, after action analysis, and malware analysis. This degree is designed to satisfy the requirements for the Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations program of the Department of Defense.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Information and Computer Security

Cryptography

Software Reverse Engineering

Network Security

Advanced Cyber Operations

Wireless Networks

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00
Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Starkville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Certified, translated copies of all transcripts, mark sheets, and diplomas from your school. Mississippi State recommends all school credentials from non-U.S. institutions be submitted through a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services member for a course-by-course evaluation with grade point average calculation.
An official ACT score of 20 or higher, or SAT score of 1030 (only if your GPA is below 3.0 based on our evaluation of your transcripts OR if you are applying for scholarships).
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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

28586 USD / year

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Out-of-State

28586 USD / year

≈ 28586 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

10454 USD / year

≈ 10454 USD / year

Funding

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