Become a Highly Sought After Cybersecurity Professional
Gain the competitive edge you need to become a leader in the field of cybersecurity with American National University’s Master of Science in Cybersecurity degree. In the program, you’ll gain the skills you need to design and implement robust cyber security solutions to prevent and detect cyberattacks.
ANU’s Master of Science in Cybersecurity is designed for both cybersecurity professionals and those looking to advance their information technology career with cybersecurity expertise. Our program offers a broad foundation of relevant, practical skills that will give you the competitive edge you need to seek or advance in your career. Many of the areas our cybersecurity program focuses on include intelligence, computer forensics, IT management, and security engineering.
Cyberattacks are on the rise and well-trained cybersecurity professionals are in high demand as businesses and organizations turn to them to keep their computer networks and systems secure.
Your Learning Experience
As a student in ANU’s Master of Science in Cybersecurity program, you will learn:
- A strong foundation in theoretical principles, tools, and methods behind security policies, standards, and procedures to address business and technical skills. This can include developing security governance reports to evaluate enterprise compliance. Along with these standards, you will learn critical thinking and professional judgement to design and implement cybersecurity solutions tailored to the needs of businesses and organizations.
- An expertise in best practices for information security, including, but is not limited to, advanced prevention, detection, countermeasures, and recovery strategies. Additionally, you will explore key IT processes and challenges, such as systems engineering, computer networking, database technologies, web development, IT governance, and information assurance to better understand today’s modern organizational needs.
- To implement sescurity training to employees and network users, provide management solutions to teams, and collect evidence to support comprehensive cybersecurity plans and how they affect businesses and their development.
- How to develop project plans for a security assessment using frameworks like the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) to ensure thorough and strategic execution.
Prepare for Cybersecurity Certifications
The ANU MSC program will also prepare you to sit for a number of optional certification exams, including:
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional CISSP
- Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional CSSLP
- Certified Business Continuity Professional CBCP
- Certified Digital Forensics Examiner C)DFE
Where could your degree take you?
- Cyber Vulnerability Researcher
- Information Assurance Analyst
- Principal Information Security Engineer
- Security Control Assessor
- Cybersecurity Infrastructure Specialist
- Incident Manager
Check out our “Not-What-You-Would Expect” Guide to Technology to learn more about this high-demand field.
Online Tuition Comparison
Total tuition for an master’s degree in Cybersecurity at ANU is only $23,016. Large online colleges with course-based programs are 3% – 53% higher and do not include fees or textbooks.(1) ANU tuition includes all fees (application, course, technology, graduation, etc.), textbooks, and lab equipment (where applicable).
Sources & Citations
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- https://www.waldenu.edu/, (viewed 12/11/25)
- https://www.purdueglobal.edu/tuition-financial-aid/undergraduate-graduate-tuition-and-fees, (viewed 12/11/25)
- https://www.nu.edu/admissions/undergraduate/undergraduate-tuition/, (viewed 12/11/25)
- https://ecpi.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2024/catalog/tuition-and-fees/, (viewed 12/11/25)
- https://www.phoenix.edu/tuition-financial-aid.html, (Viewed 12/11/25)
- https://www.south.edu/admissions/financial-aid/tuition-and-fees/, (viewed 12/11/25)
- https://www.sullivan.edu/tuition-costs, (viewed 12/11/25)
- https://www.capella.edu/tuition-financial-aid/tuition-fees/, (viewed 12/11/25)
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CYBERSECURITY REQUIRED COURSES
56 credit hours required/168 quality points required. All courses are 4 credit hours
Program Core Courses
44 Credit Hours
MSC510 Information Security Systems and Organizational Awareness
MSC520 Intrusion Detection Attack and Countermeasures
MSC530 Information Security and Organizational Change
MSC540 Business and Security Risk Analysis
MSC550 Information Security Project Management
MSC560 Strategic Analysis in Information Security
MSC610 Design, Development and Evaluation of Security Controls
MSC620 Security Policies, Standards and Procedures
MSC630 Information Security and Assurance Policy Planning and Analysis
MSC640 Risk Management and Compliance
Choose Track (Required)
STANDARD TRACK
MSC650 Certification and Accreditation
PRACTITIONER TRACK
MSC699 Practitioner Projects in Cybersecurity
Electives
12 Credit Hours
CIS525 Legal and Ethical Practices in Information Security (CISSP)
CSM535 Information Security Management (CISM)
CSP545 Secure Software Development (CSSLP)
CHP555 Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing (CEH/LPT)
CFE565 Forensic Evaluation and Analysis (CCFE)
CBC575 Business Continuity Planning (CBCP)
For all courses: See catalog for complete course descriptions and prerequisites.
All program admission criteria must be satisfied prior to admission to the program.
*All students enrolled in the program must complete 50 hours of practicum training each term.
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