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Cyber Security Master

Certificate of Achievement



Program Details

The Cyber Security Master Certificate is designed to prepare students who intend to pursue employment in cybersecurity/forensics positions. The program provides a comprehensive knowledge and training in technical and managerial skills to analyze cybersecurity threats from a variety of perspectives at the enterprise and national levels. This certificate option requires completion of the Cyber Security Analyst and Technician Certificates and additionally provides advanced courses in ethical hacking, incident response, application security, and information security management.. This certificate requires 34 units of required courses. A grade of C or better is required in each course taken.

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Cyber Security Master Pathways

Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.

Featured Careers

Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • Biostatisticians

    Master's degree, Doctoral degree

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 60,390
    • High salary: 170,700
    • Average salary: 103300
    Rising Job Growth $ 103,300 Average Salary $60,390 $170,700

  • Business Intelligence Analysts

    Bachelor's degree, Master's degree

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 63,650
    • High salary: 194,410
    • Average salary: 112590
    Rising Job Growth $ 112,590 Average Salary $63,650 $194,410

  • Clinical Data Managers

    Bachelor's degree

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 63,650
    • High salary: 194,410
    • Average salary: 112590
    Rising Job Growth $ 112,590 Average Salary $63,650 $194,410

All Careers in Cyber Security Master (25)

Computer and Information Research ScientistsBachelor's degree, Doctoral degreeRising140,910
Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising135,980
Data Warehousing SpecialistsBachelor's degreeRising135,980
Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree, Certificate after high schoolRising130,390
Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree, Certificate after collegeRising124,910
Business Intelligence AnalystsBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising112,590
Clinical Data ManagersBachelor's degreeRising112,590
Computer Systems Engineers/ArchitectsCertificate after high school, Associate's degreeRising108,970
Document Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising108,970
Information Technology Project ManagersBachelor's degree, Associate's degreeRising108,970
Web AdministratorsBachelor's degree, Some collegeRising108,970
Database AdministratorsBachelor's degreeRising104,620
Computer Systems AnalystsAssociate's degree, Bachelor's degreeRising103,790
Health Informatics SpecialistsMaster's degree, Bachelor's degreeRising103,790
BiostatisticiansMaster's degree, Doctoral degreeRising103,300
StatisticiansMaster's degree, Bachelor's degreeRising103,300
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree, Associate's degreeRising102,610
Management AnalystsBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising101,190
Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degreeDeclining98,670
Video Game DesignersBachelor's degree, High school diploma/GEDRising98,090
Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree, Associate's degreeDeclining96,800
Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree, Doctoral degreeRising96,690
Non-Destructive Testing SpecialistsHigh school diploma/GEDStable77,390
Photonics TechniciansAssociate's degree, High school diploma/GEDStable77,390
Computer Network Support SpecialistsBachelor's degree, Associate's degreeRising73,340

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Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.

  1. Assess and implement continuous network monitoring and provide real-time security solutions.
  2. Assess cyber-security risk management policies in order to adequately protect an organization's critical information and assets.
  3. Use a working vocabulary of cyber-security terminology.