MS Cybersecurity at Georgia Institute of Technology

Programme overview

The MS in Cybersecurity is a 32-credit-hour degree offered by the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School of Public Policy, and is also available online. Graduation requires a GPA of at least 3.0 with no counted grades below C.

Faculty: College of Computing | Department: School of Cybersecurity and Privacy (with ECE and Public Policy) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

What you will study

Required core is CS 6035 Introduction to Information Security, PUBP/CS/MGT 6725 Information Security Policies and Strategies and CS/ECE/PUBP 6727 Cyber Security Practicum, plus one elective outside the track and an 18-credit specialization in information security, cyber-physical systems or policy.

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Application information

Entry requirements

International applicants (Georgia Tech graduate admissions): TOEFL iBT overall 4.5 with Reading, Listening and Writing at least 4 and Speaking at least 3.5 under the scoring used from January 2026 (earlier scale: 90 overall, 19 per section), or IELTS Academic 7 overall with at least 6.5 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 5.5 in Writing; scores are valid for two years, Duolingo is not accepted, and applicants with a degree from a regionally accredited US institution or an English-medium or approved-country degree can be exempt; individual programmes may set higher scores.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications use one online graduate application (gradapp.gatech.edu) for all programmes and campuses; deadlines vary by programme and are published on each programme page.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.gatech.edu/

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