MAS Cybersecurity Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

Programme overview

Illinois Tech’s Master of Cybersecurity Engineering degree program will provide students with extensive knowledge, techniques, tools, analysis, policies, and methodologies to solve complex cybersecurity problems of relevance to the engineering field. Students will gain advanced training on critical aspects of cybersecurity including hardware, software, and a strong background in programming.

Faculty: School of Engineering, Applied Science, and Health | Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

The Master of Cybersecurity Engineering curriculum provides students with advanced training on critical aspects of cybersecurity in such areas as hardware and software, in addition to a strong background in programming. This program will prepare students with extensive knowledge in cybersecurity, cyber-physical systems, cloud computing security, network engineering and cyber security for smart grid power systems, security vision systems, coding theory, and wireless secure communications.

Career pathways

Our graduate cybersecurity engineering degree program will prepare you for such careers as: Cybersecurity systems engineer; Cybersecurity specialist; Network security engineer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the Master of Cybersecurity Engineering typically requires a bachelor of science degree in electrical or computer engineering from an institution accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology. Deficiency courses will be required for students who have not taken prerequisite or equivalent courses as outlined in the course bulletin.

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.

Entry terms: Fall and Spring.

Fall term: priority deadlines January 31 and April 15; regular deadline July 15 (domestic and international students living in the U.S.) or June 15 (international students living outside the U.S.). Spring term: priority October 1, extended to October 15; regular deadline January 7 (domestic) or November 15 (international). The admissions application fee is $100. GRE is optional for master's applicants.

Chicago-Kent J.D.: no application fee for 2026 J.D. applicants; first-year entry is Fall, with transfer entry in Fall or Spring.

Apply through the official page: https://www.iit.edu/admissions-aid/apply

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