Master of National Security and Intelligence in National Security and Intelligence at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

The MNSI is a non-thesis master's offered exclusively at the Texas A&M Washington, D.C. teaching site, aimed at students with little or no professional experience preparing for careers in national security and intelligence. It requires at least 42 credit hours.

Faculty: Bush School of Government and Public Service | Department: International Affairs | Duration: 42 semester credit hours (non-thesis) | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

Students take six required courses and a track in intelligence, regional studies or national security, pass a foreign language exam at ACTFL intermediate low, and complete at least 12 credit hours in residence.

Career pathways

Careers in national security and intelligence.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Foreign language background is not required for admission. Texas A&M University graduate admission (applies to all graduate programmes): an accredited baccalaureate degree of at least three years or equivalent, with a scholastic record showing ability to do graduate-level work over at least the last two years of full-time study (no numeric minimum GPA set university-wide; programmes may set higher requirements). International applicants show English proficiency with TOEFL iBT 80 (taken before 21 Jan 2026) or 4.5 with at least 4.0 per section (taken on or after 21 Jan 2026), TOEFL Essentials 8.5, or IELTS Academic 6.0 overall; exemptions include a full baccalaureate or higher completed in the US, GRE Verbal 146 or GMAT Verbal 77, and citizens of listed English-speaking countries. A standardized test is required only if the programme requires it. Application fee $65 (US citizens and permanent residents) or $90 (international).

Requirements published at program group 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 admission is handled by each programme; applicants apply through the Texas A&M GraduateCAS or the programme's own application, and deadlines are set by the department.

The graduate application processing fee is $65, in addition to the centralized application service fee. Deadlines and required documents are set by each department; GRE score code 6003 (non-engineering) and 4119 (engineering).

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