College of Arts and SciencesMaster of Science (M.S.) in Cybersecurity
ProgramOverview
Students advance their skills quickly through intensive coursework and hands-on training: from team-based exercises in the Security Operations Center, to connecting with cybersecurity experts from leading organizations in the Cybersecurity Industry Seminar, to applied learning in our new Cybersecurity Center. An internship helps students further strengthen their career-readiness, allowing students to fold real-word experience directly into their résumés.
Graduates are prepared for advanced roles in sectors like finance, healthcare, government, technology—or any area. Organizations across all industries are racing to hire skilled professionals to keep their systems strong and secure.
Accreditation and Awards
Cybersecurity touches every aspect of our lives. Students in this field need to understand not only how systems work, but how to design them securely.
Admissionrequirements
To be considered for admission, applicants are required to complete our online graduate application and submit the following materials:- Required application fee ($75, waivers available)
- Personal statement (750-1000 words)
- Resume
- Official academic transcripts
- Letters of recommendation
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Priority Consideration
July 15
CurriculumOverview
From there, you’ll deepen technical skills in areas like cloud security and penetration testing, with active learning woven throughout every experience.
In the Cybersecurity Lab, you’ll work with industry-standard tools such as Splunk, ELK Stack, Wireshark to Kali Linux. In the Cybersecurity Industry Seminar, you’ll hear from industry leaders – from companies such as Crowdstrike, Fiserv and MorganFranklinCyber – about emerging trends and threats across industries.
Along the way, you’ll train the way security teams operate: collaborating as a team. Real-world incidents require you to bring people together — analysts, executives, legal teams, operations, compliance, vendors. Our curriculum emphasizes both the technical skills — and people skills — to help emerging professionals bridge these worlds.
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State-of-the-Art
Facilities
Train using the same tools and environments as professionals in our newly renovated Cybersecurity Lab.
CAREERopportunities
Opportunities extend beyond tech companies to hospitals, financial institutions, government
agencies and consulting firms. Advanced training also opens leadership paths to becoming
a security architect, cybersecurity manager or risk and compliance lead.
Located just 14 miles from New York City, Seton Hall’s South Orange campus also puts
graduates within a train ride or short drive to one of the country’s largest cybersecurity
job markets.
The technical and human-centered skills can prepare you for multiple paths: taking
your first steps into the cybersecurity field, moving into an advanced role or pursuing
doctoral study. As experts in their fields, our faculty will also help you think through
what might come next – and how to reach it.
Learn from experts at global cybersecurity companies through lectures on the latest industry developments.
Scholarshipsand financial aid
50%
Amount Scholarships Can Reduce Cost of Degree
Frequently asked
questions
Students train with industry‑recognized cybersecurity tools including Snort, Wireshark, Kali Linux, Burp Suite, Nikto, Metasploit, Nmap, the ELK stack, Splunk, Suricata, OpenVAS, Autopsy and more. Virtualized network environments also allow students to safely simulate detecting, analyzing and responding to cyberattacks.
Select courses are held directly in the lab, with open lab hours allowing you to continue projects, practice skills and build confidence working with real cybersecurity technologies.
While the program was designed for students with an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Information Science or related fields, applicants with other STEM degrees may be admitted conditionally. These students typically begin by completing courses in the first term, after which they may apply for full admission to the program.
Applicants who do not hold a STEM degree but have relevant professional or technical experience may also be considered for conditional admission and may begin by taking first-term coursework before applying for full admission.
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About Seton Hall University
One of the country's leading Catholic universities, Seton Hall University has been developing students in mind, heart and spirit since 1856.
Home to over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students and offering more than 90 rigorous majors, Seton Hall's academic excellence has been singled out for distinction by The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report and Bloomberg Businessweek.
Seton Hall's 58-acre main campus is located in the quaint town of South Orange, New Jersey, only 14 miles from Manhattan. The University's nationally ranked School of Law is located in nearby Newark, N.J. Our new Interprofessional Health Sciences (IHS) campus, situated in the towns of Clifton and Nutley, N.J., opened in July 2018. The IHS campus houses Seton Hall's College of Nursing and School of Health and Medical Sciences, as well as the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.
