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Align Master of Science in Cybersecurity

You don’t need a background in tech to have a future in it. Move through your program with a diverse group of peers, all with no prior tech experience.

  • Duration: As little as 2.5 years
  • Locations: Boston or Arlington, VA
  • Formats: Full time or part time
  • Entry requirement: Bachelor’s degree in any field (no tech experience required)

Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Use your existing coding and tech experience to transition to or advance in a cybersecurity career. Join like-minded peers in learning to defend key pillars of our society, including government, law, health, finance, defense, and more.

  • Duration: 2 years
  • Locations: Online or Boston (Arlington, VA, available in 2025)
  • Formats: Full time or part time, on campus or online
  • Entry requirement: Bachelor’s degree and strong foundation in computer science

Industry-preferred connections

  • Consistently ranked #1 in co-ops and internships by U.S. News and World Report (2024)
  • Optional four- to eight-month full-time, paid co-op or internship opportunities during your program
  • 700+ global industry partners for Khoury College alone, from established corporations to unique startups, nonprofits, and organizations
  • Graduates employed at top companies including Amazon/AWS, Akamai, Google, Raytheon, MITRE, Wayfair, Fidelity, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, Synopsys, and more

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About Northeastern

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.

Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 320,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,800 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.

Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.

Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.




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