Master of Science in Cybersecurity

The Master of Science in Cybersecurity prepares you for advanced roles protecting an organization’s critical data and infrastructure. Through EWU’s hands-on, real-world curriculum, you’ll learn to identify, assess, and mitigate risks across systems, networks, and cyber-physical environments. You’ll also build expertise in areas such as forensics and incident response. The program is aligned with National Security Agency (NSA) Center of Academic Excellence guidelines and the Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Workforce Framework, helping you build advanced knowledge in software and hardware security, computer systems, and network security.

Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university preferably in computer science or cybersecurity A calculated GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 90 quarter or 60 semester graded post-secondary credits For students without a computer science or cybersecurity degree or cybersecurity minor, we require you to take and pass the following courses, if not already completed, with a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale. You may complete the following courses at EWU as a post-baccalaureate or elsewhere as long as the courses are transferable to EWU.