Construct, manage and protect crucial computing systems

Learn to build secure systems, protect critical infrastructures, analyze and detect malware, and more with our M.S. in Cybersecurity.

Key program takeaways

10 Courses

With Industry-Leading Faculty

Jan. 2

Application for Spring

Flexible

Explore our Learning Formats

30 Credit Hours

To Complete Your Master's

About the Program

Cybersecurity professionals remain in high demand across industries, called upon to anticipate, prevent and respond to cyber attacks, from assuring systems through the application of logic to analyzing and detecting malware.

With SMU Lyle's , learn to design and develop computer systems that are inherently secure, to protect crucial infrastructures, and to identify suspicious cyber behavior using data mining and anomaly detection. To learn more, contact Program Director Kasilingam Periyasamy.

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The SMU Lyle Difference

Niche

From ethical hackers to security risk managers, cyber security professionals have growing options for critical niche roles

Hands-on


Participate in real-world research at our Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security.

Soft Skills

Students gain a competitive edge by supplementing their technical education with leadership certification and soft skills training.

Student Experience

 

Industry-Leading Faculty

 

Students experience a curriculum designed by experienced faculty and highly experienced practitioners.

 

Flexible Learning

 

Tailor your experience with our Lyle Anywhere® flexible learning platform, a mixture of in-person or synchronous online classes. 

 

Cybersecurity Research

 

Gain unique research experience at our Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security. 

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Jobs You Can Land

Potential roles include: 

  • Machine Learning Engineer
  • Deep Learning Engineer
  • Senior Data Scientist
  • Computer Vision Engineer

 

Admissions Requirements

In addition to meeting the Lyle School of Engineering for an M.S. degree, applicants are required to satisfy the following additional requirement: a B.S. in one of the quantitative sciences, mathematics, computer science or a closely related engineering discipline.

 

Tuition and Fees

For a complete graduate cost per semester see Cost of Attendance.

Application Deadlines

The priority date for applications to the Spring 2025 term is January 2, 2025.

 

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