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Online Master of Science in Cybersecurity Career Outlook

Prepare for In-Demand Careers as a Cybersecurity Expert

Gain Essential Skills

Experience Real-World Learning

Pursue your Master of Science in Cybersecurity online to learn to integrate cybersecurity practices into your information technology career. You could advance in your current role or become an information security analyst, cybersecurity analyst, or quality tester. You’ll hone the skills needed to protect vital digital assets across business, education, finance, government, health care, IT, and more.

  • Receive individualized career guidance
  • Learn from faculty with industry expertise
  • Build an impressive professional portfolio
  • Raise your cybersecurity salary potential
  • Pursue diverse careers

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Master of Science in Cybersecurity Salary and Job Outlook

Computer Systems Analyst  $103,800 2023 median pay1

Cybersecurity Analyst $81,797 average base salary2

Information Security Analyst  $120,360 2023 median pay3

Security Consultant, IT $92,115 average base salary4

Succeed in In-Demand Cybersecurity Careers

Cybersecurity is a crucial part of nearly every organization and related roles are growing fast. Your Master of Science in Cybersecurity can prepare you for success in career paths like computer systems analysis, data science, security consulting, software development, and more.

  • The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects there will be an average of 37,300 openings for computer systems analysts each year from 2023 to 2033.1
  • Cybersecurity analysts with five years of experience could earn up to $94,000 in total compensation per year, according to Payscale.2
  • Payscale reported the average base salary for CISM-credentialed information systems managers was $138,000 per year in September 2024.5

Program Outcomes and Skills Acquired

What You’ll Learn

After earning your Master of Science in Cybersecurity online with CSP Global, you’ll be able to:

  • Interpret business strategies and understand how IT supports them.
  • Understand ethical applications in managing technology and how self-learning contributes to technology and innovation.
  • Manage technology teams and organizations, including project management.
  • Analyze how to manage security risk and develop security policies to protect an organization.
  • Discover how identity and access management protect assets and how firewalls and other security technologies keep bad actors, nation-states, and hacktivists out of a firm’s network.
  • Identify how incident and vulnerability management can detect, analyze, contain, and mitigate network and application vulnerabilities.
  • Discover how malware and intrusion detection analysis feed into tactical intelligence coordination to provide cybersecurity and defense for an organization.
  • Define how best-in-class security departments offer resources such as security communications, product management, and security metrics to help manage an organization’s security footprint.

Skills You’ll Gain

  • Action learning
  • Agile and DevOps models and methodologies
  • Audit and compliance methods
  • Ethical theories in IT
  • Firewall rules
  • Identity and access management
  • Incident detection
  • Malware and intrusion analysis
  • Operational planning
  • Regulatory and legal compliance
  • Resource management
  • Security metrics and reporting
  • Strategic decision-making
  • Technology management

Support Beyond Your Graduation Date

In addition to the high-quality education you’ll receive at CSP Global, you’ll benefit from a wide range of support during your time as a student that will extend throughout your professional journey as an alumnus. That’s part of how 94.5% of CSP Global graduates receive job offers within one year of graduation.

Job & Internship Board

Handshake is CSP Global’s job and internship board and it offers more than 20,000 opportunities to students and alumni. You’ll have an online login to easily stay on top of ways to enhance your career.

Job Fairs

More than 600 students and alumni attended various job fairs throughout the year. Get in front of top employers that are eager to connect with CSP Global’s current and former students.

Personalized Career Development

Need help with resumes and cover letters, networking, social media, and job searching? From mock interviews to 1:1 phone appointments with a career advisor, you’ll receive the expert assistance you need to achieve your goals.

Even More Forms of Support

The Office of Career Development staff is dedicated to supporting students and alumni on their path to find meaningful work. Including expert services from the office to partnerships with faculty and more, you’ll have several ways to get help and boost your career.

Sources

  1. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Computer Systems Analysts.” August 29, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/computer-systems-analysts.htm.
  2. Payscale. “Average Cyber Security Analyst Salary.” September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Cyber_Security_Analyst/Salary.
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Information Security Analysts.” August 29, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/information-security-analysts.htm.
  4. Payscale. “Average Security Consultant, IT Salary.” September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Security_Consultant%2C_IT/Salary.
  5. Payscale. “Salary for Certification: Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).” September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Certification=Certified_Information_Security_Manager_(CISM)/Salary.