Take the next steps toward your graduate degree.
Our award-winning graduate programs challenge minds, generate groundbreaking knowledge through research, and launch and accelerate technology-related careers in leading organizations, academia, and government. Whether your goal is to advance innovation and problem-solving in the tech industry or become a sought-after scholar, our graduate programs provide the skills and experiences you need to succeed.
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Graduate degrees awarded since 2015
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Certificates awarded since 2015
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Median years-to-degree for Ph.D. (4 is possible!)
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Envision Your Future
Our graduates work at a variety of universities and government agencies, as well as leading global organizations including:
In positions such as:
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Network Operation Center Analyst
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Software Quality Engineer
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Data Scientist
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UX Designer
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Research Scientist
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Assistant Professor
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Solution Analyst
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Security Engineer
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer
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Cloud Engineer
"My master's degree was the bridge between the audit side of my early career and the more technical assessment and engineering work I do now. It gave me the technical depth to go with the compliance background, and that combination is what's shaped my current role and the certifications I've pursued since."
Pranay Singh Suri ’24g , Associate Security Engineer, Coalfire Systems, Inc.
Residential Graduate Degree Programs
M.S., Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations
Deepen cybersecurity insights by blending technology, incident response, strategic planning and crisis management.
M.S., Informatics
Build an understanding of how information and technology impacts and are impacted by people, organizations, and the world community.
Ph.D., Informatics
Learn how to analyze qualitative and quantitative effects in data and to understand, test, and contribute to scientific theory.
Online Graduate Degree Programs
M.E.A., Enterprise Architecture and Business Transformation
Improve organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and agility by delivering holistic business-aligned and digitally focused systems.
M.P.S., Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations
Blend education relating to technology, incident response, strategic planning, and crisis management to better protect digital information from attacks.
Graduate Certificate, Enterprise Architecture
Incorporate business, strategy, and technology to make strategic decisions and create IT solutions that solve complex business challenges.
Graduate Certificate, Enterprise Information and Security Technology Architecture
Gain advanced knowledge of enterprise information security technology, gap analysis, migration planning, and network strategy.
Graduate Certificate, Information Systems Cybersecurity
Build your understanding of information systems security, risk management, digital forensics, and more.
Research in IST is transformative.
From cybersecurity to misinformation, human-centered computing to the AI revolution, our collaborative scholars are advancing understanding and driving innovative solutions that are shaping the way we live, work, and connect.
Human-Centered Computing and Social Informatics
Creating and evaluating interactive systems and studying the affective aspects of user experience.
Informatics and Intelligent Systems
Advancing the capacity to model intelligent behavior and harnessing, applying, and integrating the insights of big data to our world.
Privacy and Cybersecurity Informatics
Detecting and removing threats of information misuse, enhancing predictability and trust, and understanding online privacy.
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Storytelling That Sticks: Turn Your Experiences Into Impact presented by Target
Date & Time: November 9, 2026, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Location: 223 Thomas Building
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DOE WDTS Virtual Internship Fair 2026
Date & Time: November 12, 2026, 1:00 pm–5:00 pm
Location: Virtual
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Opportunity Knocks - Acing Your Interview: Best Practices
Date & Time: November 12, 2026, 4:30 pm–6:00 pm
Location: Virtual
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