Florida Institute of Technology Online Master of Science in Information Technology With a Concentration in Cybersecurity

This is an information technology master's with a cybersecurity concentration, priced as one clear number: $24,328.59 for the program, with technology fees included. It is a fit for IT professionals who want security depth without the research or programming emphasis of a pure cybersecurity degree. Eight-week terms and several start dates a year make it flexible, and no GRE or GMAT is required.

Florida Institute of Technology is a private nonprofit university in Melbourne, Florida, and it delivers this degree through its online division. Its Master of Science in Information Technology with a Concentration in Cybersecurity needs 33 credit hours and can be finished in as few as 15 months. Federal data shows the school has 815 students, all counted as exclusively online.

The degree is an IT master's first, with security as the concentration. If you want a business-focused path, the school also offers an MBA with a cybersecurity specialization, which is a business degree rather than a cybersecurity one and is not covered on this site.

There is no application fee. You need an accredited bachelor's degree, a current resume, and an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above.

Tuition is $2,211.69 per course, and the total program price is $24,328.59 for the 33 credits. Technology fees are included in that total, so there is no separate line for them.

Per credit, that works out to $737.23. Ask whether textbooks, software or exam fees are extra, since the published total covers tuition and technology fees only.

It is a straightforward price to compare, because you do not have to add up semester fees yourself.

33 credits at $737.23 a credit comes to $24,329 in tuition, before fees.

Who It Fits

• You work in IT or networking and want to move toward security while staying in an IT-managed role.
• You want one published program price, $24,328.59, that already includes technology fees.
• You want multiple start dates a year with 8-week terms instead of waiting for one intake.
• You do not want to take the GRE or GMAT.

Who Should Skip It

• You want a degree titled simply Cybersecurity. This one is an IT master's with a security concentration.
• You need a school with a large student body. The online school has 815 students.

The notable courses cover the practical side of running secure systems. Introduction to Information Security Management is about setting policy and managing risk. Security in the Enterprise looks at protecting a whole organization's systems, and Host-Based Security is about locking down individual computers and servers.

Secure Networks and Communication covers the traffic that moves between those machines. Together they sketch a program for people who administer and oversee systems, rather than for those who build exploits.

Because this is an IT master's, ask how many of the 33 credits are security courses and which fall under the broader IT core. The answer tells you how deep the concentration really goes.

Courses the School Names

• Introduction to Information Security Management
• Security in the Enterprise
• Host-Based Security
• Secure Networks and Communication

Standout Features

• Technology fees are included in the published program tuition

The program runs in 8-week terms with multiple start dates a year. A Spring 1 2027 term, for example, begins January 11, 2027. That schedule lets you start soon after you apply.

The school is fully online and says you can finish in as few as 15 months. Whether you hit that depends on how many courses you take each term.

Ask whether classes have set meeting times, and what advising is available for working students.

You earn a Master of Science in Information Technology with a Concentration in Cybersecurity from a private nonprofit university. Federal data lists median earnings of $144,218 for the school's graduates in this field.

Treat that number as context: the school's cybersecurity program is small, with 4 awards in the federal data. The admit rate is 40%.

Ask which certification exams the Host-Based Security and Secure Networks courses help you prepare for.

Where this degree can lead: Cybersecurity Degree Jobs.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• The degree is an IT master's, so the cybersecurity content is a concentration within a broader program.
• The school is small, with 815 students, so alumni networks are thinner than at a large university.
• Published tuition may not cover books, software or exam fees.
• A 3.0 undergraduate GPA is required.

• Exactly which of the 33 credits are cybersecurity courses, and which are IT core?
• Do classes have scheduled meeting times, or is everything on your own schedule?
• Are books, software or exam fees extra beyond the $24,328.59?
• How many students are in the cybersecurity concentration each term?
• Can I take more than one course in an 8-week term?
• Which certification exams do the security courses help prepare for?

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