Battle 21st century threats with a career in cybersecurity.

The online Master of Science in Cybersecurity at University of the Pacific is a graduate-level program designed to prepare you for a professional career in cybersecurity, an industry projected to grow by 35%* by 2031. In as little as one year, you will learn fundamental principles of security, cyber defense and offense techniques to protect invaluable data and address cyber crimes which have become a risk to global economic security.

*bls.gov, "Information Security Analysts: Occupational Outlook Handbook"

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100% online asynchronous

1 year full time
2 years part time

Bootcamp for non-computer science professionals

Why choose Cybersecurity at Pacific?
  • Fully online, asychronous courses
  • Completion in just 1-2 years
  • Highly technical curriculum
  • Deeply engaged, supportive faculty
  • Optional in-person networking events in San Francisco
  • Bootcamp for non-computer science professionals
Cybersecurity students work together in class at University of the Pacific

The admission process involves a holistic review of each applicant’s background and experiences. The following are required for admission:

  • Bachelor’s degree 
  • Official university transcripts
  • 2.65/4.0 GPA on the last 60 units of undergraduate study 
  • Educational qualifications and/or industry experience that provide knowledge of computer programming and data structures
  • Two letters of recommendation

Cybersecurity courses may include:

Cybersecurity Bootcamp
Secure Software Systems
Vulnerabilities
Software Reverse Engineering
Advanced System Administration and Security
Computer Forensics
Advanced Computer Networking
Cyber Defense and Offense
Cybersecurity Hot Topics
Cybersecurity Capstone

Computer Science students engaged in hands-on learning at University of the Pacific
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Cybersecurity Bootcamp

Don't have a background in computer science? Join our bootcamp course! You'll get the hands-on technical skills and knowledge necessary to succeed, regardless of your undergraduate degree and professional background. We will focus on fundamentals of cybersecurity, computer networking, assembly programming, operating systems, virtualization and current cybersecurity events.

About University of the Pacific

Founded in 1851, University of the Pacific is the first chartered University in California's history. Today, Pacific is a private, non-profit university with three campuses in Sacramento, San Francisco, and Stockton, California. Pacific offers more than 80 academic programs in eleven schools and colleges, including more than 40 graduate and professional programs across all three campuses and online.