Master of Science in Cybersecurity

UNT's MS in Cybersecurity is 30-33 credit hours with an estimated two years to complete, offered on campus at Denton by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Students choose a 30-hour thesis option (24 hours of coursework plus six hours of thesis) or a course option of 33 hours of coursework. The curriculum is six required cybersecurity courses plus five from an approved list of prescribed electives. Core topics include computer security, forensics, secure software systems, network security, cryptography and secure e-commerce. What the fee covers: the out-of-state (international) rate — tuition and fees for the nine-month academic year, College of Engineering, based on 9 credit hours each semester, from UNT's official international cost sheet. Fee year: 2026-27. Before you budget: the figure is UNT's College of Engineering line on its official 2026-27 international cost sheet and assumes 9 credit hours per semester. Living expenses ($18,955) and other expenses ($3,926) are additional, taking UNT's own total cost of attendance to $42,067. Admission minimums are not published on the programme page. Where the dates and requirements come from: the intake and entry details come from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering graduate admissions page (https://engineering.unt.edu/cse/graduate/admissions.html), which states 'Due to the high volume of applicants, we do not accept Summer intake applications for international applicants.' The degree's own unt.edu page prints no intake, entry requirement or English score. The English scores shown are UNT's university-wide minimum for international applicants (https://www.unt.edu/admissions/international/english-language-proficiency.html); that page prints one table for all international applicants with no separate graduate row, so it is not a degree-specific or graduate-specific score.