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MS Information Assurance

Securing data and computer systems has become an essential part of doing business. Are you ready to expand your knowledge as a technology professional, to learn how to safeguard your organization’s data and stay a step ahead of cybercriminals?

With a Strayer University online MS in Information Assurance, our curriculum will give you hands-on experience in defending against cyberattacks. You will work with the same technologies used by hackers and terrorists, then learn how to foil their exploits.

Throughout your program, your coursework will help you prepare for industry-recognized certification exams.

Core courses

  • Information Systems for Decision-Making 
  • Theories of Security Management 
  • Communication Technologies OR Advanced Computer Architecture 
  • IT Risk Management 
  • Advanced Network Security Design 

 

  • Web Application Security 
  • Cybercrime Techniques and Response 
  • Information Technology Audit and Control 
  • Security Access and Control Strategies
  • Computer Forensics Planning 
  • Cryptography 
  • Graduate Information Assurance Capstone

Employment settings to explore*

  • Engineering
  • Land-based or online college or university
  • Insurance carrier
  • Accounting firm
  • Consulting firm
  • Bank
  • Government - local, state, federal
  • Manufacturing
  • Computer systems design

Job titles/positions to explore*

  • Cyber Security Engineer
  • Security Manager
  • Security Engineer
  • Information Security Analyst
  • Systems Engineer
  • Information Security Officer
  • Network Security Engineer
  • Risk Manager

*These are examples intended to serve as a general guide. Some positions may prefer or even require previous experience, licensure, certifications, and/or other designations along with a degree. Because many factors determine what position an individual may attain, Strayer cannot guarantee that a graduate will secure any specific job title, a promotion, salary increase, or other career outcome. We encourage you to research requirements for your job target and career goals.

Apply new skills

  • Assess risk and devise solutions that safeguard information assets and technology infrastructures
  • Design and deploy information security and assurance solutions to protect assets and enhance performance
  • Analyze and identify security vulnerabilities and solutions
  • Design and develop effective user security and assurance plans
  • Evaluate and justify solutions to satisfy organizational needs
  • Analyze the impact of solutions on individuals, organizations, and society
  • Apply data analysis and research to mitigate vulnerabilities created by network and Internet intrusions
  • Develop effective communication plans
  • Justify and support the professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues and responsibilities of securing data and infrastructure

Strayer Master's Degree Programs

When you earn a master’s degree, it means you’ve gained advanced knowledge that you can apply to your career and your life. At Strayer University, we want to help you achieve your goals and attain a real sense of accomplishment for the work you do.

That’s why we’ve created flexible, online master’s degrees that can help you grow as a learner, and as a leader. We offer master’s-level degrees in a wide range of professional areas—from accounting, business and finance, and education to health services administration and information technology.

Each program offers a rigorous, engaging and professionally relevant academic experience that will guide you to expertise in your chosen area of study.

When you find the program that fits your career goals, get in touch with an admissions officer for more information about what it takes to start learning at Strayer.

Master's in Information Technology Programs:
  • MS in Information Security and Assurance
  • MS in Information Systems
    • Computer Forensic Management
    • Computer Security Management
    • Enterprise Network Management
    • Information Systems Management
    • IT Project Management
    • Software Engineering Management

Accreditation

Every business degree program in Strayer's College of Business, including the JWMI MBA, is accredited programmatically by the ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs)

Strayer University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 267-284-5000), which is one of the six regional accrediting bodies in the United States. The Commission is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education Accreditation. http://www.msche.org

Why Strayer?

  • Accredited
  • Flexible learning, online or on campus
  • Personalized, on-demand support from enrollment to graduation
  • Binge-worthy, documentary-style course content that is engaging and inspiring
  • Scholarships available
  • Credit for past experience, transfer up to 3 classes
  • Verterans education benefits
  • No GMAT/GRE required