Georgia Tech’s Master of Science in Cybersecurity Policy combines technical proficiency with big-picture thinking.
You will get the best of both worlds with courses in Georgia Tech’s renowned College of Engineering, College of Computing, and the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy, ranked No. 2 in Information and Technology Management by U.S. News and World Report.
Go beyond programming and learn how to make policies, analyze their impact, and manage cybersecurity risks, rules, and guidelines in organizations and government agencies. Georgia Tech’s expert cybersecurity faculty specializes in the increasingly complex global digital economy and the broad spectrum of threats that come with it.
This M.S. is an interdisciplinary three to four-semester on-campus program at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy in Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. For remote students, we also offer an online-only option.
There are currently no upcoming information sessions scheduled.
Watch a recording of a previous information session or join our email communications list.
Quote
Blurb / Gallery Set
“My time in the cybersecurity program at the Ivan Allen College helped me build a strong foundation in both the technical and policy sides of cybersecurity. I specialized in cybersecurity policy, which gave me valuable insight into how laws, regulations, and organizational governance intersect with technology. That knowledge is essential when advising clients on secure practices in complex, regulated environments.
“The global nature of the program was also a huge asset. Collaborating with students from different backgrounds prepared me for the diverse and distributed teams I work with now. In a world where cybersecurity challenges are increasingly global, that experience was invaluable.”
— Kelly Onu, M.S. Cybersecurity Policy
Career Outcomes
Georgia Tech’s M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy is ideal for careers in cybersecurity management, regulation and compliance and international cyber diplomacy. Students are prepared for roles that require leadership, strategic thinking, and a broader understanding of the policy and organizational aspects of the cybersecurity field. Our alumni go on to roles at public, private, and international employers such as:
- Manager Incident Response Team, Amazon Web Services
- Director of FISMA Compliance, Equifax
- Partner and National Fraud Risk Consulting Leader, EY
- Senior Information Technology Manager, Georgia Tech
- Privacy, Safety, and Security Program Manager, Google
- Lead Cyber Ambassador, GTRI
- Director of Cyber Incidents Response, IHG Hotels and Resorts
- Senior Cloud Security Architect, Microsoft
- Software Engineer, MITRE
- Advisory Data Scientist, Oshkosh Corporation
- Engineering Manager - Corporate Security/Enterprise, Pinterest
- Application Development Supervisor, Southern Company
- Threat Analyst, Tesla
- Principal Engineer, The Home Depot
- Vice President of Information Technology, The Seattle Times
- Senior Manager of Incident Response, Truist
- Branch Chief, Command Data Office, United States Air Force
- Cyber Warfare Technician, United States Army
- Lead Technology Operations Analyst, VP, Wells Fargo
- Senior Privacy Analyst, Zoom
quote 2
Blurb / Gallery Set
“It felt like I was able to apply each semester's course directly to events around my job. Whether it was Geopolitics of Cybersecurity or Software Development Processes, there always seemed to be a direct application at that exact moment that made my contributions more impactful, and our business unit more effective.”
— Michael David McNaull, M.S. Cybersecurity Policy, 2026
What Will I Study?
Students in the cybersecurity policy track explore topics such as privacy technology policy and law, cyber threat intelligence, digital public policy, enterprise cybersecurity management, geopolitics of cybersecurity, and big data and security.
Electives allow you to customize your curriculum for your future career with additional courses in the Information Security and Cyber-Physical Systems tracks. These can include courses such as applied cryptography, the cybersecurity of drones, advanced topics in malware analysis, and reverse engineering and binary exploitation, among others.
Program Curriculum
The M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy requires 32 credit hours of coursework, including core courses, electives, and a five-credit practicum project. Most students finish the program in three to four semesters.
The core courses are Introduction to Information Security, Information Security Policies and Strategies, Cybersecurity Practicum, and an elective course in a track outside of your own.
The cybersecurity practicum is an independent study project in which students identify a major cybersecurity problem in an organization or society and explore and evaluate a policy to address it.
Policy track students then fill out the rest of their curriculum with four policy-specific electives and two additional electives that may be from the policy electives list or any other related topic offered at Georgia Tech.
See course options, descriptions, and details in the Georgia Tech Course Catalog.