Master of Science in Cybersecurity (Thesis-Option and Non-Thesis Option)

Our mission as it relates to research, is to develop and institutionalize a set of cutting-edge research priorities for the University. The graduate degree in cybersecurity will be interdisciplinary and aimed at achieving to increase the number of graduate students conducting research and growing the number of African American graduates entering the workforce with these skill sets.

What is Cybersecurity?

Information security analysts plan and carry out security measures to protect an organization’s computer networks and systems.

Student checking security updates from phone

Cybersecurity Careers

Most information security analysts work for computer companies, consulting firms, or business and financial companies.

How to Become an Information Security Analyst?
Information security analysts typically need a bachelor’s degree in a cybersecurity or a computer science field, along with related work experience. Employers may prefer to hire analysts who have professional certification.

Cybersecurity Employment Expectations

Quick Facts: Information Security Analysts
2022 Median Pay $112,000 per year and $53.85 per hour
Job Outlook, 2022-23 32% (Much faster than average)

Cybersecurity Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Qs)

Information security analysts plan and carry out security measures to protect an organization’s computer networks and systems.
Pay: The median annual wage for information security analysts was $112,000 in May 2022.

Job Outlook: The employment of information security analysts is projected to grow 32 percent from 2022 to 2032, much faster than the average for all occupations.

About 16,800 openings for information security analysts are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

Program Faculty

Name	Email	Phone
Clement Allen *Professor*	clement.allen@famu.edu	(850) 599-3050
Hongmei Chi *Professor*	hongmei.chi@famu.edu	(850) 412-7355
Vanessa Coote *Instructor*	vanessa.coote@famu.edu	(850) 412-7353
Jon deGoicoechea *Instructor and CIS Chairperson*	jon.degoicoechea@famu.edu	(850) 599-3961
Deidre W. Evans *Professor*	deidre.evans@famu.edu	(850) 599-3964
Bobby Granville *Associate Professor*	bobby.granville@famu.edu	(850) 412-7360
Edwina Jacobs *Associate Instructor*	edwina1.jacobs@famu.edu	(850) 412-7351
Edward Jones *Professor and Associate Chairperson*	edward.jones@famu.edu	(850) 412-7349
Jinwei Liu *Assistant Professor*	jinwei.liu@famu.edu	(850) 599-8647
Bhanu Prasad *Professor*	bhanu.prasad@famu.edu	(850) 412-7359
Yohn Jairo Parra Bautist *Assistant Professor*	yohn.parrabautista@famu.edu	(850) 599-8647
Idongesit Mkpong-Ruffin *Associate Professor*	idongesit.ruffin@famu.edu	(850) 599-3042
Samuel Erskine *Assistant Professor*
Carlos Theran *Assistant Professor*
Jerry Miller *Assistant Professor*