Cybersecurity Program Overview
Cybersecurity Program Overview
Why Join Duke Cybersecurity?
In today’s digital era, cyberattacks pose significant threats with potentially devastating consequences for individuals, businesses, institutions, and governments. Addressing these challenges requires professionals with interdisciplinary expertise, technical acumen, innovative problem-solving skills, and strong leadership abilities.
By enrolling in the Duke Cybersecurity Master of Engineering, you join a dynamic and rapidly growing community of professionals dedicated to mitigating complex global risks. Our graduates include leaders who secure data systems for governments and businesses, digital forensics experts who testify in court, cybersecurity analysts who produce intelligence on threats to critical infrastructure, professionals who build cyber resilience for industries, and investigators who handle data breaches.
The Duke Cybersecurity Master of Engineering offers a flexible and adaptive curriculum aligned with the latest industry trends and priorities. Whether you’re a recent college graduate, military veteran, cybersecurity analyst, cyber intelligence professional, attorney, cyber policy expert, or business leader looking to advance your career, this program is tailored for you. Our students come from diverse academic backgrounds, including English, political science, business administration, law, computer science, and engineering.
A Flexible Degree Designed for You
On-campus or online — Duke has you covered
Study full-time on-campus or part-time online. Finish in 3 to 5 semesters—maintain your life and work priorities.
Learn from the Best
Study with Duke’s professors and key industry partners—who inform our market-ready curriculum and represent some of the best in the business. Our faculty comes with experience within top cybersecurity, financial, manufacturing, and health care organizations.
Arturo F Ehuan
Executive Director, Cybersecurity Master’s Program
Ramanarao Chamarty
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs
Billy Evans
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs
Michael Patrick Roman
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Engineering Graduate and Professional Programs
Great Graduate Outcomes
Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering is a vibrant teaching and research school set in one of the world’s leading universities.
Nearly 9 out of 10 Duke Engineering graduates are at work or on to further education within six months of graduation. Our grads are a global alumni network spanning multinational companies, small businesses, and exciting startups.
What Tech Leaders Are Saying
Duke Graduate, Chief Growth Officer, TrustarThere is a great need for formal instruction in cybersecurity as the industry continues to experience a shortage of critical skills. The multidisciplinary approach in the Duke Cybersecurity Master of Engineering program—where lessons are applied and the faculty have deep industry and academic experience—will bring incredible value and inspire a new generation of cybersecurity professionals.
CEO, Applicology Incorporated and Former CTO, U.S. Central Intelligence AgencyI’m impressed by the thoughtful considerations given to the development of the Cybersecurity Master of Engineering at Duke. The Pratt School of Engineering enjoys a well-deserved reputation for pioneering new approaches and methodologies. It is continuing that tradition with this program.
Institute for Enterprise Engineering
The Duke Cybersecurity Master of Engineering program, offered by Duke Engineering’s Institute for Enterprise Engineering, provides cutting-edge education to meet the demands of the rapidly evolving industries.
Leveraging expertise in:
- Computing Fundamentals
- AI and Machine Learning
- Cybersecurity
- FinTech, including Blockchain
- Engineering Management