The MS in Applied Information Technology is the very best graduate education in IT for high-potential leaders, especially those working on IT solutions that affect the federal government, industry or non-profit. Its objective is to graduate individuals of competence and character who can lead multidisciplinary teams in the design, justification, development, management, and sustainment of mega-systems from data to decision in the private and federal sectors. The MS in AIT provides a high quality curricula for students seeking to pursue their careers in the leading IT areas including Cyber Security, Big Data Analytics, Knowledge Mining, Data Analytics in Social Media, and Cyber-Human Interaction.

The MS AIT program offers the Cyber Security concentration fully online. For the online program, courses are offered in a condensed 8-week format, with students taking one course at a time. Content of courses, objectives, evaluation methods, and outcomes are identical to those for the on-campus program. Only the delivery format is different. 

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Applicants must have completed a baccalaureate degree from one of the Mason-recognized U.S. institutional accrediting agencies and earned a GPA of 3.00 or better in their 60 highest-level credits. They must be experienced in the fundamentals of IT and quantitative methods. In addition, applicants must:

• Provide two letters of recommendation, preferably from academic references or references in industry or government who are familiar with the applicant's professional accomplishments.
• Provide a resume and detailed statement of career goals and professional aspirations.
• Have achieved a satisfactory score on the TOEFL examination for non-native English speakers.

A high-achieving Mason Engineering alum who has shown exemplary work in an undergraduate degree may consider our Fast-Track graduate admission process which requires fewer supplementary admission materials.

Tuition fee-2 years$58,000

Total fee-2 years$1,04,000