Do you see yourself as an engineer trained to apply security principles to the design, implementation and operation of the systems used in cybersecurity?
Then the Cybersecurity Engineering program is for you. This program from the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences prepares students for a variety of career pathways.
Augusta University offers an experience like no other — one that helps you design the components and systems used to protect against risks and threats to cyber security.
Cybersecurity Engineering is for you if you consider yourself:
Cybersecurity Engineering Program
100 Grace Hopper Ln
Augusta, GA 30901
706-721-1110
What You'll Study
In the Cybersecurity Engineering program, you’ll study things like computer programing, malware analysis and reverse engineering, defensive cyber operations and cyber intelligence and policy.
Experience-based Education
Study Abroad trips take your understanding of culture — and yourself — to new levels, delivering stimulating experiences that prepare you for rewarding career opportunities and a fulfilling life.
The Senior Design Project matches seniors with industry sponsors to solve real-world technical problems. Teams of 3-5 seniors are mentored by a School of Computer and Cyber Sciences professor and work in collaboration with an engineer or manager from the agency.
The Augusta University chapter of the Upsilon Pi Epsilon international honor society for computing and information disciplines hosts fun and meaningful events throughout the year.
Whether you’re an undergraduate or graduate student, you’ll have opportunities to create your own research projects or work with faculty to tackle some of the world’s most complex and pressing challenges.
Our commitment to offering quality, affordable education to service members and veterans is a driving force, and we offer several programs to assist them in achieving their academic goals.
The JAGByte Living Learning Community provides incoming School of Computer and Cyber Sciences freshmen the opportunity to live and study together as a cohort and participate in a variety of exclusive activities.
Student clubs and organizations help you “plug in” to campus life in a way that can lead to meaningful connections, new interests and resume-enhancing experiences.
Your Future
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median pay for a cybersecurity analyst is $102,600 per year, with an increase of 33% projected through 2030.
Graduates of the Cybersecurity Engineering Program at Augusta University have 100% job placement upon graduation.
A Calling Like No Other
“I am just very grateful to have been able to work with such wonderful people. The faculty have all been great and fellow students have all been great,” said Patrick Woolard.
The School of Computer and Cyber Sciences has experienced unprecedented growth over the past four years. Student enrollment has doubled, and, for the first time in the school’s history, the student body is over 700.
“This has the potential to help create better discourse, dialogue, national security measures and policy options cross-nationally and cross-culturally.”
“Whether it's self-driving cars or the drones in the lab, if their controllers are using the machine-learning techniques, they will have some upgrades during their lifetime, and my results may be helpful to these kind of systems remaining safe,” Xiang said.
