Programs in Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity:
Gain Key Skills

• Evenings on campus
• Online
• Part-time or full-time
• No GRE/GMAT required

While traditional crime has been on the decline since the 1990s, cybercrime has been on the rise. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), from its inception in 2000 through 2019, there have been 4,883,231 complaints.

Now is the time to prepare for these opportunities with a Boston University master’s degree or graduate certificate in Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity. Gain expertise in the legal practices, practical digital investigative knowledge, and policies related to cybersecurity risk assessment. Choose from the following online and on-campus programs:

• Master of Science in Criminal Justice (on campus and online)
  Concentration in Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity
• Graduate Certificate in Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity (on campus and online)

BU’s Metropolitan College has offered criminal justice education since 1973, and is one of the few institutions across the country to offer graduate programs grounded in the social sciences, but focused largely on cities, urban sociology, and criminal justice. Because MET is focused on practical, insightful, and adaptable knowledge, the tools and skills you learn at MET today can be immediately applied on the job while remaining relevant, useful, and valuable to your career growth for years to come.

Top Reasons Why You Should Consider BU’s Cybercrime Investigation Programs

• The online Master of Science in Criminal Justice is ranked #3 among the nation’s Best Online Master’s in Criminal Justice Programs, 2024 (U.S. News & World Report).
• Interdisciplinary program includes criminal justice courses and computer science courses that are part of Metropolitan College’s Information Security programs, certified by the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS).
• Students who complete the program are eligible to take forensic examiner exams.
• Convenient evening or online formats allow you to balance your education and time with your work/life needs.
• MET offers merit scholarships to help finance your degree.
• Our faculty share your passion for criminal justice and are committed to your success. They bring to the classroom subject-matter expertise, research-based insight, and extensive field experience in policing, cybercrime, the judicial system, and corrections.
• Throughout your program, you can rely on faculty to provide mentorship via assistantships, academic support, and career advising.
• Diverse on-campus and online classrooms ensure vital connections with other criminal justice professionals from around the world—networks that can open doors.
• Current members of the American Jail Association (AJA) benefit from a waiver of the graduate application fees of $85 (master’s) or $25 (graduate certificate).

Become an Effective Criminal Justice Leader

With courses in cybercrime, digital forensics and applied digital forensic investigation, and IT security policies and procedures, the master’s concentration and graduate certificate in Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity will prepare you to excel and advance in a field with increasingly complex challenges.

BU’s Metropolitan College also offers Master of Science in Criminal Justice concentrations in Crime Analysis and Strategic Management, and graduate certificates in Crime Analysis, Criminal Justice, and Strategic Management.