University of Baltimore

Forensic Science - High Technology Crime (M.S.)

Wanted: Agents of positive change. Meet the growing demand for cybersecurity experts.

Prepare yourself to excel in a rapidly changing field as you become an expert in investigating criminal activity involving computer and digital information systems, accounting fraud and health-care fraud. The program is designed for professionals who want to become expert at managing advanced technological resources to combat cyberthreats and related financial crime.

Through a 10-course core and a three-course specialization area, you'll develop skills and knowledge in 21st-century forensic investigations to become an agent of positive change

Graduates of this program will be prepared to succeed in such positions as:

  • cyberanalyst
  • cybersecurity investigator
  • forensic accounting analyst
  • forensic analyst
  • fraud investigator
  • health-care fraud manager
  • independent or internal auditor
  • Internet security analyst
  • IT security analyst/manager
  • law enforcement agent.

The average salary for cybersecurity and cyberintelligence professionals in the greater Baltimore-Washington, D.C.-Northern Virginia area is more than $96,000, and job openings are prevalent.