University of Southern California
USC's cybersecurity program is one of only six featured in Fortune magazine for career advancement potential and offers both traditional on-campus and fully equivalent online delivery through DEN@Viterbi, making it accessible to working professionals worldwide while maintaining the same rigorous USC engineering standards.
University of Southern California Master's Mobile Development Program Overview
Hakia ranks University of Southern California as the #1 master's in mobile development degree program.
USC's Master of Science in Cyber Security Engineering is a 28-unit professional program housed within the prestigious Viterbi School of Engineering, focusing on the fundamentals of developing, engineering, and operating secure information systems. The program uniquely emphasizes how security policy drives technology decisions, training students in secure operating systems, applications, networking, cryptography, and key management. Available both on-campus and through DEN@Viterbi's fully equivalent online platform, this program serves graduate students seeking careers in computer network operations or those advancing toward doctoral studies with an information security focus.
Hakia Insight: Students at University of Southern California benefit from active collaborations with Boeing and Raytheon Technologies, connecting classroom learning to the workforce.
Degree Programs
Research Labs & Institutes
Systems security and cybersecurity research
Security systems and privacy research
Network security and traffic analysis
Location Advantages
- •Located in Los Angeles tech hub
- •Proximity to Hollywood entertainment industry
- •Access to aerospace and defense contractors
Industry Partners
Career Outcomes
Bloomberg, Boeing, Northrop Gruman, PwC, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Notable Faculty
- Professor Newman, Cybersecurity research

