Military Veterans

If you are a US military veteran who seeks to launch a cyber security or global security career, your military skills can provide the perfect transition into these growing and emerging fields.

Prepare for a Cyber Security or Global Security Career That Builds Upon Your Military Skills

As a veteran of the United States Armed Services, the technical, organizational, and intelligence skills you have gained can serve as a strong foundation for a career in cyber and/or global security. By earning the MS in Global Security, Conflict, and Cyber Crime, you can transform these skills into a lifelong career in these fast-growing fields. Many current MSGSCC students are military veterans, Through the Yellow Ribbon Program of which NYU is a part, they have gained veteran education benefits, which will pay for a graduate education that is instrumental for a high-level career in the public, government, or private sectors. Let us help you build your cyber skills and knowledge while establishing your professional network.

Apply Now

Request Info

Can the Yellow Ribbon Program Help Me Pay for Graduate School?

The Yellow Ribbon Program is a feature of the Post 9/11 GI Bill. If your tuition exceeds what the Veterans Administration (VA) can pay and your school is a participant in the Yellow Ribbon Program, the unpaid difference could be picked up by your school and the VA.

NYU Award: $12,500 • VA Match: $12,500
Total Award: $25,000

Visit the NYU Veterans Website for details and information about the NYU Veterans Community.

MS IN GLOBAL SECURITY, CONFLICT, AND CYBER CRIME

When you enroll in the MS in Global Security, Conflict, and Cyber Crime, you join a community within the NYU School of Professional Studies Center for Global Affairs that serves a substantial number of military veterans who seek to transform the specialized skills they have acquired in the Armed Services and use them as a springboard to careers in a wide variety of fields. In addition to the benefits and prestige of the NYU education you receive, you will have access to the NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development at NYU SPS to help build critical connections for the next phase of your post-military career and your life.

Degree Advantage

Core curriculum that focuses in the areas of cyber law, global security, infrastructure security and resilience, and mission assurance
Electives that let students explore topics at the intersection of cyber strategy, cyber policy, and cyber technology
Faculty members who are experts in their fields
Three specialty tracks in: Strategy, Planning & Policy; Intelligence & Analysis; and Global Security & Conflict
Consulting practicums that provide experience in helping organizations analyze and address challenges
STEM degree, which may qualify students holding F-1 visas for a STEM OPT extension of 24 months
Flexible full- or part-time study options
Can be completed in as little as 12-16 months

EXPLORE THIS DEGREE

Admissions

Call: 212-998-7100, Email: sps.gradadmission@nyu.edu or set up a Zoom or Skype appointment. Our admissions team can help answer questions regarding your application, degree options, and military benefits.

THE NYU SPS ADVANTAGE FOR MILITARY VETERANS

When you enroll in the MS in Global Security, Conflict, and Cyber Crime, you become part of a learning community that is more like a small college within a larger university. This allows you to benefit from the individualized attention you need to explore educational opportunities that combine your previous military experience with the career path that is the right fit for you.

Dedicated Faculty Members >

Experts in their fields of cyber and global security
Deeply commited to your success
Serve as teachers and mentors
Many are military veterans themselves

Flexible Course Schedules

Online and on-site study options
Full- and part-time study available
Program can be completed in as little as 12 - 16 months

Career Development Services >

Résumé evaluation/Career counseling
Mock Interviews/Internships
Access to job database

Academic Resources >

Academic advising
Full tutoring services
Academic enhancement workshops

Access to SPS & NYU Resources

IMPORTANT APPLICATION DATES FOR DOMESTIC STUDENTS

1/15

FALL PRIORITY DECISION

7/1

FALL FINAL DECISION

9/15

SPRING PRIORITY DECISION

11/30

SPRING FINAL DECISION

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) helps military veterans to pay for school or job training. If you’ve served on active duty after September 10, 2001, you may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33). For a full list of benefits and criteria that qualify you for these benefits, please refer to the Post-9/11 GI Bill section of the Veterans Affairs website.

The Yellow Ribbon Program can help you to pay for higher out-of-state, private school or graduate school tuition that the Post-9/11 GI Bill doesn’t cover. For a full list of benefits and criteria for qualifying for those benefits, please refer to the Yellow Ribbon Program section of the Veterans Affairs website.

Yes, and as a veteran, you will be eligible for a variety of benefits while earning a degree at NYU, including the Yellow Ribbon Program, which provides supplemental funding to eligible undergraduate and graduate students at NYU who qualify for Post 9/11 GI Bill tuition benefits. Please refer to the NYU Veterans page.

While earning the MS in Global Security, Conflict, and Cyber Crime, veterans can utilize the services of the award-winning NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development at NYU SPS. The Wasserman Center offers a range of services that can help you to plan for your transition from the military to a civilian career by exploring the skills you gained in the Armed Forces and mapping them to the fields that lend themselves to these areas of specialty. The Wasserman Center can help you to: write your résumé; build your professional network; and apply for jobs through its extensive job database.

NYU SPS offers numerous academic services for all students who attend programs across the School. Military veterans can benefit from academic advising, tutoring, and academic enhancement workshops that provide the services needed to reacclimate into the classroom and ensure academic success.