Program Structure
Master of Information Technology Degree
To earn an online Master of Information Technology degree at Virginia Tech, students must complete 11 courses: 4 core courses and 7 elective courses, for a total of 33 credit hours.
Most students take two courses per semester to finish in 2.5 years, although full-time students can finish in 15-18 months.
You'll have the opportunity to focus your degree in one of our eleven areas of specialization:
Analytics and Business Intelligence
Big Data
Business Information Systems
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Management
Cybersecurity Policy
Decision Support Systems
Health Information Technology
Networking
Software Development
Software Engineering
Graduate Certificates
The VT-MIT program offers 100% online graduate certificates in six areas of IT specialization, allowing you to focus your studies in an area of particular value to your career.
Graduate certificates consist of 4 courses (12 credit hours) and can be completed in as little as 12 months.
They can be earned as part of the Master of Information Technology degree program or you can apply to an individual certificate program.