An independent directory of US cybersecurity degrees

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Explore bachelor's, master's and PhD programs across the USA. Compare schools, tuition, admissions and online study options.

554 verified programs at 146 schools in 49 states — every fact linked to the school's own pages. Coverage is growing and is not complete.

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Degree levels

Bachelor's, master's and PhD programs

Cybersecurity Bachelor's DegreesBS, BA and BAS degrees plus security concentrations in computer science and IT — first-year entry and completion pathways shown separately.249 programs · 112 online Cybersecurity Master's DegreesDedicated MS degrees and concentrations, technical and management-focused, with programming prerequisites and GRE policies.276 programs · 207 online Cybersecurity PhD ProgramsResearch doctorates and documented security tracks in computing PhDs — research areas, funding and residency as published.29 programs · 11 online

Online study

Online Cybersecurity Degrees, Schools and Programs

330 programs with a verified online option. Online coursework can still come with campus residencies, in-person labs, proctored exams or live classes at set times — we record each separately, only as the school publishes it.

Explore online degrees No campus visits (16)

Fully online
16 online programs state that no campus visit is required.
Campus visits
4 require residencies or visits; the rest have not published a policy we could verify.
Live or self-paced
Synchronous, asynchronous or mixed classes, with the time zone of live sessions where published.
Internships
Online bachelor's programs may require a local internship; profiles say so explicitly.

Location

Browse by state

States with the most verified programs so far. Online programs appear under the school's state, which is not a residency requirement.

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Specializations

Cybersecurity specializations

Mapped only from official curricula: a named concentration or track, or the degree's own required core.

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Recently verified

Recently verified programs

St. John's University (New York)

Cyber and Information Security, Master of Science (M.S.)

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science

Campus · Fully online · Full-time, Part-time

Queens, NYSchool location, not a residency requirement

Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)

As little as one year full-time; approximately two years part-time; most online students complete in about 24 months (full-time for one year) · 30 credits

$1,000 per credit · All students — St. John's Online, Graduate Online per credit (Fall 2026-Spring 2027) · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

ABET-accredited program · School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

No specialization mapped

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Georgia Institute of Technology

Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degree

Campus · Fully online · Asynchronous · Part-time

Atlanta, GASchool location, not a residency requirement

Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)

Online: typically two to three years part-time (up to six years allowed); on campus: one to two years (Online option is part-time) · 32 credits

$373 per credit · In-state — Online program, Georgia residents

February 1, 2027 · Fall 2027

No ABET or CAE record found

Critical Infrastructure Security · Governance, Risk & Compliance · Cryptography · Network Security

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Hawaii Pacific University

Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science

Campus · Fully online · Asynchronous · Full-time, Part-time

Honolulu, HISchool location, not a residency requirement

Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)

as few as 12 months full time or 24 months part time (full-time) · 30 credits

$1,483 per credit · All students — Online Master of Science in Cybersecurity, per credit (estimated, 2026-2027) · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

No ABET or CAE record found

No specialization mapped

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Accreditation & CAE

Three different signals, kept separate

Institutional accreditation

Required for every school listed here. Checked against the U.S. Department of Education's accreditation database (DAPIP).

ABET program accreditation

Program-specific and optional. 33 listed programs appear in ABET's accredited-program database.

NSA CAE designation

A designation of the school, not accreditation. Among listed schools: 107 CAE-CD, 12 CAE-CO, 53 CAE-R.

Accreditation & CAE explained CAE-designated schools ABET-accredited programs

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Admissions & funding

Guides for applicants

309 listed programs show at least one verified scholarship, assistantship or service scholarship. Scholarships & funding explains CyberCorps SFS and other service-linked awards.

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For schools

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Questions, answered

Which programs does this directory include?

Cybersecurity bachelor's and master's degrees and research doctorates at US schools with current institutional accreditation from a recognized accreditor — campus, online or hybrid. Dedicated security degrees and formal cybersecurity concentrations are both listed, and always labelled. Associate degrees, certificates, bootcamps, certification courses and generic IT or computer science degrees with only security electives are not.

What is the difference between a cybersecurity degree and a concentration?

A dedicated degree is itself in cybersecurity (for example an MS in Cybersecurity). A concentration is a formal cybersecurity track inside a broader degree; the diploma still names the broader field, so we show it as, for example, “MS in Computer Science — Cybersecurity Concentration”. Use the dedicated/concentration filter to see either.

What do ABET accreditation and NSA CAE designation mean?

ABET accredits individual programs; we show it only when ABET's own database lists that exact program. The CAE designation (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity, run by NSA with CISA and partners) belongs to a school and its validated program of study — it is not accreditation and does not cover every degree. Neither is required for a program to be listed.

Does “online” mean I never have to go to campus?

Not always. We record campus visits, residencies, in-person labs, internships and live-session schedules separately, exactly as each school states them. If a page does not say, we show it as not verified — never as “none”.

Is the tuition shown the total cost?

No. Tuition is shown with its basis (per credit, per term, per year or whole program), student category and academic year. A total is calculated only when the program publishes both a per-credit rate and its credits, and it still excludes fees and other costs of attendance.

Do you rank schools?

No. Listings are alphabetical by default and can be sorted by deadline or published per-credit tuition. Paid placements are labelled Sponsored, sit in their own section and never change the order of the directory.

Where does the information come from?

School identity from IPEDS (NCES), institutional accreditation from the U.S. Department of Education's DAPIP database, CAE designations from the official NCAE-C directory, ABET status from ABET's accredited-program database, and program facts from each school's own program, catalog, admissions and tuition pages. Every fact links to its source and shows when it was verified.