Skip to content
CybersecurityDegrees

DePaul University

MPA — Cybersecurity Concentration

Master'sMPAConcentrationOn campusOnline

Overview

A 52-quarter-hour Master of Public Administration with a 16-hour Cybersecurity concentration combining policy design with information security management and cybersecurity electives; listed in both campus and online versions in the catalog.

Official program name
Public Administration (MPA) - Cybersecurity Concentration
Awarded degree
Master of Public Administration · major: Public Administration
Source: catalog.depaul.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Master's
Cybersecurity focus
Cybersecurity concentration — Cybersecurity ConcentrationA formal cybersecurity concentration, track or specialization inside a broader degree such as computer science or information technology. The awarded degree is the broader one.
Source: catalog.depaul.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School
Location
Chicago, ILFor the online option this is where the school is located — not a residency requirement, and not a guarantee that you may enroll from your state.
Specializations
None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Orientation
Management / policy
Source: catalog.depaul.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
52 quarter hours
Source: catalog.depaul.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Why this program is listed

Formal cybersecurity concentration inside a public administration degree, but it is 16 of 52 quarter hours and one of the two required courses is a policy course; cybersecurity depth is limited. Included by the owner (bulk decision, 12 October 2026).

Named 16-hour Cybersecurity concentration requiring Policy Design and Analysis and Information Security Management plus two CSEC electives (IT risk management, disinformation operations, social engineering, critical infrastructure security, information assurance governance).

Source: catalog.depaul.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and research doctorates at institutionally accredited US schools — dedicated degrees and formal concentrations, never certificates or electives-only degrees. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.
Formats offered
On campus · Online
Source: catalog.depaul.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery
Online delivery type not verified
Campus visits (online option)
Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option)
Not verified
Internship
Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

The program page does not say whether the online option requires campus visits. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Electives include IT risk management, online misinformation and disinformation operations, applied social engineering, critical infrastructure and control systems cybersecurity, and governance policies in information assurance.
    Source: catalog.depaul.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Scholarships & funding guide

  • CDM Graduate Dean's Scholarship Institutional scholarship

    $6,000 to $9,000 over six consecutive terms

    Eligibility: New MA/MS students (including MS Cybersecurity) who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; awarded at admission, no separate application.

    How to apply: No separate application; awarded at admission.

    Source: cdm.depaul.edu · verified October 11, 2026

  • CDM Graduate Presidential Scholarship (International Students only) Institutional scholarship

    $6,000 to $9,000 over six consecutive terms

    Eligibility: New international students seeking listed MS degrees including Cybersecurity, cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; full-time enrollment required for disbursement.

    How to apply: No separate application; awarded at admission.

    Source: cdm.depaul.edu · verified October 11, 2026

School-wide awards are listed because they apply at this degree level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation, ABET and CAE

Three different things: the school's institutional accreditation, ABET accreditation of this exact program, and the school's NSA CAE designation.

Institutional accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

This program does not appear in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is program-specific and optional; the school's other programs or its institutional accreditation do not imply it.

NSA CAE designation (school)

  • CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) · 2005 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

A CAE designation belongs to the institution and its validated program of study; it is not accreditation and does not certify every degree. Accreditation & CAE explained

State authorization (online students)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Illinois.

International applicants

Not verified for the online option.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. catalog.depaul.edu/programs/public-administration-mpa/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. catalog.depaul.edu/programs/public-administration-mpa/cybersecurity-public-administration-mpa/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. catalog.depaul.edu/programs/public-administration-online-mpa/cybersecurity-public-administration-onl — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  4. cdm.depaul.edu/admission-and-aid/graduateadmissions — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  6. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

Something out of date? Request a correction · Represent this school? Claim the profile

Similar programs at other schools

Same degree level and focus. Listed for discovery, not ranked.

American Public University System logo

American Public University System

MS in Information Technology — Information Assurance and Security Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationMaster of Science
Format: Online
Location: Charles Town, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $470 per credit · All students — Master's-level standard rate
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Information Assurance
View program
Bellevue University logo

Bellevue University

MBA — Information Security Management Concentration

Master'sMBAConcentrationMaster of Business Administration
Format: Online
Location: Bellevue, NESchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $680 per credit · All students — Graduate, per credit hour
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cybersecurity Management
View program
American Public University System logo

American Public University System

MBA — Cybersecurity Concentration

Master'sMBAConcentrationMaster of Business Administration
Format: Online · Asynchronous
Location: Charles Town, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 33 credits
Tuition: $470 per credit · All students — Master's-level standard rate
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
View program

Cybersecurity Degrees is independent and not affiliated with DePaul University. Information is collected from official pages and directories and can change; confirm requirements, costs and deadlines with the school.