BS in Information Technology — Cybersecurity Technology Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationOnline

Overview

Online, asynchronous 120-credit Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with a 15-credit Cybersecurity Technology concentration covering information security, cyber attacks and defenses, computer forensics and network and application security.

Official program name: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology — Cybersecurity Technology concentration
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Information Technology
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Cybersecurity focus: Cybersecurity concentration — Cybersecurity TechnologyA 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: excelsior.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Excelsior University
Location: Albany, NYFor 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
Tracks / concentrations: Cybersecurity Technology
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: 120 credits including a 15-credit concentration
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Not verified

Entry pathway

Not verified whether this degree admits first-year students or only applicants with prior credits.

Why this program is listed

Formal Cybersecurity Technology concentration with its own required courses inside the online BS in Information Technology.

Named concentration in the BS in Information Technology; catalog lists required concentration courses Organizational Information Security, Cyber Attacks and Defenses, Business Continuity, Computer Forensics, and Network and Application Security.

Source: excelsior.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: Online
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery: Online delivery type not verified
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Asynchronous
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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

Concentration courses: CYS 401 Organizational Information Security, CYS 426 Cyber Attacks and Defenses, CYS 455 Business Continuity, IT 406 Computer Forensics, CYS 403 Network and Application Security.
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Academic calendar

Courses start every 8 weeks.
Source: excelsior.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”.

Application fee: Not requiredNo application fee
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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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — Undergraduate tuition (non nursing programs)From the school-wide rate table for this level	$510	per creditCalculated tuition$61,200 = 120 credits × $510 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Academic Services Fee: $40 per credit
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Technology Fee: $28 per credit
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Graduation Fee: $125 entire programMandatory
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — 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) · 2014 - 2029Validated 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 New York.

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.

NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
excelsior.edu/admissions/requirements/technology/ — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
excelsior.edu/costs-and-financing/undergraduate/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
excelsior.edu/program/bachelor-of-science-in-information-technology/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
excelsior.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Excelsior_University_Academic_Catalog_July_2026.pdf — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026

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