
BS in Information Technology — Cyber Security Concentration
Overview
A 120-credit Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with a Cyber Security concentration; the degree is offered on the Fairfax and Science and Technology campuses and online through Mason Online.
- Official program name
- Bachelor of Science in Information Technology — Concentration in Cyber Security
- Awarded degree
- Bachelor of Science · major: Information TechnologySource: catalog.gmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
- Degree level
- Bachelor's
- Cybersecurity focus
- Cybersecurity concentration — Cyber SecurityA 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.gmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
- School
- Location
- Fairfax, VAFor 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
- Network Security — formal concentration / track (“Network Security; Network Defense (concentration options)”)
- Tracks / concentrations
- Concentration in Cyber Security (CYBR)Source: catalog.gmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
- Required credits
- 120 creditsSource: catalog.gmu.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 cyber security concentration in the IT bachelor's degree.
Formal Concentration in Cyber Security (CYBR) requiring four courses from Linux security administration, computer crime and forensics, network security, cyber risk management, network forensics, cyber threat analysis and network defense.
Source: catalog.gmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026We 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 offered
- On campus · OnlineSource: catalog.gmu.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 details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.
Admissions
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
Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.
Tuition and fees
Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.
Scholarships and funding
CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service Service scholarship
Undergraduates: two years of full tuition, $6,000 annual professional allowance and $27,000 yearly stipend; graduate students two years; PhD students three years with a $37,000 yearly stipend
Eligibility: U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident
Obligation: Work in a cybersecurity role within a government agency after graduation for a duration equivalent to the scholarship support
Source: sfs.cec.gmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School-wide awards are listed because they apply at this degree level; eligibility conditions apply.
Accreditation, ABET and CAE
Institutional accreditation
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — 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) · 1999 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: BS in Information Technology with concentration in Cyber Security (POS-CD); MS in Applied Information Technology with concentration in Cyber Security program (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
- CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R) · 2008 - 2028Validated program(s) of study: BS in Information Technology with concentration in Cyber Security (POS-CD); MS in Applied Information Technology with concentration in Cyber Security program (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 Virginia.
International applicants
Not verified for the online option.
Sources and verification
- catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/engineering-computing/school-computing/information-sciences-technol — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
- NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
- DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
- sfs.cec.gmu.edu/program-information/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
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