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BS in Information Technology — Cyber Security Concentration

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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 Technology
Source: 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 credits
Source: 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, 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.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

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

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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
  • 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

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

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

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/engineering-computing/school-computing/information-sciences-technol — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  3. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. sfs.cec.gmu.edu/program-information/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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