Illinois Institute of Technology · Stuart School of Business and School of Computing

Bachelor of Science in Business and Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campus

Overview

A 120-credit-hour Bachelor of Science offered by the Stuart School of Business with the School of Computing, pairing a 36-credit business core with 36 credits of information technology and cybersecurity courses. It is offered on campus in Chicago.

Official program name: Bachelor of Science in Business and Cybersecurity
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Business and Cybersecurity
Source: iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Cybersecurity focus: Dedicated cybersecurity degreeThe degree itself is in cybersecurity or a closely related security field (information security, information assurance, cyber operations, digital forensics…).
Source: catalog.iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Illinois Institute of Technology — Stuart School of Business and School of Computing
Source: iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL
Specializations: Digital Forensics — core of the degree (“Cyber Forensics; Digital Evidence (required)”)
Orientation: Technical and management
Source: iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: 120 credit hours
Source: catalog.iit.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

Bachelor's degree whose title and required curriculum combine business with a substantial cybersecurity core; offered on campus.

Degree title names cybersecurity; 36 required credits in information technology and cybersecurity include cyber forensics, vulnerability analysis, cyber security technologies, operating system security, cyber security management and digital evidence, alongside a business core.

Source: iit.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
Source: iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

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”.

Other requirement: RequiredHolistic undergraduate admission including high school performance and essays; each major has its own admission criteria.
Source: iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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

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

Tuition and fees

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Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — Mies Campus undergraduate, admitted Summer 2015–Spring 2026, 12–18 credit hoursFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$26,599	per semester · 2026-2027Source: iit.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

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) · 2006 - 2028Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Information Technology and Management (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

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.

catalog.iit.edu/undergraduate/colleges/business/bs-business-cybersecurity/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
iit.edu/academics/programs/business-and-cybersecurity-bs — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
iit.edu/student-accounting/tuition-and-fees/current-tuition-and-fees/current-mies-campus-undergradua — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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