Illinois Institute of Technology · Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Computer and Cybersecurity Engineering

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campus

Overview

A Bachelor of Science requiring at least 133 credit hours that combines computer engineering with cybersecurity, emphasizing the security of cyber-physical systems, networks and embedded systems, with cybersecurity math, software engineering, technical and law electives. It is offered on campus in Chicago.

Official program name: Bachelor of Science in Computer and Cybersecurity Engineering
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Computer and Cybersecurity Engineering
Source: catalog.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 — Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Source: iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL
Specializations: Network Security — core of the degree (“Computer Networks with Laboratory; Computer Network Security (required)”)Security Engineering — core of the degree (“Computer and Cybersecurity Engineering”)
Orientation: Technical
Source: catalog.iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: 133-134 credit hours (minimum 133)
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

Dedicated computer and cybersecurity engineering bachelor's degree, offered on campus.

Degree title names cybersecurity engineering; required courses include Introduction to Cybersecurity Engineering, Introduction to Computer Cyber Security, Computer Network Security and Cyber Security Management.

Source: catalog.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

Accelerated options

Students can enroll in an accelerated master's program with the Master of Cybersecurity Engineering.
Source: iit.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”.

Other requirement: RequiredAdmission to Illinois Tech; transfer applicants consult an academic adviser.
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

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 — 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/engineering/ece/bs-computer-cybersecurity-engineering/ — 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/computer-and-cybersecurity-engineering-bs — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
iit.edu/academics/programs/cybersecurity-engineering-mas — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
iit.edu/academics/programs/cybersecurity-programs — 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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