Murray State University · School of Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and Network Management

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campusOnline

Overview

A Bachelor of Science combining networking, operating systems and information security with business courses, completed on campus or online, with a required cooperative education/internship course. Students choose a track such as Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics, Industrial Cybersecurity, Cloud and Systems Administration, or Wireless Communications.

Official program name: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and Network Management
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity and Network Management
Source: murraystate.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: murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Murray State University — School of Engineering
Source: murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Murray, KYFor 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: Digital Forensics — formal concentration / track (“Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics Track”)Incident Response — formal concentration / track (“Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics Track”)Critical Infrastructure Security — formal concentration / track (“Industrial Cybersecurity Track”)
Tracks / concentrations: Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics Track · Industrial Cybersecurity Track
Source: murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: Not verified
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 names cybersecurity, offered on campus and online; the CAE-CD program of study is its cybersecurity emphasis.

Degree title names cybersecurity; required courses include Principles of Information Security, Network Security and Information Assurance Policy and Management, and the Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics track adds System Security, Digital Forensics and Incident Response, and Cybersecurity Operations.

Source: murraystate.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: murraystate.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 / practicum required
Source: murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Study intensity: Not verified

Attendance requirements as published

Internship Required
CNM 488 Cooperative Education/Internship: a relevant internship of 320 total hours during the semester.
Source: murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Internship: online coursework is combined with a required internship or practicum, usually arranged near where you live. Check how the school supports placement for online students.

Curriculum

Program requirements include Principles of Information Security, Protocol Analysis, Network Security and Information Assurance Policy and Management (courses marked as required for CAE-CD).
Source: murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other

On-campus students may transfer in after an associate degree through the 2+2 Option.
Source: murraystate.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”.

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

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
In-state — Undergraduate, Kentucky, 12-15 hours flat rate (students admitted Summer 2023 or after)From the school-wide rate table for this level	$5,265	per semester · 2026-2027Source: murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Out-of-state — Undergraduate, non-resident, 12-15 hours flat rate (students admitted Summer 2023 or after)From the school-wide rate table for this level	$7,995	per semester · 2026-2027Source: murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
All students — Online BS in CNM / Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics, per credit hourFrom the school's online tuition table	$438.75	per credit · 2026-2027Source: murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Online course fee (online program courses): $75 per creditMandatory
Source: murraystate.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

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) · 2019 - 2029Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and Network Management Cybersecurity Emphasis (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 Kentucky.

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 — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfScienceEngineeringandTechnology/CollegeOfScie — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfScienceEngineeringandTechnology/CollegeOfScie — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/CollegeOfScienceEngineeringandTechnology/CollegeOfScie — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
murraystate.edu/admissions/BursarsOffice/tuition/UndergraduateTuition.aspx — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
murraystate.edu/programs/cset/cybersecurity-management.aspx — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
murraystate.edu/programs/cset/eng--cnm-forensics.aspx — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
murraystate.edu/programs/cset/eng-cnm-industrial-cybersecurity.aspx — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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