Master of Professional Studies in Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations

Master'sMPSDedicated degreeOnline

Overview

A 33-credit online professional master's through Penn State World Campus with 18 credits of core courses, 12 credits of electives and a capstone project or capstone course. GRE scores are not required.

Official program name: Master of Professional Studies in Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations
Awarded degree: Master of Professional Studies · major: Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Master'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: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Penn State University
Location: University Park, PAFor 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: None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Orientation: Management / policy
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: minimum of 33 credits
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Spring, Fall
Source: worldcampus.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

Dedicated professional master's offered 100% online through World Campus.

Degree title names cybersecurity; required courses in software security, network security, information security and assurance, cybersecurity analytics, application security and cybersecurity project management.

Source: bulletins.psu.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: Online
Source: worldcampus.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.
Source: worldcampus.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
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

18 credits of core courses, 12 credits of electives and a culminating experience.
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

Capstone project (IST 594) or capstone course (IST 894)
Source: bulletins.psu.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”.

Minimum GPA: RecommendedMinimum 3 — Expected overall GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale
Source: worldcampus.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredOne-three page personal statement of relevant experience and goals
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three letters of reference and a one-three page personal statement
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not requiredGRE scores are not accepted.
Source: worldcampus.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
TOEFL iBT: RequiredInternational applicants, with some exceptions; IELTS also accepted.
Source: worldcampus.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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 deadline
July 1, 2027 · for Fall 2027
Source: worldcampus.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Upcoming
Application deadline
November 1 · for Spring
The school does not print a year with this date.
Source: worldcampus.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Year not printed

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 — World Campus graduate, 11 or fewer credits per semester	$1,048	per credit · 2026-2027Calculated tuition$34,584 = 33 credits × $1,048 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: worldcampus.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
All students — World Campus graduate, 12 or more credits per semester	$12,572	per semester · 2026-2027Source: worldcampus.psu.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

CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) at Penn State Service scholarship
Tuition and fees; annual stipend (undergraduate: $27,000, graduate: $37,000); professional development allowance up to $6,000 per year
Eligibility: U.S. citizens or permanent residents studying cybersecurity (broadly defined) in bachelor's, master's or Ph.D. programs at Penn State
Obligation: Work in a qualified cybersecurity position for federal, state, local, or tribal government agencies (or qualified national laboratories / state universities) for a period matching the supported time; summer government internships while enrolled
Source: sfs.ist.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) at Penn State - stipend Service scholarship
Annual stipend (undergraduate: $27,000, and graduate: $37,000)
Obligation: The work requirement time period matches the supported time period.
Source: sfs.ist.psu.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

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — 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) · 2003 - 2028Validated program(s) of study: Security and Risk Analysis, B.S., with Information and Cyber Security Option (ICS) (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 Pennsylvania.

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.

bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/programs/majors/cybersecurity-analytics-operations/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
sfs.ist.psu.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
worldcampus.psu.edu/degrees-and-certificates/penn-state-online-cybersecurity-analytics-and-operation — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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