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MPS in Homeland Security — Cyber Threat Analytics and Prevention Option

Master'sMPSConcentrationOnline

Overview

A 33-credit online M.P.S. in Homeland Security through World Campus with a Cyber Threat Analytics and Prevention Option, offered in partnership with Penn State Great Valley.

Official program name
Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security - Cyber Threat Analytics and Prevention Option
Awarded degree
Master of Professional Studies · major: Homeland Security
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Master's
Cybersecurity focus
Cybersecurity concentration — Cyber Threat Analytics and Prevention OptionA 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: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School
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
Required credits
33 Credits
Source: worldcampus.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Why this program is listed

Homeland security degree with a named cyber option; only one of the four prescribed option courses is a security course. Needs a decision on whether the cyber curriculum is substantial. Included by the owner (bulk decision, 12 October 2026).

Named cyber option inside a homeland security master's; its 12 prescribed credits are data mining, data visualization, web security and privacy, and information systems architecture, so the cybersecurity depth is limited.

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.All 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

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 deadline

    October 31 · 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.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — World Campus graduate$1,048per creditCalculated 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

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.
  1. bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/programs/majors/homeland-security/ — 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 — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. sfs.ist.psu.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. worldcampus.psu.edu/degrees-and-certificates/penn-state-online-homeland-security-cyber-threat-analyt — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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