University at Albany · College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

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Overview

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity from the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, offered on campus and fully online, with concentrations in Cyber Defense, Cyber Risk Management & Policy, Cyber Operations or a self-designed path.

Official program name: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: albany.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: albany.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: University at Albany — College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity
Source: albany.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Albany, NYFor 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: Cyber Defense — formal concentration / track (“Cyber Defense concentration”)Governance, Risk & Compliance — formal concentration / track (“Cyber Risk Management & Policy concentration”)Cyber Operations — formal concentration / track (“Cyber Operations concentration”)
Tracks / concentrations: Cyber Defense · Cyber Risk Management & Policy · Cyber Operations · Self-Designed
Source: albany.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: approximately four years on a full-time schedule (campus and online) (full-time)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: albany.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Entry pathway

Not verified whether this degree admits first-year students or only applicants with prior credits.

Why this program is listed

Dedicated BS in Cybersecurity offered on campus and fully online.

Degree title names cybersecurity; required courses include Technical Foundations of Cybersecurity, Information Systems Security and Assurance, Introduction to Systems and Security, and Introduction to Computer Networks and Security.

Source: albany.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: albany.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: albany.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Not verified
Internship: Optional internship
Source: albany.edu · verified October 11, 2026
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

Required courses include Foundations of Cybersecurity Management & Policy, Technical Foundations of Cybersecurity, Information Systems Security and Assurance and Senior Seminar in Cybersecurity.
Source: albany.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Accelerated options

Combined BS/MS options (e.g., with the MS in Cybersecurity and Risk); up to 12 credits count toward both degrees, completing in about five years.
Source: albany.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 full-time tuition, New York State resident (Fall 2026 & Spring 2027)From the school-wide rate table for this level	$7,070	per academic year · 2026-2027Source: albany.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Out-of-state — Undergraduate full-time tuition, out-of-state resident (Fall 2026 & Spring 2027)From the school-wide rate table for this level	$29,130	per academic year · 2026-2027Source: albany.edu · verified October 11, 2026
In-state — Exclusively online undergraduate, NYS resident, tuition per semester (Fall 2026)From the school-wide rate table for this level	$3,535	per semester · 2026-2027Source: albany.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Out-of-state — Exclusively online undergraduate, out-of-state, tuition per semester (Fall 2026)From the school-wide rate table for this level	$4,240	per semester · 2026-2027Source: albany.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Undergraduate annual fees (full-time): $3,646 per academic year
Source: albany.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

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) · 2018 - 2028Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Science in Digital Forensics (POS-CD); Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity Master of Science; Bachelor of Science in CybersecuritySource: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R) · 2018 - 2029Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Science in Digital Forensics (POS-CD); Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity Master of Science; Bachelor of Science in CybersecuritySource: 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 New York.

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 — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
albany.edu/cehc/programs/bs-cybersecurity — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
albany.edu/cehc/programs/ms-cybersecurity-risk — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
albany.edu/cost-aid/tuition-fees/online-students — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
albany.edu/cost-aid/tuition-fees/undergraduate-students — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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