University of Southern Maine · Department of Technology

Cybersecurity (BS)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campusHybrid

Overview

A 120-credit Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity in the Department of Technology, offered in person or blended, with physical and virtual labs, internships and co-ops, and an accelerated pathway to the online MS in Cybersecurity.

Official program name: Cybersecurity (BS)
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: usm.maine.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: usm.maine.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: University of Southern Maine — Department of Technology
Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Portland, ME
Specializations: Network Security — core of the degree (“Cybersecurity”)
Orientation: Technical
Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: Minimum of 120 credits
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Duration: Typical completion time: 4 years
Source: usm.maine.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 Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity in the Department of Technology, offered in person or blended.

Degree title names cybersecurity; the program covers techniques, policies, operational procedures and technologies that secure and defend information systems, network monitoring and countermeasure implementation.

Source: usm.maine.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 · Hybrid
Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Optional internship
Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Study intensity: Not verified

Curriculum

Lab environment

Physical labs and virtual labs for building hardened systems and defending networks.
Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Accelerated options

Accelerated Graduate Pathway: bachelor's and MS in Cybersecurity in as few as five years; requires a Cybersecurity major and 3.0 GPA.
Source: usm.maine.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

SAT / ACT: Optional
Source: usm.maine.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 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 Differential Level 3 (includes Cybersecurity), in-person/blended, tuition for 30 credit hoursFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$11,100	per academic year · 2026-2027Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Out-of-state — Undergraduate Differential Level 3 (includes Cybersecurity), in-person/blended, tuition for 30 credit hoursFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$32,580	per academic year · 2026-2027Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 11, 2026
NEBHE Tuition Break Program, Differential Level 3, tuition for 30 credit hoursFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$19,380	per academic year · 2026-2027Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Mandatory fees (Comprehensive, Technology, Student Activity) for 30 credit hours: $3,390 per academic yearMandatory
Source: usm.maine.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

Michael E. Dubyak Scholarship Institutional scholarship
Eligibility: Maine residents majoring in mathematics, information technology, computer science, cybersecurity, technology management, or statistics
Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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

New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) — 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) · 2021 - 2026Published period has endedValidated program(s) of study: B.S. in Cybersecurity (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.

NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
usm.maine.edu/academics/academic_programs/accelerated-graduate-pathway-to-master-of-science-in-cyber — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
usm.maine.edu/academics/academic_programs/cybersecurity-bs/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
usm.maine.edu/academics/academic_programs/cybersecurity-ms/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
usm.maine.edu/department-technology/cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
usm.maine.edu/student-financial-services/undergraduate-tuition-fees — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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