Master of Science in Cyber Engineering

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOnlineHybrid

Overview

A 31-credit-hour M.S. combining cybersecurity with network, systems and software engineering, taught in 8-week or 16-week courses and ending with a cyber-engineering project. It is offered online and in an executive hybrid format.

Official program name: Master of Science in Cyber Engineering
Awarded degree: Master of Science · major: Cyber Engineering
Source: ucumberlands.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: ucumberlands.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: University of the Cumberlands
Location: Williamsburg, 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: Security Engineering — core of the degree (“Cyber Engineering”)
Required credits: 31 credit hours
Source: ucumberlands.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Not verified

Why this program is listed

Dedicated M.S. in Cyber Engineering (security engineering), offered online and in an executive hybrid format.

Degree title is Cyber Engineering, described as a cyber security program; required courses include Principle of Cyber-Engineering, Cyber-Engineering and the Network, Digital Forensics and Cyber-Engineering, Principles of Cybersecurity and Cyber-Engineering Access Control.

Source: ucumberlands.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 · Hybrid
Source: ucumberlands.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 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

Capstone

Cyber-Engineering Project and Project Communications
Source: ucumberlands.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Academic calendar

8-week bi-term courses; students without an engineering background start with 16-week courses for two semesters
Source: ucumberlands.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”.

Technical preparation

Mathematics prerequisite: RequiredPath 1 course profile: Calculus 1 & Calculus 2 or Calculus 1 & Probability and Statistics; Path 2 assumes at least college algebra
Source: ucumberlands.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Prior degree: RequiredPath 1: undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, computer science, cyber or software engineering or similar approved program; Path 2: IT degree holders
Source: ucumberlands.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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
All students — Online	$355	per creditCalculated tuition$11,005 = 31 credits × $355 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: ucumberlands.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Executive (hybrid) format	$549	per creditCalculated tuition$17,019 = 31 credits × $549 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: ucumberlands.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) · 2017 - 2028Validated program(s) of study: M.S. in Information Systems Security (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

Executive (hybrid) programs are designed for international graduate students studying in the U.S. or domestic students seeking a hybrid format.Source: ucumberlands.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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
ucumberlands.edu/academics/executive/masters-cyber-engineering — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
ucumberlands.edu/academics/graduate/masters-cyber-engineering — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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