University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · Department of Computer Science, College of Letters and Sciences

MS in Computer Science — Cybersecurity Engineering Emphasis

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Overview

A 30-credit M.S. in Computer Science with a Cybersecurity Engineering emphasis, offered in person and online, combining advanced algorithms and security courses with a capstone project or thesis.

Official program name: Master of Science in Computer Science - Cybersecurity Engineering Emphasis
Awarded degree: Master of Science · major: Computer Science
Source: uww.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Cybersecurity focus: Cybersecurity concentration — Cybersecurity Engineering EmphasisA 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: uww-public.courseleaf.com · verified October 11, 2026
School: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater — Department of Computer Science, College of Letters and Sciences
Source: uww.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Whitewater, WIFor 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 — formal concentration / track (“Cybersecurity Engineering Emphasis”)
Required credits: 30 units
Source: uww-public.courseleaf.com · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: as little as three semesters (full-time)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: uww.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms: Spring, Summer, Fall
Source: uww.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

Formal Cybersecurity Engineering Emphasis within the M.S. in Computer Science, offered in person and online.

Formal emphasis with required courses in system and software security, cryptography and security protocols, and intrusion prevention and detection, plus six units of CYBER electives.

Source: uww.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: uww.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: uww.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Campus visits (online option): No mandatory campus visits
Source: uww.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule (online option): Asynchronous
Source: uww.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Curriculum

Thesis and non-thesis options

Applied research project or thesis option for the capstone requirement.
Source: uww-public.courseleaf.com · 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

Prerequisite courses: RequiredData structures and a lower-level programming course (waivable with substantial job-related programming experience), discrete mathematics, one semester of calculus, and computer organization and assembly
Source: uww.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 — MS Online Computer ScienceFrom the school's online tuition table	$722	per credit · 2026-2027Calculated tuition$21,660 = 30 credits × $722 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: uww.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

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — 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) · 2022 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: IT Major with Networking and Security Emphasis (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 Wisconsin.

International applicants

International students must meet additional criteria for the online master's and are evaluated case by case.Source: uww.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.

uww-public.courseleaf.com/graduate/letters-sciences/computer-science/cybersecurity-engineering-empha — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
uww.edu/adminaffairs/finance/sfs/tuition-and-fees-2026-2027 — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
uww.edu/cls/academics/computer-science-ms — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
uww.edu/online/masters/computer-science — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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