Washington State University · School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture

BS in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campus

Overview

A 120-credit Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity with 74 credits in computer science and cybersecurity; the first two years resemble the BS in Computer Science and the last two years focus on cybersecurity, ending in a single-semester capstone project that typically has an industry sponsor.

Official program name: BS in Cybersecurity
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: school.eecs.wsu.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: cyser.wsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Washington State University — School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
Source: school.eecs.wsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Pullman, WA
Specializations: Cyber Operations — core of the degree (“Focus on cyber operations”)
Orientation: Technical
Source: school.eecs.wsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: 120 credits (74 in computer science and cybersecurity, 16 in math and statistics, 30 in general education)
Source: cyser.wsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: 4 years
Source: cyser.wsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Entry pathway

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

Transfer credit: OptionalWSU accepts AP, IB, CLEP, associate degrees, Running Start and other transfer credit.
Source: everett.wsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

Dedicated Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity offered at Pullman, Everett and Tri-Cities.

Independent cybersecurity major; required courses include Fundamentals of Cybersecurity and Cryptography, Hardware Security and Reverse Engineering, Software Security and Reverse Engineering, Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure Systems and a Cybersecurity Capstone Project.

Source: school.eecs.wsu.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
Source: school.eecs.wsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Curriculum

Required courses also include Cybersecurity of Wireless and Distributed Systems, Software Security and Software Reverse Engineering, Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure Systems and Introduction to Computer Networks and Security.
Source: cyser.wsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Lab environment

Learning labs with security-focused hardware/software systems and cloud-based solutions.
Source: school.eecs.wsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

Single-semester capstone project, typically industry-sponsored.
Source: school.eecs.wsu.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”.

Other requirement: RequiredAdmission to the major follows admission to WSU and requires meeting criteria in the WSU Catalog.
Source: school.eecs.wsu.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.

Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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) Service scholarship
Up to 3 years of support: tuition paid, stipend of $27,000 per year (undergraduate) or $37,000 per year (graduate), professional allowance up to $6,000
Eligibility: U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident; full-time WSU student with an overall GPA of 3.0 or above in an eligible program (BS in Cybersecurity, or related CS/CE/SE/EE programs with cybersecurity coursework or research).
Obligation: Work in a cybersecurity-related government position (federal, state, local or tribal) after graduation for a period equal to the length of the scholarship.
How to apply: Application through the CySER SFS page; applications for Spring 2027 were open.
Source: cyser.wsu.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

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) — 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 Research (CAE-R) · 2025 - 2030Source: 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.

cyser.wsu.edu/bs-in-cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
cyser.wsu.edu/sfs/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
everett.wsu.edu/cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
school.eecs.wsu.edu/academics/undergraduate-program/cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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