Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Department of Computer Science

BS in Computer Science — Cybersecurity Concentration

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Overview

A Cybersecurity concentration in the BS in Computer Science that requires core cybersecurity courses, a societal impacts of security course, additional cybersecurity courses and a cybersecurity-related Major Qualifying Project.

Official program name: Computer Science Major with Concentration in Cybersecurity
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Computer Science
Source: wpi.cleancatalog.net · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Cybersecurity focus: Cybersecurity concentration — CybersecurityA 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: wpi.cleancatalog.net · verified October 11, 2026
School: Worcester Polytechnic Institute — Department of Computer Science
Source: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Worcester, MA
Specializations: None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Tracks / concentrations: Cyber Security
Source: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: Not verified

Entry pathway

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

Why this program is listed

Formal Cybersecurity concentration within the BS in Computer Science with its own required courses.

Formal catalog concentration requiring core cybersecurity courses (software, reverse engineering, web, network security, digital forensics, cryptography), additional security courses, a societal impacts course and a cybersecurity Major Qualifying Project.

Source: wpi.cleancatalog.net · 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: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Curriculum

Core cybersecurity courses include Software Security, Reverse Engineering, Web Application Security, Network Security, Digital Forensics and Introduction to Cryptography and Communication Security.
Source: wpi.cleancatalog.net · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

Cybersecurity-related Major Qualifying Project with a significant cybersecurity component.
Source: wpi.cleancatalog.net · 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

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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 — Undergraduate full-time tuition, annualFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$63,936	per academic year · 2026-2027Source: wpi.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

CyberCorps: Scholarship For Service at WPI Service scholarship
Full-tuition scholarship (2-3 years depending on degree program); annual stipend of $27,000 for undergraduate students and $37,000 for graduate students; up to $6,000 a year for textbooks and professional development.
Eligibility: U.S. citizen; rising junior/senior or graduate student at WPI pursuing a plan of study with significant cybersecurity content and at least 2 years remaining; strong evidence of ability to obtain a security clearance.
Obligation: Government cybersecurity internships during funded summers and government employment after graduation for a period equal to the duration of the scholarship.
How to apply: Application with resume, contact information for two references, transcripts and a 1-2 page statement.
Source: wpi.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

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 Research (CAE-R) · 2013 - 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.

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
wpi.cleancatalog.net/computer-science/computer-science-major-with-concentration-in-cyber-security — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
wpi.edu/academics/departments/cybersecurity/cybercorps — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
wpi.edu/academics/study/computer-science-bs — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
wpi.edu/admissions/graduate/how-to-apply — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
wpi.edu/offices/bursar/tuition — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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