Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Cybersecurity Program

Cybersecurity Major, Bachelor of Science

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campus

Overview

A Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity drawing on computer science and electrical and computer engineering, with a cybersecurity core, cybersecurity electives, mathematics, a societal impacts course and a cybersecurity Major Qualifying Project. An accelerated BS/MS option is available.

Official program name: Cybersecurity Major, Bachelor of Science
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: wpi.cleancatalog.net · 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: wpi.cleancatalog.net · verified October 11, 2026
School: Worcester Polytechnic Institute — Cybersecurity Program
Source: wpi.cleancatalog.net · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Worcester, MA
Specializations: None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Orientation: Technical
Source: wpi.cleancatalog.net · 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

Dedicated Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity listed in the 2026-2027 undergraduate catalog.

Major is Cybersecurity; requires a cybersecurity core (software security, network security, cryptography, physical attacks), cybersecurity electives 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

Cybersecurity core of 3/3 units including at least one course each in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science.
Source: wpi.cleancatalog.net · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

Cybersecurity Major Qualifying Project (3/3 units) advised by a Cybersecurity Program faculty member.
Source: wpi.cleancatalog.net · verified October 11, 2026

Accelerated options

BS/MS option to earn both degrees in five years.
Source: wpi.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

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 deadline
Early Decision/Early Action I: Nov. 1; Early Decision/Early Action II: Jan. 5; Regular Decision: Feb. 1
The school does not print a year with this date.
Source: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026
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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

Other published fees

Student life fee (annual): $492 per academic year
Source: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Health & wellness fee (annual): $810 per academic year
Source: 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/cybersecurity — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
wpi.cleancatalog.net/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-major — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
wpi.edu/academics/departments/cybersecurity/cybercorps — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
wpi.edu/academics/study/cybersecurity-bs — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
wpi.edu/offices/bursar/tuition — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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