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Auburn University

Auburn, ALPublic SACSCOCAuburn Engineering Online

NSA CAE-CD · 2003 - 2028NSA CAE-CO · 2013 - 2028NSA CAE-R · 2008 - 2030

Auburn University's Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering offers a 33-credit Master of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering, available on campus or through the Engineering Online Graduate Program. Undergraduate cybersecurity study is offered as a certificate in Cyber Defense and through electives in the BS in Computer Science.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

1 program verified so far (1 master's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

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Auburn University

Master of Science - Cybersecurity Engineering

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Auburn, ALSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 33 credits
Tuition: $949 per credit · All students — Engineering Online program cost
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-CO, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 6, 1922 · next review 06/01/2029

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

None of this school's listed cybersecurity programs appears in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is optional and program-specific; its absence does not make a program ineligible here.

Institutional accreditation covers the institution. It does not mean every program is ABET-accredited — ABET accredits individual programs, and we show it only for the program ABET lists.

NSA Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE)

CAE designations are awarded by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program (NSA, with CISA and partners) to an institution and its validated program of study. A designation is not accreditation and does not apply automatically to every degree.

  • CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD)

    Designation period: 2003 - 2028 · Designation for institutions whose validated program of study meets the NCAE-C cyber defense criteria.

    Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: Master of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering (POS-CD); MS in Cybersecurity Engineering (POS-CO)

    Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

  • CAE in Cyber Operations (CAE-CO)

    Designation period: 2013 - 2028 · Designation for institutions with a validated, deeply technical cyber operations program of study.

    Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: Master of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering (POS-CD); MS in Cybersecurity Engineering (POS-CO)

    Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

  • CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R)

    Designation period: 2008 - 2030 · Designation for institutions with a cybersecurity research program meeting the NCAE-C research criteria (typically doctoral-granting).

    Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: Master of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering (POS-CD); MS in Cybersecurity Engineering (POS-CO)

    Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

The school states: “Auburn states it is designated by NSA and DHS as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education, Cyber Defense Research and Cyber Operations.” Source: eng.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026

The NCAE-C directory lists this school with a CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program and a DoD Cyber Service Academy program. Both carry service obligations and citizenship requirements — see how they work. Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

Cybersecurity labs, centers and teams

As described on the school's own pages.

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and PhD programs. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (certificates, associate degrees, electives-only degrees…).
  • Cybersecurity Engineering — Graduate CertificateCertificate, not a degree.Source: bulletin.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • CyberSecurity Management — Graduate CertificateCertificate, not a degree.Source: bulletin.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Undergraduate Certificate in Cyber DefenseCertificate, not a degree.Source: eng.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Bachelor of Science)General CS degree; cybersecurity is available through electives only, no formal concentration.Source: eng.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Informational and Cyber Analysis MinorMinor, not a degree.Source: bulletin.auburn.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Auburn University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
Auburn, AL
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
3,295 of 33,015 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 11, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. bulletin.auburn.edu/thegraduateschool/graduatedegreesoffered/cybersecurityengineering_ms/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. bulletin.auburn.edu/thegraduateschool/graduatedegreesoffered/CyberSecurityManagement_major/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. bulletin.auburn.edu/undergraduate/universitycollege/cyberanalysis/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  4. eng.auburn.edu/au-caice/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. eng.auburn.edu/csse/academics/graduate/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. eng.auburn.edu/program/master-of-science-cybersecurity-engineering.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  8. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  9. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  10. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  11. eng.auburn.edu/research/centers/auburn-cyber-research-center/cyber-education — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  12. eng.auburn.edu/research/centers/auburn-cyber-research-center/facilities — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  13. eng.auburn.edu/research/centers/auburn-cyber-research-center/student-resources — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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