Boise State University

Boise, IDPublic NWCCUBoise State Online

NSA CAE-CD · 2022 - 2027 NSA CAE-R · 2025 - 2030

Boise State University in Boise, Idaho, offers an online BS and an online MS in Cyber Operations and Resilience through Boise State Online, an MS in Cybersecurity with Computer Science, Cryptanalysis and Signals Analysis, and Management emphases, a Cybersecurity emphasis in the BS in Computer Science, and a Cybersecurity emphasis in the PhD in Computing. Cyber emphases are also offered in the online Bachelor of Applied Science, the BA in Interdisciplinary Professional Studies and the online MBA.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

8 programs verified so far (4 bachelor's, 3 master's, 1 doctoral). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

Boise State University

BAS — Cyber Operations Essentials Emphasis

Bachelor'sBASConcentrationBachelor of Applied Science

Fully online

Boise, IDSchool location, not a residency requirement

Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

No specialization mapped

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Boise State University

BA in Interdisciplinary Professional Studies — Cyber Operations Management Emphasis

Bachelor'sBAConcentrationBachelor of Arts

Fully online

Boise, IDSchool location, not a residency requirement

Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

No specialization mapped

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Boise State University

BS in Computer Science — Cybersecurity Emphasis

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationBachelor of Science

Campus

Boise, ID

Campus-based study

Duration not verified · 121 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

Network Security

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Boise State University

Bachelor of Science in Cyber Operations and Resilience

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science

Fully online · Asynchronous · Full-time, Part-time

Boise, IDSchool location, not a residency requirement

No mandatory campus visits

Duration not verified · 120 credits

$395 per credit · All students — Online program courses, per credit · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

Cyber Operations

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Boise State University

MBA — Cyber Emphasis

Master'sMBAConcentrationMaster of Business Administration

Fully online

Boise, IDSchool location, not a residency requirement

Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)

as few as 12 months (minimum completion time as printed) · 49 credits

$750 per credit · All students — Online MBA courses, per credit

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

No specialization mapped

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Boise State University

Master of Science in Cyber Operations and Resilience

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science

Fully online · Asynchronous · Full-time, Part-time

Boise, IDSchool location, not a residency requirement

No mandatory campus visits

as few as four semesters (minimum completion time as printed) · 30 credits

$550 per credit · All students — Online program courses, per credit · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

Cyber Operations

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Boise State University

Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science

Campus

Boise, ID

Campus-based study

two years full-time (full-time, approximately 3 courses per semester)

$5,855.50 per semester · In-state — Graduate, resident, tuition and fees (9-16 credits) per semester · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

Cryptography · Cybersecurity Management

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Boise State University

PhD in Computing — Cybersecurity Emphasis

Research doctoratePhDConcentrationDoctor of Philosophy

Campus

Boise, ID

Campus-based study

Duration not verified · 60 credits

$5,855.50 per semester · In-state — Graduate, resident, tuition and fees (9-16 credits) per semester · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

Digital Forensics · Critical Infrastructure Security

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Accreditation

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since April 1, 1941 · next review 04/05/2033
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: 2022 - 2027 · Designation for institutions whose validated program of study meets the NCAE-C cyber defense criteria.
Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: Cybersecurity Emphasis in BS of Computer Science (POS-CD)
Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R)
Designation period: 2025 - 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: Cybersecurity Emphasis in BS of Computer Science (POS-CD)
Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

The school states: “Boise State states that its BS in Computer Science Cybersecurity emphasis is validated by NSA and recognized as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense.” Source: boisestate.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.

Research centerInstitute for Pervasive CybersecurityUniversity cybersecurity institute listing Boise State's cybersecurity degree pathways.Source: boisestate.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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.

Scholarships and funding

School-wide awards, service scholarships and rates as published. Program pages list awards specific to a program.

BRONCO SHIELD CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) Service scholarship
Full tuition; annual stipend of $27,000 (undergraduates) or $37,000 (graduate students); health insurance support; $6,000 annual professional development allowance
Service scholarships carry a service obligation; the school's page did not state its terms.
Source: boisestate.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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…).

Analyst and Threat Intelligence, Resilience Engineering, Governance Policy Administration, Cryptology Security Analyst graduate certificatesGraduate certificates, not degrees.Source: boisestate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Cyber Operations Certificate; Applied Computing, Systems and Network Certificate; Cyber for All CertificateUndergraduate certificates, not degrees.Source: boisestate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Cybersecurity minorsMinors, not degrees.Source: boisestate.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name: Boise State University
Control: Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location: 1910 University Dr, Boise, ID 83725
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education: 4,829 of 26,670 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.

NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
boisestate.edu/coen-cs/academics/degrees/cybersecurity-emphasis/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
boisestate.edu/computing/academics/doctoral-program/bronco-shield-scholarship/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
boisestate.edu/computing/academics/doctoral-program/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-ph-d/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
boisestate.edu/cybersecurity/programs/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
boisestate.edu/online/cyber/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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