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Boston University

Boston, MAPrivate nonprofit NECHE

NSA CAE-CD · 2004 - 2028NSA CAE-R · 2008 - 2028

Boston University is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts. Its Metropolitan College (MET) offers master's degrees with cybersecurity, security and digital forensics concentrations in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science and Criminal Justice, plus an MS in Cybercrime Investigation & Intelligence, several of them online as well as on campus. The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences offers an on-campus MS in Computer Science with a specialization in cyber security.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

6 programs verified so far (6 master's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

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MS in Computer Information Systems — Cybersecurity Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online · Hybrid · Part-time, Full-time
Location: Boston, MASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 8–16 months to completion · 32 credits
Tuition: $1,030 per credit · All students — Part-time, per unit for 600–999 level courses (online and on campus) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: December 15, 2026 · Spring 2027
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Boston University

MS in Computer Information Systems — Digital Forensics Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online · Hybrid · Part-time, Full-time
Location: Boston, MASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 8–16 months to completion · 32 credits
Tuition: $1,030 per credit · All students — Part-time, per unit for 600–999 level courses (online and on campus) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: December 15, 2026 · Spring 2027
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Digital Forensics
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Boston University

MS in Computer Science — Cyber Security Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationMaster of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 32 credits
Tuition: $2,282 per credit · All students — Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's, part-time · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Boston University

MS in Computer Science — Security Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Part-time, Full-time
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 12–20 months to completion · 40 credits
Tuition: $1,030 per credit · All students — Part-time, per unit for 600–999 level courses · 2026-2027
Next deadline: August 1, 2027 · Fall 2027
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cryptography
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Boston University

MS in Criminal Justice — Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online · Part-time, Full-time
Location: Boston, MASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 8–16 months to completion · 32 credits
Tuition: $26,140 entire program · All students — Total degree cost, part-time study (tuition and fees) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Boston University

MS in Cybercrime Investigation & Intelligence

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online · Part-time, Full-time
Location: Boston, MASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: an average of 8–16 months to complete · 32 credits
Tuition: $1,030 per credit · All students — Part-time, per unit for 600–999 level courses · 2026-2027
Next deadline: December 15, 2026 · Spring 2027
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Accreditation

  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since December 1, 1929 · next review 06/30/2030

    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: 2004 - 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 with Concentration in Security (POS-CD)

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

  • CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R)

    Designation period: 2008 - 2028 · 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 with Concentration in Security (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “The institution states that NSA and DHS designate the Metropolitan College Department of Computer Science a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense and Research.” Source: bu.edu · 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.

Career services

Scholarships and funding

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

  • MET merit scholarships Institutional scholarship

    Eligibility: All graduate applicants are automatically considered.

    How to apply: Automatic consideration during the application process.

    Source: bu.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…).
  • MS in Telecommunication, Concentration in Security (Master of Science)Program is no longer accepting new students.Source: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Graduate Certificate in Cybercrime Investigation & CybersecurityGraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Information Security / Digital Forensics graduate certificatesGraduate certificates, not degrees.Source: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • PhD in Computer Science (Doctor of Philosophy)No formal cybersecurity track documented; cryptography and security is one of several breadth areas.Source: bu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Boston University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
One Silber Way, Boston, MA 02215
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
4,087 of 36,624 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. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  2. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. bu.edu/academics/grs/programs/computer-science/phd/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. bu.edu/academics/met/programs/computer-science/mscis/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. bu.edu/academics/met/programs/computer-science/telecommunication/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. bu.edu/cs/masters/ms-admissions/on-campus-admissions/ — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. bu.edu/met/admissions/apply-now-graduate/ — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  10. bu.edu/met/degrees-certificates/ms-computer-information-systems-cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  11. bu.edu/met/programs/cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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