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City University of Seattle

Seattle, WAPrivate nonprofit NWCCU

NSA CAE-CD · 2014 - 2029

City University of Seattle (CityU), a nonprofit university affiliated with National University, offers an online Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and an online Master of Science in Cybersecurity through its School of Technology and Computing, which hosts the Center for Cybersecurity Innovation. Programs run on a quarter calendar with starts in every quarter.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

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

City University of Seattle

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeFirst-year entryBachelor of Science
Format: Online
Location: Seattle, WASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: as little as two years, if bringing in prior transfer credits (prior transfer credits) · 180 credits
Tuition: $435 per credit · All students — School of Technology & Computing, undergraduate 100/200 level, per credit (US tuition) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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City University of Seattle

Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Online
Location: Seattle, WASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 39 credits
Tuition: $775 per credit · All students — School of Technology & Computing, graduate per credit (US tuition) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cyber Defense
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Accreditation

  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since June 1, 1978 · next review 04/01/2032

    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: 2014 - 2029 · Designation for institutions whose validated program of study meets the NCAE-C cyber defense criteria.

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

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

The school states: “National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education designated by NSA and DHS” Source: cityu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

The NCAE-C directory lists this school with 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…).
  • Graduate Certificate in Systems SecurityGraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: cityu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Master of Science in Computer Science (Master of Science)General computer science master's; security appears as course topics, no formal security depth of study or concentration on the program page.Source: cityu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
City University of Seattle
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
521 Wall Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98121
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,469 of 1,970 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. c4cyi.cityu.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. c4cyi.cityu.edu/stc/programs/master/science-in-cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. cityu.edu/admissions-us/how-to-apply/ — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  5. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  8. cityu.edu/programs-overview/bachelor-of-science-cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. cityu.edu/programs-overview/graduate-certificate-systems-security/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  10. cityu.edu/programs-overview/master-science-computer-science/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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