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Drexel University

Philadelphia, PAPrivate nonprofit MSCHEDrexel University Online

NSA CAE-CD · 2001 - 2029

Drexel University offers a Bachelor of Science in Computing and Security Technology, with a Computing Security concentration, on campus full-time or online as a part-time degree-completion program, and an interdisciplinary Master of Science in Cybersecurity administered by the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, offered on campus or online. Drexel runs on a quarter calendar and states it is moving to semesters as of Fall 2027.

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.

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Drexel University

Bachelor of Science in Computing and Security Technology (BSCST)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Philadelphia, PASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Four years (no co-op or one co-op) or five years (three co-ops) on campus; online average duration 2-4 years (on-campus full-time; online figure is an average for degree-completion students) · 185 credits
Tuition: $621 per credit · All students — Online BS in Computing & Security Technology, per credit
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Network Security
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Drexel University

Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Philadelphia, PASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: approximately two years full-time; 3-4 years part-time (full-time (part-time 3-4 years)) · 45 credits
Tuition: $1,400 per credit · All students — Online MS in Cybersecurity, per credit · 2026-2027
Next deadline: December 7, 2026
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since July 1, 1927 · next review 01/01/2027

    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: 2001 - 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 Computing and Security Technology (BSCST) (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “Drexel states that in 2024 the NSA renewed its designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) through 2029, with the BS in Computing & Security Technology as the validated program of record.” Source: drexel.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.

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…).
  • Master of Science in Computer Security and Privacy (MSCSP) (Master of Science in Computer Security and Privacy)Not accepting students for the 2026-27 academic year.Source: catalog.drexel.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Bachelor of Science)General CS degree; security is one of several informal upper-level specialization areas with no formal concentration in the catalog.Source: catalog.drexel.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Organizational SecurityCertificate, not a degree.Source: catalog.drexel.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Drexel University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
2,310 of 21,703 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. catalog.drexel.edu/graduate/computer-information-sciences/computersecurityandprivacy/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. catalog.drexel.edu/graduate/computer-information-sciences/organizationalsecuritypbc/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. catalog.drexel.edu/graduate/engineering/computerengineering/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  4. catalog.drexel.edu/graduate/engineering/cybersecurity/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  5. catalog.drexel.edu/undergraduate/computer-information-sciences/computerscience/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  6. drexel.edu/cci/academics/undergraduate-programs/bs-computing-security/ — 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 — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  11. online.drexel.edu/online-degrees/engineering-degrees/ms-cybersecurity/index.aspx — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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