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ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VAPrivate for-profit SACSCOCECPI University Online

NSA CAE-CD · 2018 - 2028

ECPI University is a private university with campuses in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Texas and an online division, operating year-round on five-week terms. It offers a Bachelor of Science in Information and Cybersecurity Operations, a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a Digital Forensics concentration and an online Master of Science in Cybersecurity.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

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

ECPI University

BS in Criminal Justice — Digital Forensics Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Virginia Beach, VASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: minimum of 8 semesters (30 months) · 121 credits
Tuition: $8,088 per semester · All students — Criminal Justice, tuition per semester
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Digital Forensics
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ECPI University

Bachelor of Science in Information and Cybersecurity Operations

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Virginia Beach, VASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: minimum of 8 semesters (30 months) · 120 credits
Tuition: $8,976 per semester · All students — Computer and Information Science, tuition per semester
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cyber Defense · Cloud Security
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ECPI University

Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Virginia Beach, VASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: minimum of 4 semesters (15 months) · 36 credits
Tuition: $740 per credit · All students — Master of Science in Cybersecurity, per credit (academic year effective October 1, 2026) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cyber Operations · Governance, Risk & Compliance
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Accreditation

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

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1998 · next review 12/01/2033

    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: 2018 - 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: Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Science with a Major in Cyber and Information Security Technology - Cybersecurity Track (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “Designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE) for the Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Science: Cyber and Information Security Technology major, Security Operations (SOC) Track through academic year 2028.” Source: ecpi.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…).
  • Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Homeland Security concentration (Bachelor of Science)Homeland security concentration focused on terrorism, intelligence, critical infrastructure protection and emergency management, not a cybersecurity curriculum.Source: ecpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
ECPI University
Control
Private for-profit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
5555 Greenwich Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
3,727 of 11,745 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. cybercenter.ecpi.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  3. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. ecpi.edu/how-to-apply — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. ecpi.edu/programs/cyber-security-bachelor-degree — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. ecpi.edu/programs/homeland-security-bachelor-degree — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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