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Excelsior University

Albany, NYPrivate nonprofit MSCHE

NSA CAE-CD · 2014 - 2029

Excelsior University is a private nonprofit institution based in Albany, New York, with an educational site in St. Petersburg, Florida. It offers a BS and an MS in Cybersecurity online or in a hybrid format, and a Cybersecurity Technology concentration in its online BS in Information Technology.

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.

Excelsior University

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Fully online · Hybrid · Asynchronous
Location: St. Petersburg, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $510 per credit · All students — Undergraduate tuition (non nursing programs)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cyber Operations
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Excelsior University

BS in Information Technology — Cybersecurity Technology Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationBachelor of Science
Format: Online · Asynchronous
Location: Albany, NYSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $510 per credit · All students — Undergraduate tuition (non nursing programs)
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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Excelsior University

Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online · Hybrid · Asynchronous
Location: St. Petersburg, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: $715 per credit · All students — Graduate tuition (non nursing programs), all-inclusive rate
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Information Assurance
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Accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1977 · next review 01/01/2030

    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: 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)

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

The school states: “NSA and DHS designated Excelsior a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education for its BS in Cybersecurity (institution's statement).” Source: excelsior.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 Cybersecurity OperationsCertificate, not a degree.Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Bachelor of Science in National Security (Bachelor of Science)National security / intelligence degree; concentrations are General and Intelligence and Security Analysis, no cybersecurity concentration.Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Excelsior University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
7 Columbia Cir, Albany, NY 12203-5159
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
14,477 of 14,477 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 — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. excelsior.edu/admissions/requirements/technology/ — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. excelsior.edu/certificate/cybersecurity-operations/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. excelsior.edu/page/national-cybersecurity-institute/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. excelsior.edu/program/bachelor-of-science-in-national-security/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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