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Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, ILPrivate nonprofit HLC

NSA CAE-CD · 2006 - 2028

Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) in Chicago offers cybersecurity bachelor's degrees in applied cybersecurity and information technology, business and cybersecurity, and computer and cybersecurity engineering, and master's degrees in applied cybersecurity and digital forensics, cybersecurity engineering and cybersecurity. The university hosts the Center for Cyber Security and Forensics Education (C2SAFE).

Verified cybersecurity degrees

7 programs verified so far (4 bachelor's, 3 master's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

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Illinois Institute of Technology

BITM — Systems Security Concentration

Bachelor'sBITMConcentrationBachelor of Information Technology and Management
Format: Campus
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 121 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
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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Illinois Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science in Applied Cybersecurity and Information Technology

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 121 credits
Tuition: $26,599 per semester · All students — Mies Campus undergraduate, admitted Summer 2015–Spring 2026, 12–18 credit hours · 2026-2027
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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Illinois Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science in Business and Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $26,599 per semester · All students — Mies Campus undergraduate, admitted Summer 2015–Spring 2026, 12–18 credit hours · 2026-2027
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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Illinois Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science in Computer and Cybersecurity Engineering

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 133 credits
Tuition: $26,599 per semester · All students — Mies Campus undergraduate, admitted Summer 2015–Spring 2026, 12–18 credit hours · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Network Security · Security Engineering
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Illinois Institute of Technology

Master of Cyber Security Engineering

Master'sMASDedicated degree
Format: Campus
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,925 per credit · All students — Mies (Main) Campus graduate students, per credit hour, Fall 2026 · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Network Security · Security Engineering
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Illinois Institute of Technology

Master of Cybersecurity (M.A.S.)

Master'sMASDedicated degreeMaster of Cybersecurity
Format: Campus · Online · Hybrid
Location: Chicago, ILSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: 12–18 months · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,925 per credit · All students — Mies (Main) Campus graduate students, per credit hour, Fall 2026 · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Digital Forensics · Cybersecurity Management
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Illinois Institute of Technology

Master of Science in Applied Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Chicago, ILSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 32 credits
Tuition: $1,925 per credit · All students — Mies (Main) Campus graduate students, per credit hour, Fall 2026 · 2026-2027
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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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1941 · next review 8/31/2027

    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: 2006 - 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 Information Technology and Management (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “Designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education by the NSA and CISA.” Source: catalog.iit.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.

Scholarships and funding

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

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…).
  • Certificate in Cybersecurity ManagementCertificate, not a degree.Source: iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Certificate in Cybersecurity TechnologiesCertificate, not a degree.Source: iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Certificate in Information Security and AssuranceCertificate, not a degree.Source: iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Minors in Cyber Defense, Cyber Security Foundations and Information SecurityMinors, not degrees.Source: catalog.iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Illinois Institute of Technology
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
10 West 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60616
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,290 of 8,563 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.iit.edu/graduate/colleges/computing/information-technology-management/ms-applied-cybersecuri — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. catalog.iit.edu/undergraduate/colleges/computing/information-technology-management/bs-applied-cybers — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  4. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. iit.edu/academics/programs/applied-cybersecurity-and-digital-forensics-ms — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. iit.edu/academics/programs/business-and-cybersecurity-bs — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. iit.edu/academics/programs/cybersecurity-engineering-mas — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  10. iit.edu/academics/programs/cybersecurity-programs — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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