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Merrill Hall on the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio , USA. It is the oldest building on campus and forms a part of the Ohio State Normal College At Kent historic district, a listing on the National Register of Historic Places.. Campus photograph. · Photo: JonRidinger · CC BY 3.0 · source

Kent State University in Ohio offers an in-person BS in Cybersecurity Engineering on the Kent Campus, an online/mostly online BS in Cybercriminology, a fully online Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with a Cybersecurity and Forensics concentration, a Cybersecurity concentration in the BS in Computer Science, and a Computer Security concentration in the MS in Computer Science.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

5 programs verified so far (4 bachelor's, 1 master's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

Format: Campus
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Software & Application Security · Cryptography
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Kent State University

Bachelor of Science in Cybercriminology

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Fully online · Hybrid
Location: Kent, OHSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Digital Forensics · Network Security
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Kent State University

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: ABET-accredited program · School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Network Security · Security Engineering
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Kent State University

BSIT in Information Technology — Cybersecurity and Forensics Concentration

Bachelor'sBSITConcentrationBachelor of Science in Information Technology
Format: Fully online
Location: Kent, OHSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: No mandatory campus visits
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Digital Forensics · Network Security
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Format: Campus
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 32 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Network Security
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1915 · next review 08/31/2035

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

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: 2022 - 2027 · Designation for institutions whose validated program of study meets the NCAE-C cyber defense criteria.

    Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: BS in Computer Engineering Technology (POS-CD)

    Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
  • CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R)

    Designation period: 2023 - 2028 · Designation for institutions with a cybersecurity research program meeting the NCAE-C research criteria (typically doctoral-granting).

    Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: BS in Computer Engineering Technology (POS-CD)

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

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…).

Institution

Official name
Kent State University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
Executive Office, 2nd Floor Library, Kent, OH 44242-0001
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
4,423 of 26,106 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.kent.edu/colleges/ar/engr/cybersecurity-engineering-bs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. catalog.kent.edu/colleges/sh/cs/computer-science-ms/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. catalog.kent.edu/colleges/sh/socr/cybercriminology-bs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  4. catalog.kent.edu/programs/programsaz/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  5. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  6. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  8. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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