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Lewis University

Romeoville, ILPrivate nonprofit HLCLewis University Online Programs

NSA CAE-CD · 2011 - 2030

Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois, offers a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, a Master of Science in Cybersecurity taught in eight-week evening courses online and on campus, and cybersecurity-related concentrations in its BS in Information Technology and MS in Computer Science. A Fast Track option lets qualified undergraduates begin the MS in Cybersecurity before graduating.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

6 programs verified so far (4 bachelor's, 2 master's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

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Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Romeoville, IL
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-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cryptography · Governance, Risk & Compliance
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Format: Campus
Location: Romeoville, IL
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-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Format: Campus
Location: Romeoville, IL
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-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Privacy & Data Protection
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Format: Campus
Location: Romeoville, IL
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-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Digital Forensics
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Format: Campus · Online
Location: Romeoville, ILSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: as little as one year (as printed; no condition stated) · 30 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: Network Security
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Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online · Part-time
Location: Romeoville, ILSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 33 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cryptography · Governance, Risk & Compliance · Network Security
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1963 · next review 08/31/2029

    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: 2011 - 2030 · 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 Cybersecurity (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
Lewis University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
One University Parkway, Romeoville, IL 60446-2200
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,347 of 6,636 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.lewisu.edu/graduate/aviation-science-technology/engineering-computing-mathematical-sciences/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. catalog.lewisu.edu/undergraduate/aviation-science-technology/cybersecurity/bachelors-cybersecurity-m — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. catalog.lewisu.edu/undergraduate/aviation-science-technology/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-bachelor-sc — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  4. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  5. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. 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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