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Mercy University campus — Mercy College building at Hutchinson Metro Center, East Bronx.
Mercy College building at Hutchinson Metro Center, East Bronx.. Campus photograph. · Photo: Hugo L. González · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Mercy University

Dobbs Ferry, NYPrivate nonprofit MSCHEMercy University Online

Mercy University, with campuses in Dobbs Ferry (Westchester), Manhattan and the Bronx, offers a 120-credit Bachelor of Science with a Cybersecurity major and a 30-credit Master of Science in Cybersecurity, both listed for its campuses and online. A five-year B.S./M.S. dual degree combines the two.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

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

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Mercy University

Cybersecurity, Bachelor of Science

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Dobbs Ferry, NYSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: four years (full-time) (full-time) · 120 credits
Tuition: $990 per credit · All students — Undergraduate part time (less than 12 credits) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: No ABET or CAE record found
Specializations: Digital Forensics
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Mercy University

Cybersecurity, Master of Science

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online · Hybrid · Asynchronous · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Dobbs Ferry, NYSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 2 years; online in as little as 2 years · 30 credits
Tuition: $695 per credit · All students — Online (Mercy University Online)
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation and designation: No ABET or CAE record found
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since July 1, 1968 · next review 01/01/2032

    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)Published period has ended

    Designation period: 2011 - 2026 · 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 Cybersecurity (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “Designated by the NSA and DHS as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education.” Source: mercy.edu · 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…).
  • Minor in CybersecurityMinor, not a degree.Source: mercy.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Criminal Justice: Homeland Security, B.S. (Bachelor of Science)Criminal justice concentration in homeland security; program page lists risk management and investigative techniques, no cybersecurity curriculum.Source: mercy.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Mercy University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
2,121 of 8,774 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. ug.catalog.mercy.edu/programs/BS_CMCB_N/overview-aoYks — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  6. mercy.edu/academics/minors/cybersecurity — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. mercy.edu/academics/programs/criminal-justice-homeland-security — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. mercy.edu/academics/programs/masters-cyber-security — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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