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North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, NCPublic SACSCOCA&T Online

NSA CAE-CD · 2010 - 2027NSA CAE-R · 2019 - 2030

North Carolina A&T State University offers an online Master of Science in Cybersecurity run jointly by the College of Engineering's Department of Computer Science and the College of Science and Technology's Department of Computer Systems Technology. The Department of Computer Science also documents a cybersecurity specialization in its MS in Computer Science and a Concentration in Cyber Security in its BS in Computer Science curriculum guide.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

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

Format: Campus
Location: Greensboro, NC
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: No specialization mapped
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Format: Campus · Online
Location: Greensboro, NCSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: 3-4 terms (if full time) (full-time) · 30 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: No specialization mapped
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Format: Fully online · Asynchronous
Location: Greensboro, NCSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 2 years if full-time (full-time) · 30 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: No specialization mapped
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Accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1936 · next review 12/01/2031

    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: 2010 - 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: Bachelors of Science in Computer Science with Concentration in Cyber Security (POS-CD)

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

    Designation period: 2019 - 2030 · 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: Bachelors of Science in Computer Science with Concentration in Cyber Security (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “N.C. A&T states it is designated a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) and in Cyber Research (CAE-R) by the NSA.” Source: online.ncat.edu · verified October 11, 2026

The NCAE-C directory lists this school with a CyberCorps Scholarship for Service 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.

Scholarships and funding

School-wide awards, service scholarships and rates as published. Program pages list awards specific to a program.
  • NSF Carolina Cyber Defender Scholarship (CyberCorps SFS) Service scholarship

    Stipend of $37,000 per academic year, $2,000 for textbooks, $4,000 for SFS job fair and professional development travel, plus applicable tuition and fees; MS students supported up to two years, PhD students up to three years.

    Eligibility: Incoming MS or PhD in Computer Science main campus students studying cybersecurity.

    Obligation: Work in a qualified cybersecurity position for a federal, state, local or tribal government agency or a qualified national laboratory for a period equal to the time supported.

    Source: ncat.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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…).
  • Undergraduate Certificate in CybersecurityCertificate, not a degree.Source: ncat.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in CybersecurityGraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: online.ncat.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (Doctor of Philosophy)Cybersecurity is listed among research areas, not as a formal track or concentration.Source: ncat.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
North Carolina A & T State University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
1601 E Market St, Greensboro, NC 27411
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,510 of 13,885 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. online.ncat.edu/grad-cybersecurity.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. ncat.edu/academics/graduate-programs/coe/cybersecurity-ms.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. ncat.edu/coe/apply/ms_cybersec.php — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. ncat.edu/coe/departments/cs/graduate-programs/index.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. ncat.edu/coe/departments/cs/graduate-programs/scholarships.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  10. ncat.edu/coe/departments/cs/undergrad-programs/cybersecurity-certificate-program.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  11. ncat.edu/coe/departments/cs/undergrad-programs/index.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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