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Penn State University

University Park, PAPublic MSCHEPenn State World Campus

NSA CAE-CD · 2003 - 2028

Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology offers a B.S. in Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations at University Park, several Commonwealth campuses and online through Penn State World Campus, plus an M.S. (University Park) and an online M.P.S. in the same field. The B.S. in Security and Risk Analysis has an Information and Cyber Security Option at selected campuses.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

5 programs verified so far (2 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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Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeFirst-year entryBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: University Park, PASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Internship required
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $644 per credit · All students — World Campus undergraduate, 59 or fewer credits earned, 11 or fewer credits per semester · 2026-2027
Next deadline: June 30, 2027 · Fall 2027
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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BS in Security and Risk Analysis — Information and Cyber Security Option

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: University Park, PA
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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Master of Professional Studies in Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations

Master'sMPSDedicated degreeMaster of Professional Studies
Format: Fully online
Location: University Park, PASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 33 credits
Tuition: $1,048 per credit · All students — World Campus graduate, 11 or fewer credits per semester · 2026-2027
Next deadline: July 1, 2027 · Fall 2027
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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MPS in Homeland Security — Cyber Threat Analytics and Prevention Option

Master'sMPSConcentrationMaster of Professional Studies
Format: Fully online
Location: University Park, PASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 33 credits
Tuition: $1,048 per credit · All students — World Campus graduate
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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Master of Science in Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus
Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: one to two years · 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: No specialization mapped
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Accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since July 1, 1921 · 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)

    Designation period: 2003 - 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: Security and Risk Analysis, B.S., with Information and Cyber Security Option (ICS) (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “Penn State states it is recognized by NSA and DHS as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense.” Source: worldcampus.psu.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

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.

  • CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) at Penn State Service scholarship

    Tuition and fees; annual stipend (undergraduate: $27,000, graduate: $37,000); professional development allowance up to $6,000 per year

    Eligibility: U.S. citizens or permanent residents studying cybersecurity (broadly defined) in bachelor's, master's or Ph.D. programs at Penn State

    Obligation: Work in a qualified cybersecurity position for federal, state, local, or tribal government agencies (or qualified national laboratories / state universities) for a period matching the supported time; summer government internships while enrolled

    Source: sfs.ist.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

  • CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) at Penn State - stipend Service scholarship

    Annual stipend (undergraduate: $27,000, and graduate: $37,000)

    Obligation: The work requirement time period matches the supported time period.

    Source: sfs.ist.psu.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…).
  • Graduate Certificate in Information Systems CybersecurityCertificate, not a degree.Source: worldcampus.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Graduate Certificate in Cyber Threat Analytics and PreventionCertificate, not a degree.Source: worldcampus.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Security and Risk Analysis Undergraduate CertificateCertificate, not a degree.Source: worldcampus.psu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Penn State University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
201 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802-1503
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
279 of 50,399 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. ist.psu.edu/admissions/master-of-science — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  3. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. sfs.ist.psu.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. worldcampus.psu.edu/degrees-and-certificates/penn-state-online-cybersecurity-analytics-and-operation — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. worldcampus.psu.edu/degrees-and-certificates/penn-state-online-cybersecurity-analytics-and-operation — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. worldcampus.psu.edu/degrees-and-certificates/topics/cybersecurity — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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