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Roger Williams University

Bristol, RIPrivate nonprofit NECHE

NSA CAE-CD · 2023 - 2028

Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island, offers an in-person B.S. in Cybersecurity & Networking through its School of Engineering, Computing and Construction Management, and fully online M.S. and M.A. degrees in Cybersecurity. The bachelor's includes a required internship, and graduate study is also available through an accelerated 4+1 path and a J.D./M.A. dual degree with the School of Law.

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.

Roger Williams University

B.S. in Cybersecurity & Networking

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Bristol, RI
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: four-year undergraduate program
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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Roger Williams University

Master of Arts in Cybersecurity

Master'sMADedicated degreeMaster of Arts
Format: Fully online · Asynchronous
Location: Bristol, RISchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 2 - 3.5 years · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,176 per credit · All students — M.A./M.S. Cybersecurity, 2026-2027 · 2026-2027
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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Roger Williams University

Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Online · Asynchronous
Location: Bristol, RISchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: 2 - 3.5 years · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,176 per credit · All students — M.A./M.S. Cybersecurity, 2026-2027 · 2026-2027
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

  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since May 1, 1972 · next review 06/30/2027

    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: 2023 - 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: B.S. Cybersecurity & Networking (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “Designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) for the Cybersecurity & Networking B.S. through academic year 2028.” Source: rwu.edu · 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.

Where online students can enroll from

State authorization decides whether the school can enroll you in an online program from your state.

International students

  • The M.A./M.S. Cybersecurity program is not visa eligible but is available to international students to complete fully online.
    Source: rwu.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 CybersecurityCertificate, not a degree.Source: rwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Minor in Cybersecurity & NetworkingMinor, not a degree.Source: rwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Digital Forensics MinorMinor, not a degree.Source: rwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Cyberspecialist Graduate CertificateCertificate, not a degree.Source: rwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Roger Williams University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI 02809-2921
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
270 of 4,344 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 — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. rwu.edu/majors-programs/graduate/cybersecurity — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. rwu.edu/majors-programs/undergraduate/cybersecurity-networking — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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