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Saint Peter's University, Jersey City, New Jersey, US. Campus photograph. · Photo: Clyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJPrivate nonprofit MSCHE

NSA CAE-CD · 2025 - 2030

Saint Peter's University in Jersey City, New Jersey, offers a 30-credit Master of Science in Cyber Security, a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a Cyber Security option, and a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice with a Cyber Security and Computer Forensics concentration. An accelerated BS/BA to MS in Cyber Security path is available.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

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

Saint Peter's University

BA in Criminal Justice — Cyber Security and Computer Forensics Concentration

Bachelor'sBAConcentrationBachelor of Arts
Format: Campus
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $20,885 per semester · All students — Undergraduate, College of Arts & Sciences, full-time flat rate per semester · 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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Saint Peter's University

BS in Computer Science — Cyber Security Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Jersey City, NJSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Typically 4 years for the Bachelor of Science
Tuition: $595 per credit · All students — Undergraduate, College of Arts & Sciences, part-time per credit · 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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Saint Peter's University

M.S. in Cyber Security

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Online · Hybrid · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Jersey City, NJSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Internship required
Duration: A full-time student taking 24 credits/year should complete in 1.5 years. (full-time, 24 credits per year) · 30 credits
Tuition: $999 per credit · All students — M.S. in Cyber Security - Hybrid, per credit · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Digital Forensics · Information Assurance
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Accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1935 · next review 01/01/2031

    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: 2025 - 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: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - Cybersecurity (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “A Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity” Source: saintpeters.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.

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
Saint Peter's University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
2641 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07306-5997
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
768 of 3,673 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. saintpeters.edu/academics/graduate-programs/master-of-science-in-cyber-security/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. saintpeters.edu/academics/graduate-programs/master-of-science-in-cyber-security/curriculum/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. saintpeters.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/computer-science/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. saintpeters.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/computer-science/curriculum/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. saintpeters.edu/cyber-security-center/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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