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University at Albany

Albany, NYPublic MSCHE

NSA CAE-CD · 2018 - 2028NSA CAE-R · 2018 - 2029

The University at Albany (SUNY) is a public research university in Albany, New York. Its College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity offers a BS in Cybersecurity and an MS in Cybersecurity and Risk, and its Massry School of Business offers a BS in Digital Forensics & Information Security, an MS in Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity and an MBA cybersecurity concentration.

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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University at Albany

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Albany, NYSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: approximately four years on a full-time schedule (campus and online) (full-time)
Tuition: $3,535 per semester · In-state — Exclusively online undergraduate, NYS resident, tuition per semester (Fall 2026) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cyber Defense · Governance, Risk & Compliance · Cyber Operations
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Bachelor of Science in Digital Forensics & Information Security

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Albany, NY
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $7,070 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate full-time tuition, New York State resident (Fall 2026 & Spring 2027) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Digital Forensics · Incident Response
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MBA — Cybersecurity Concentration

Master'sMBAConcentrationMaster of Business Administration
Format: Campus
Location: Albany, NY
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $7,620 per semester · In-state — MBA full-time tuition per semester (12-credit rate), NYS resident, Fall 2026 · 2026-2027
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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Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Risk

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Online · Hybrid · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Albany, NYSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $6,785 per semester · All students — Exclusively online program, all other master's & PhD programs, tuition per semester (12-credit rate), Fall 2026 (same for residents and non-residents) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Governance, Risk & Compliance · Privacy & Data Protection
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Master of Science in Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Albany, NYSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $6,785 per semester · All students — Exclusively online program, all other master's & PhD programs, tuition per semester (12-credit rate), Fall 2026 (same for residents and non-residents) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cyber Operations · Digital Forensics
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Accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1938 · next review 01/01/2028

    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: 2018 - 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: Bachelor of Science in Digital Forensics (POS-CD); Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity Master of Science; Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

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

  • CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R)

    Designation period: 2018 - 2029 · 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: Bachelor of Science in Digital Forensics (POS-CD); Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity Master of Science; Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

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

The school states: “UAlbany states it is a designated Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity by the NSA's National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program.” Source: albany.edu · verified October 11, 2026

The NCAE-C directory lists this school with a DoD Cyber Service Academy 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.

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…).
  • Certificate of Graduate Study in Information SecurityGraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: albany.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Bachelor of Science)Emergency management / homeland security degree; cybersecurity is one topic among emergency management courses.Source: albany.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Cybersecurity minorMinor, not a degree.Source: albany.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
University at Albany
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,629 of 16,880 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. albany.edu/business/programs/bs-digital-forensics-and-information-security — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. albany.edu/business/programs/cgs-information-security — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. albany.edu/business/programs/ms-digital-forensics-cybersecurity — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. albany.edu/cehc/programs/bs-cybersecurity — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. albany.edu/cehc/programs/bs-emergency-management-homeland-security — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  10. albany.edu/cehc/programs/ms-cybersecurity-risk — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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