

The University of New Haven in West Haven, Connecticut, offers a campus-based Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and Master of Science in Cybersecurity through the Tagliatela College of Engineering, a fully online M.S. in Cyber Risk Management through the Pompea College of Business, and a fully online M.S. in Digital Forensic Investigation through the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences. The university participates in the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program.
Verified cybersecurity degrees
6 programs verified so far (1 bachelor's, 5 master's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.
Master of Science in Cyber Threat Intelligence and Financial Crimes Investigations
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
MS in National Security — Defensive Cyber Intelligence Concentration
Online Master of Science in Cyber Risk Management
Online Master of Science in Digital Forensic Investigation
Accreditation
New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since December 1, 1966 · next review 06/30/2031
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 in Cyber Operations (CAE-CO)
Designation period: 2019 - 2030 · Designation for institutions with a validated, deeply technical cyber operations program of study.
Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: B.S. in Cybersecurity - Cyber Operations Concentration
Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
The school states: “NSA designated Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Operations” Source: newhaven.edu · verified October 11, 2026
The NCAE-C directory lists this school with a CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program and 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
- Competition teamHacking Club / CTF@CITStudent Hacking Club that helps run the Connecticut Institute of Technology's virtual Capture the Flag competition.Source: newhaven.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online student services
Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.
Scholarships and funding
CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) Program Service scholarship
Full tuition and academic fees; annual stipend of $27,000 (undergraduate) or $37,000 (graduate); professional allowance of up to $6,000 per year; up to three consecutive years. · Maintain a GPA of 3.25 or higher.
Eligibility: Senior/junior students in the B.S. in Cybersecurity & Networks or B.S. in Computer Science with a Concentration in Cybersecurity, and students accepted into the M.S. in Cybersecurity with an AI/ML concentration; U.S. citizen or permanent resident; able to obtain a security clearance; full-time; 3.25 cumulative GPA.
Obligation: Work for an executive branch of the federal government for a term equal to the number of years the scholarship was awarded.
How to apply: Rolling application deadline.
Source: newhaven.edu · verified October 11, 2026Department of Defense Cyber Service Academy (CSA) scholarship Service scholarship
Full tuition and academic fees, a yearly stipend for living expenses, and an allowance for books and supplies.
Eligibility: U.S. citizenship is required.
Obligation: A job working for the Department of Defense if the conditions are met.
How to apply: The university submits student applications as an NSA National Center of Academic Excellence.
Source: newhaven.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Offerings we reviewed but do not list
- Master of Science in Forensic Technology (Master of Science)Physical crime-scene forensic technology (laser scanners, bloodstain, firearms, fingerprints), not cybersecurity.Source: newhaven.edu · verified October 11, 2026
- Graduate certificates (Cyber and AI Operations, Defensive Cyber Intelligence, Digital Forensic Investigation, Foundations of Cybersecurity)Certificates, not degrees.Source: newhaven.edu · verified October 11, 2026
- Information Technology MinorMinor, not a degree.Source: newhaven.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Institution
- Official name
- University of New Haven
- Control
- Private nonprofitSource: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
- Main location
- 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven, CT 06516-1916Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
- Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
- 1,013 of 9,830 students (Fall 2023)Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Sources
- NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
- IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
- IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
- DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
- newhaven.edu/academics/online-degree-programs/index.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
- newhaven.edu/admissions/graduate/apply/index.php — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
- newhaven.edu/admissions/graduate/programs.php — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
- newhaven.edu/business/graduate-programs/cyber-risk-management-online/index.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
- newhaven.edu/engineering/cybercorps.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
- newhaven.edu/engineering/graduate-programs/cybersecurity/index.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
- newhaven.edu/engineering/undergraduate-programs/cybersecurity/index.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
- newhaven.edu/lee-college/graduate-programs/forensic-technology/index.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026