University of Southern Maine

Portland, MEPublic NECHE

The University of Southern Maine, a member of the University of Maine System based in Portland, offers a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity (in person or blended) and a fully online Master of Science in Cybersecurity through its Department of Technology. The MS is offered jointly with the University of Maine at Augusta, and an accelerated pathway lets cybersecurity majors start graduate courses in their final undergraduate year.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

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

Cybersecurity (BS)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science

Campus · Hybrid

Portland, ME

Campus-based study

Typical completion time: 4 years · 120 credits

$11,100 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate Differential Level 3 (includes Cybersecurity), in-person/blended, tuition for 30 credit hours · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

No ABET or CAE record found

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University of Southern Maine

Cybersecurity | Online (MS)

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science

Fully online · Full-time, Part-time

Portland, MESchool location, not a residency requirement

Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)

As few as 2 years full-time; 4 years part-time (full-time study for 2 years; part-time for 4 years) · 30 credits

$548 per credit · All students — E-tuition, online programs (in-state, Canadian and out-of-state) · 2026-2027

Rolling admission (as published)

No ABET or CAE record found

No specialization mapped

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Accreditation

New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since December 1, 1960 · next review 06/30/2033
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)Published period has ended
Designation period: 2021 - 2026 · 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. in Cybersecurity (POS-CD)
Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

The school states: “BS and MS in Cybersecurity recognized as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education by DHS and NSA” Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Cybersecurity labs, centers and teams

As described on the school's own pages.

Research centerCybersecurity Awareness, Research, and Education Support (CARES) CenterCenter supporting experiential learning, internships, scholarships, curriculum and workshop development, outreach and applied research in cybersecurity.Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Competition teamUSM Cyber Defense Club (Husky Hackers)Student club that competes in the National Cyber League, DOE CyberForce Competition and National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.Source: usm.maine.edu · 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.

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…).

Cybersecurity Undergraduate MinorMinor, not a degree.Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Cybersecurity | Online Certificate of Graduate StudyGraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name: University of Southern Maine
Control: Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location: 96 Falmouth St, Portland, ME 04103
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education: 1,829 of 7,528 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.

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
usm.maine.edu/academics/academic_programs/cybersecurity-bs/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
usm.maine.edu/academics/academic_programs/cybersecurity-ms/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
usm.maine.edu/department-technology/about-the-cares-center/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
usm.maine.edu/department-technology/husky-hackers-2/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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