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Wilmington University

New Castle, DEPrivate nonprofit MSCHE

NSA CAE-CD · 2011 - 2028

Wilmington University in New Castle, Delaware, offers a B.S. in Cybersecurity (formerly Computer and Network Security) in the classroom and online, an online M.S. in Cybersecurity with optional concentrations, and an M.S. in Information Systems Technologies with an Information Assurance concentration. Courses start every 8 weeks.

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.

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Wilmington University

B.S. in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: New Castle, DESchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $1,317 per course · All students — Cost of a typical 3-credit course
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Digital Forensics · Network Security
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Wilmington University

M.S. in Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Online
Location: New Castle, DESchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: as little as one year (minimum; program must be completed within five years) · 36 credits
Tuition: $1,692 per course · All students — Cost of a typical 3-credit graduate course
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Critical Infrastructure Security · Network Security
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MS in Information Systems Technologies — Information Assurance Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Online · Hybrid
Location: New Castle, DESchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Internship required
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $1,692 per course · All students — Cost of a typical 3-credit graduate course
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Information Assurance
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Accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since July 1, 1975 · next review 01/01/2032

    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: 2011 - 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: BS in Computer and Network Security (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “B.S. in Cybersecurity designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) through academic year 2028” Source: wilmu.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…).
  • Cybersecurity, A.S. (Associate of Science)Associate degree.Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Graduate Certificate in SCADA CybersecurityGraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Undergraduate Certificates in Digital Evidence Discovery / Digital Evidence InvestigationUndergraduate certificates, not degrees.Source: wilmu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Wilmington University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
320 Dupont Hwy, New Castle, DE 19720
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
10,941 of 14,678 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. wilmu.edu/admission/mscyber_admission.aspx — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. wilmu.edu/cce/index.aspx — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. wilmu.edu/technology/computer-network-security-curriculum.aspx — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. wilmu.edu/technology/computer-network-security.aspx — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. wilmu.edu/technology/indext.aspx — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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