Overview

Key features

By the end of Mercy University's Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, students should be able to:

List the fundamental concepts of information assurance and cyber defense.
Identify the vulnerabilities in network infrastructures, and monitor the attack activities.
Describe proactive/reactive protocols, tools and techniques, apply the countermeasures.
Produce secure software components and perform software security analysis.
Describe cryptographic protocols, tools and techniques and apply crypto algorithms.

List applicability of laws and policies and describe the compliances and their impacts.

Potential Careers

Graduates are able to monitor security systems, including firewalls and intrusion detection systems; create, implement, and oversee security policies; plan disaster recovery; conduct regular compliance audits, and prepare to take the CISSP certification exam.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Security Policy and Procedures
Penetration and Hacking
Network Security
Digital Forensics
Secure and Intelligent Program
System Security

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00

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Rolling Admission

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

Information Technology (IT) Cyber Security View 667 other Bachelors in Information Technology (IT) in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students must submit a high school transcript for their application to be reviewed. We will accept either an unofficial or official transcript. Students are able to upload these transcripts through our student portal.
An official final high school transcript (provided by the high school to Mercy College), which includes all secondary school grades, class rank and date of graduate must be submitted prior to enrollment.
Students whose transcripts are unavailable should consult with an admissions counselor. Or, the applicant can provide a High School Equivalency Diploma, if applicable, with corresponding score sheet.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

22750 USD / year

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Out-of-State

22750 USD / year

≈ 22750 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

22750 USD / year

≈ 22750 USD / year

Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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Overview

Key features

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

New York City

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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