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Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campus

Overview

A Bachelor of Science with a cybersecurity major in the Sykes College of Business. Students complete the business core plus 32 credits of cybersecurity coursework, including application development, network and cloud infrastructure, information security principles, risk management and compliance, network security, ethical hacking and a capstone.

Official program name
Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: ut.smartcatalogiq.com · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Cybersecurity focus
Dedicated cybersecurity degreeThe degree itself is in cybersecurity or a closely related security field (information security, information assurance, cyber operations, digital forensics…).
Source: ut.smartcatalogiq.com · verified October 11, 2026
School
Source: ut.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Tampa, FL
Specializations
Network Security — core of the degree (“Required: Network and Cloud Infrastructure; Network Security”)
Required credits
32 credit hours of cybersecurity major courses plus 52 credit hours of Sykes College of Business requirements
Source: ut.smartcatalogiq.com · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified

Entry pathway

Not verified whether this degree admits first-year students or only applicants with prior credits.

Why this program is listed

Dedicated cybersecurity major (BS) in the Sykes College of Business.

Major is Cybersecurity; required major courses include Information Security Principles, Information Security Standards, Risk Management and Compliance, Network Security, Ethical Hacking and a Cybersecurity Capstone.

Source: ut.smartcatalogiq.com · verified October 11, 2026

We list cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and research doctorates at institutionally accredited US schools — dedicated degrees and formal concentrations, never certificates or electives-only degrees. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.
Formats offered
On campus
Source: ut.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship
Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

Curriculum

Lab environment

  • Cybersecurity lab with 60 workstations on a segregated network.
    Source: ut.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

Certification exam preparation

  • Prepares students for professional security certifications such as the CISSP exam.
    Source: ut.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other

Preparing for a certification exam is not the same as earning the certification. We list a certification as included only when the school says the exam or credential is part of the program. Degrees vs certifications

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition (12-18 credit hours), annualFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$34,716per academic year · 2026-2027Source: ut.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Mandatory fees (student service, student health and student government), annual
$2,544 per academic yearMandatory
Source: ut.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Scholarships & funding guide

  • Department of Defense Cyber Service Academy (CSA) Scholarship Service scholarship

    Full tuition and required fees, required books, one-time laptop purchase, stipend ($29,000 undergraduate / $34,000 graduate) · Students must re-apply each year for continued funding.

    Eligibility: Rising junior or senior undergraduates (3.2 GPA) and graduate students (3.5 GPA); U.S. citizen able to qualify for a security clearance; not a full-time permanent DoD/federal employee or active-duty military; pursuing a cybersecurity degree with at least one academic year remaining.

    Obligation: Work for the DoD as a civilian employee for one calendar year for each year of scholarship assistance; internships with the selecting DoD organization during breaks.

    How to apply: Contact the director of cybersecurity programs; application link on the page.

    Deadline: Feb. 17, 2026 (printed for the 2026 cycle)

    Source: ut.edu · verified October 11, 2026

School-wide awards are listed because they apply at this degree level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation, ABET and CAE

Three different things: the school's institutional accreditation, ABET accreditation of this exact program, and the school's NSA CAE designation.

Institutional accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

This program does not appear in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is program-specific and optional; the school's other programs or its institutional accreditation do not imply it.

NSA CAE designation (school)

  • CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) · 2023 - 2028Validated program(s) of study: Cybersecurity BS (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

A CAE designation belongs to the institution and its validated program of study; it is not accreditation and does not certify every degree. Accreditation & CAE explained

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  2. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. ut.smartcatalogiq.com/current/catalog/undergraduate-catalog/sykes-college-of-business/cybersecurity/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  4. ut.edu/academics/sykes-college-of-business/centers-and-institutes/center-for-cybersecurity/departmen — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. ut.edu/academics/sykes-college-of-business/information-and-technology-management-itm-degrees/cyberse — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. ut.edu/admissions/tuition-and-costs — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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