The University of Texas at San Antonio · Department of Information Systems and Cybersecurity

MS in Information Technology — Cybersecurity Concentration

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Overview

A 33-credit Master of Science in Information Technology with a cybersecurity concentration covering data security, risk analysis, incident response, digital forensics and cyber law, plus technology management electives. The catalog states the MSIT is also available 100% online as of Spring 2027.

Official program name: Master of Science in Information Technology – Cybersecurity Concentration
Awarded degree: Master of Science · major: Information Technology
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Cybersecurity focus: Cybersecurity concentration — Cybersecurity ConcentrationA formal cybersecurity concentration, track or specialization inside a broader degree such as computer science or information technology. The awarded degree is the broader one.
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: The University of Texas at San Antonio — Department of Information Systems and Cybersecurity
Source: caicc.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: San Antonio, TXFor the online option this is where the school is located — not a residency requirement, and not a guarantee that you may enroll from your state.
Specializations: Cybersecurity Management — core of the degree (“MSIT management core”)
Required credits: 33 semester credit hours
Source: future.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Not verified

Why this program is listed

Formal cybersecurity concentration within the MS in Information Technology with its own required courses.

Concentration requires Introduction to Voice and Data Security and Security Risk Analysis plus 12 credit hours of security electives (secure network design, incident response, digital forensics, cyber law, secure software design and others).

Source: catalog.utsa.edu · 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 · Online
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Not verified
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

The program page does not say whether the online option requires campus visits. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Other

Comprehensive examination requirement met by a B or better in IS 6813
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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”.

Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Minimum GPA 3.0 (applicants below 3.0 may still be considered)
Source: future.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredPersonal statement
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters: OptionalLetters of reference optional
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Résumé / CV: OptionalResume optional
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not requiredGMAT/GRE no longer required; competitive scores may help
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
GMAT: Not requiredNo longer required; competitive scores may help
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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.

Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

NSF CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) Service scholarship
Annual academic stipend of $27,000 (undergraduate) or $37,000 (graduate), plus support for books and conference travel
Eligibility: U.S. citizen or permanent resident; full-time student pursuing a computer or cybersecurity major, minor or concentration; minimum 3.0 GPA (undergraduate) or 3.2 (graduate); able to meet federal employment criteria
Obligation: Work for a federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial government for one year for every year of funding received
How to apply: Standard application deadline is mid-March, with awards announced by early May
Source: caicc.utsa.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) · 2002 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: Bachelors of Business Administration (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R) · 2009 - 2031Validated program(s) of study: Bachelors of Business Administration (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

State authorization (online students)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Texas.

International applicants

Not verified for the online option.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.

caicc.utsa.edu/computer-science/scholarships/sfs.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
caicc.utsa.edu/information-systems-cybersecurity/programs.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
catalog.utsa.edu/graduate/aicybercomputing/informationsystemscybersecurity/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
future.utsa.edu/programs/master/information-technology/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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