Master of Science in Cyber Security Operations and Leadership

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOnline

Overview

A 30-unit fully online Master of Science in Cyber Security Operations and Leadership taken in seven-week courses, one at a time, over about 20 months, covering technology, law, policy, compliance, governance, intelligence and incident response.

Official program name: Master of Science in Cyber Security Operations and Leadership
Awarded degree: Master of Science · major: Cyber Security Operations and Leadership
Source: sandiego.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Master'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: onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: University of San Diego
Location: San Diego, CAFor 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 (“Cyber Security Operations and Leadership”)
Orientation: Management / policy
Source: onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: 30 units
Source: onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: 20 months (five semesters)
Source: onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms: Spring, Summer, Fall
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Why this program is listed

Dedicated fully online MS in Cyber Security Operations and Leadership.

Degree title names cyber security; curriculum is dedicated to cybersecurity, including foundations of cyber security, applied cryptography, incident response and network forensics, governance and policy.

Source: sandiego.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: Online
Source: sandiego.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: sandiego.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

Featured courses include Foundations of Cyber Security, Applied Cryptography, and Cyber Incident Response and Computer Network Forensics
Source: onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Academic calendar

Two seven-week courses per 14-week semester, one at a time
Source: onlinedegrees.sandiego.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 2.75 — Bachelor's GPA of 2.75 or higher
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Statement / essay: RequiredStatement of purpose
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Recommendation letters: Required2 letters — Employer letter of support or two letters of reference
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Résumé / CV: RequiredResume showing information technology experience
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Tests

GRE General Test: OptionalGRE, GMAT, MAT or LSAT may be submitted to strengthen an application if the GPA is below 2.75 or on admissions committee recommendation.
Source: onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu · verified October 11, 2026
IELTS Academic: Required — minimum 7If applicable; TOEFL 4.5 or Duolingo 120 also accepted.
Source: onlinedegrees.sandiego.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.

Priority deadline
November 2 · for Spring (term starting January 5)
The school does not print a year with this date.
Source: onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Year not printed

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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — Online MS-CSOL cost per unit	$995	per creditCalculated tuition$29,850 = 30 credits × $995 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: onlinedegrees.sandiego.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

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) — 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) · 2022 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: Master of Science Cyber Security Operations & Leadership (POS-CD); Master of Science in CyberSecurity Engineering (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 California.

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.

NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu/masters-cyber-security-operations/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu/masters-cyber-security-operations/apply/ — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — WSCUC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
sandiego.edu/engineering/centers/ccset/degree-programs.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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