Western Governors University · School of Technology

Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOnline

Overview

An online, competency-based Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance of 11 courses ending in a capstone project, aimed at experienced IT and cybersecurity professionals; certification exam vouchers are included in the flat per-term tuition.

Official program name: Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Awarded degree: Master of Science · major: Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Source: wgu.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: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Western Governors University — School of Technology
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Salt Lake City, UTFor 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: Governance, Risk & Compliance — core of the degree (“Governance, Risk, and Compliance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence; Cybersecurity Management”)
Required credits: 11 courses
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Monthly
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

Dedicated online Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance.

Degree title names cybersecurity and information assurance; the 11 courses include security operations, penetration testing, cloud security, secure network design, secure software design and cybersecurity architecture and engineering.

Source: wgu.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: wgu.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: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Asynchronous
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Attendance requirements as published

Proctored exams Required
ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity exam taken at a live, on-site, proctored testing center
Proctored testing center
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Curriculum aligned to the NICE Framework, NSA Center of Academic Excellence guidelines and the CISSP Common Body of Knowledge.
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

Cybersecurity Graduate Capstone project addressing a real-world cybersecurity problem.
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Certification exam preparation

Certification preparation includes CompTIA CySA+ and CompTIA PenTest+; optional voucher opportunities for CompTIA SecurityX, ISACA CISM and ISACA AAISM.
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Certifications included

Certification exam vouchers are included in tuition; the program page lists CompTIA CySA+ and PenTest+ preparation with optional vouchers for CompTIA SecurityX, ISACA CISM and ISACA AAISM.
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other

Full-time graduate students must maintain a minimum pace of 8 competency units per term.
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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”.

Prior degree: RequiredBachelor's degree in a STEM field, a quantitative business field or a similar quantitative focus; or any bachelor's degree plus a relevant, current IT certification or related IT coursework
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredTranscripts to validate the bachelor's degree
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Other requirement: OptionalAlternative: any bachelor's degree plus a relevant and current IT certification or related IT coursework
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not required
Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
GMAT: Not required
Source: wgu.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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — M.S. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, flat rate per six-month term (terms starting October 1, 2026)	$4,925	per term · 2026-2027Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

E-Books & Resources Fee (per 6-month term): $200 per term
Source: wgu.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

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) — 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) · 2021 - 2026Published period has endedValidated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance (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 Utah.

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
DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
wgu.edu/financial-aid-tuition/2026-2027-tuition.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
wgu.edu/financial-aid-tuition/tuition-it-degrees.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/cybersecurity-information-assurance-masters-program.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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