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Waco, TXPrivate nonprofit SACSCOCBaylor Online MBA

NSA CAE-CD · 2022 - 2027NSA CAE-R · 2024 - 2029

Baylor University in Waco, Texas offers a Bachelor of Science in Informatics with a major in Cybersecurity and a Cybersecurity concentration in the BS in Computer Science through its School of Engineering and Computer Science. The Hankamer School of Business offers cybersecurity concentrations in the MS in Information Systems, the full-time MBA, the fully online MBA and the Dallas Executive MBA.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

6 programs verified so far (2 bachelor's, 4 master's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

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Cybersecurity (BSI)

Bachelor'sBSIDedicated degreeBachelor of Science in Informatics
Format: Campus
Location: Waco, TX
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 124 credits
Tuition: $33,878 per semester · All students — Undergraduate regular flat rate (12 hours or more), per semester · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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BSCS in Computer Science — Cybersecurity Concentration

Bachelor'sBSCSConcentrationBachelor of Science in Computer Science
Format: Campus
Location: Waco, TX
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 124 credits
Tuition: $33,878 per semester · All students — Undergraduate regular flat rate (12 hours or more), per semester · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Executive MBA — Cybersecurity Concentration

Master'sMBAConcentrationMaster of Business Administration
Format: Campus · Part-time
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 5 trimesters: 21 months (fall start) or 24 months (spring start) · 45 credits
Tuition: $2,155 per credit · All students — EMBA (Dallas), tuition per credit hour · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Full-Time MBA — Cybersecurity Concentration

Master'sMBAConcentrationMaster of Business Administration
Format: Campus · Full-time
Location: Waco, TX
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 53 credits
Tuition: $33,878 per semester · All students — MBA and approved programs, flat tuition rate per semester (12 hours or more) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cybersecurity Management
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MSIS in Information Systems — Cybersecurity Concentration

Master'sMSISConcentrationMaster of Science in Information Systems
Format: Campus · Full-time
Location: Waco, TX
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Online MBA — Cybersecurity Concentration

Master'sMBAConcentrationMaster of Business Administration
Format: Fully online · Asynchronous · Flexible pace
Location: Waco, TXSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Optional campus visits
Duration: as little as 14 months (two classes per term); 27 months with one class per term (two classes per seven-week term) · 42 credits
Tuition: $1,189 per credit · All students — Online MBA, per credit hour · 2026-2027
Next deadline: December 1, 2026 · Spring 2027 Part A
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cybersecurity Management
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Accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1914 · next review 12/01/2027

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

None of this school's listed cybersecurity programs appears in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is optional and program-specific; its absence does not make a program ineligible here.

Institutional accreditation covers the institution. It does not mean every program is ABET-accredited — ABET accredits individual programs, and we show it only for the program ABET lists.

NSA Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE)

CAE designations are awarded by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program (NSA, with CISA and partners) to an institution and its validated program of study. A designation is not accreditation and does not apply automatically to every degree.

  • CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD)

    Designation period: 2022 - 2027 · Designation for institutions whose validated program of study meets the NCAE-C cyber defense criteria.

    Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: MSIS with Cybersecurity Concentration (POS-CD)

    Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

  • CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R)

    Designation period: 2024 - 2029 · Designation for institutions with a cybersecurity research program meeting the NCAE-C research criteria (typically doctoral-granting).

    Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: MSIS with Cybersecurity Concentration (POS-CD)

    Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

The school states: “Baylor states it is designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education by NSA and DHS.” Source: cybersecurity.research.baylor.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Cybersecurity labs, centers and teams

As described on the school's own pages.

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and PhD programs. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (certificates, associate degrees, electives-only degrees…).
  • MS and PhD in Computer Science (Cybersecurity Specialization)Listed as a 'Cybersecurity Specialization' on the Cybersecurity Research and Education Initiative page, but the 2026-2027 graduate catalog entries for the MS and PhD in Computer Science document no cybersecurity specialization; not recorded.Source: cybersecurity.research.baylor.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Master of Accountancy with Cybersecurity Concentration (Master of Accountancy)Listed on the CTCR page, but no cybersecurity concentration appears in the 2026-2027 Master of Accountancy catalog entry; not recorded.Source: cybersecurity.research.baylor.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Baylor University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
1320 S. 7th Street, Waco, TX 76798
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
3,173 of 20,824 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 11, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. catalog.baylor.edu/graduate-school/curriculum-departments-institutes-instruction/hankamer-school-bus — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. cybersecurity.research.baylor.edu/central-texas-cyber-range/central-texas-cyber-range-ctcr-education — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. hankamer.baylor.edu/mba/dallas/programs/cybersecurity — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  5. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  8. ecs.baylor.edu/prospective-undergraduate-students/undergraduate-degree-programs/bscs-computer-scienc — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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