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Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MNPublic HLC

NSA CAE-CD · 2009 - 2027

St. Cloud State University in Minnesota offers an on-campus BS in Cybersecurity through its Computing, Informatics & Data Science department and a 30-credit MS in Information Assurance, available on campus or fully online, through the Herberger Business School's Information Systems program.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

2 programs verified so far (1 bachelor's, 1 master's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

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Saint Cloud State University

Cybersecurity BS

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Saint Cloud, MN
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $385.67 per credit · In-state — Undergraduate, resident and all reciprocity, per credit (fewer than 12 credits) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Network Security
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Saint Cloud State University

Information Assurance M.S.

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online · Asynchronous
Location: Saint Cloud, MNSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: $636.05 per credit · All students — Program-specific graduate rate: Information Assurance · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Information Assurance
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since July 1, 1947 · next review 8/31/2027

    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: 2009 - 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: Master of Science Information Assurance (MSIA) (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “The university states it is designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cybersecurity by the NSA and DHS.” Source: stcloudstate.edu · verified October 11, 2026

The NCAE-C directory lists this school with a DoD Cyber Service Academy program. Both carry service obligations and citizenship requirements — see how they work. Source: maps.caecommunity.org · 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.

Where online students can enroll from

State authorization decides whether the school can enroll you in an online program from your state.

International students

  • International students in the online MS in Information Assurance are not eligible for a student visa and must study outside the U.S. or apply to the in-person mode.
    Source: stcloudstate.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and funding

School-wide awards, service scholarships and rates as published. Program pages list awards specific to a program.

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…).
  • Cybersecurity MinorMinor, not a degree.Source: catalog.stcloudstate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Information Assurance Certificate (undergraduate)Undergraduate certificate of three classes, not a degree.Source: stcloudstate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Information Systems BS (Bachelor of Science)General information systems degree; no formal cybersecurity concentration found (security is part of the curriculum but no named track).Source: catalog.stcloudstate.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Saint Cloud State University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
720 Fourth Ave. South, Saint Cloud, MN 56301-4498
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,824 of 10,514 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.stcloudstate.edu/programs/257895.8219 — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. catalog.stcloudstate.edu/programs/lAXVgSL7Ah93bZyDfIMU — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. catalog.stcloudstate.edu/programs/ld0UKLj149rJBcC4NRIi — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  4. catalog.stcloudstate.edu/programs/NYr6F1PA5gJoM1eH4xQR — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  5. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  6. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  8. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  9. stcloudstate.edu/academics/graduate-programs.aspx — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  10. stcloudstate.edu/graduate/information-assurance/default.aspx — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  11. stcloudstate.edu/programs/cyber-security/default.aspx — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  12. stcloudstate.edu/programs/information-assurance-certificate/default.aspx — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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