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Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FLPrivate nonprofit SACSCOC

NSA CAE-CD · 2016 - 2027

Saint Leo University in Saint Leo, Florida, offers a B.S. in Cybersecurity and an M.S. in Cybersecurity through its College of Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Data Science (CARDS), on campus, at education centers and online, plus an online self-paced Executive Track of the M.S. Its MBA has a Cybersecurity Management specialization.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

3 programs verified so far (1 bachelor's, 2 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 Leo University

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Saint Leo, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Est. Time to Complete: 4 years · 120 credits
Tuition: $750 per credit · All students — University Campus undergraduate, 1-11 credit hours per semester · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Saint Leo University

MBA — Cybersecurity Management Concentration

Master'sMBAConcentrationMaster of Business Administration
Format: Campus · Online · Hybrid
Location: Saint Leo, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Est. Time to Complete: 12 months · 30 credits
Tuition: $750 per credit · All students — Graduate, Master of Business Administration · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Saint Leo University

Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Saint Leo, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: $785 per credit · All students — Graduate, Master Programs CARDS (Cyber Security, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Accreditation

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

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1967 · next review 06/01/2027

    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: 2016 - 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: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “Saint Leo states it is designated an NSA/DHS National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE).” Source: saintleo.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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…).

Institution

Official name
Saint Leo University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
33701 County Road 52, Saint Leo, FL 33574-6665
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
7,351 of 10,231 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. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  2. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. saintleo.edu/admissions/graduate/it-cybersecurity — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. saintleo.edu/programs/business-information-technology-degrees/masters-degree-cybersecurity-executive — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. saintleo.edu/programs/information-technology-degrees/associates-degree-cybersecurity — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. saintleo.edu/programs/information-technology-degrees/bachelors-degree-cybersecurity — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. saintleo.edu/programs/information-technology-degrees/minor-information-security — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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