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SANS Technology Institute

North Bethesda, MDPrivate for-profit MSCHE

NSA CAE-CD · 2022 - 2027

SANS Technology Institute (SANS.edu) is a cybersecurity college that offers a Bachelor of Science in Applied Cybersecurity for students transferring in 70 credits and a 36-credit Master of Science in Information Security Engineering for working professionals. Courses pair SANS training with GIAC certification exams and can be taken 100% online or in person.

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.

SANS Technology Institute

Bachelor's Degree in Applied Cybersecurity (BACS)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeDegree completionBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online · Mixed (live + self-paced)
Location: North Bethesda, MDSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement); internship required
Duration: 2 years at SANS.edu (50 credits) (after 70 transfer credits) · 120 credits
Tuition: $41,650 entire program · All students — Total SANS.edu program cost (50 credits)
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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SANS Technology Institute

Master of Science in Information Security Engineering (MSISE)

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: North Bethesda, MDSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 3-5 years · 36 credits
Tuition: $1,500 per credit · All students — Master's degree program tuition
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cloud Security · Cyber Defense · Incident Response · Critical Infrastructure Security · Cybersecurity Management
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Accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since November 21, 2013 · next review 01/01/2027

    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: Master of Science in Information Security Engineering (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “SANS.edu states it is designated by the NSA as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense.” Source: sans.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.

Success coaching

Career services

Orientation

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 can study fully online; programs are non-residential, so SANS.edu does not issue I-20 forms or sponsor F-1 visas.
    Source: sans.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…).
  • Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Cybersecurity (ACS)Certificate, not a degree.Source: sans.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Undergraduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Fundamentals (CSF)Certificate, not a degree.Source: sans.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Graduate Certificate ProgramsGraduate certificates, not degrees.Source: sans.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
SANS Technology Institute
Control
Private for-profit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
11200 Rockville Pike, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,652 of 1,771 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 — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. sans.edu/admissions/graduate — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. sans.edu/admissions/international — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. sans.edu/admissions/tuition — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. sans.edu/cyber-security-programs/bachelors-degree — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. sans.edu/cyber-security-programs/masters-degree — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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