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Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UTPublic NWCCUSUU Online

NSA CAE-CD · 2018 - 2029

Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah, offers an on-campus Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and an online Master of Science in Cybersecurity with Information Assurance with four emphases. Online cybersecurity emphases are also offered within the MBA and within the MSN in Leadership and Administration.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

4 programs verified so far (1 bachelor's, 3 master's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

Southern Utah University

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Cedar City, UT
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $3,311 per semester · In-state — Undergraduate, Residents - SUU Main Campus, 10-18 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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Southern Utah University

MBA — Cybersecurity Emphasis

Master'sMBAConcentrationMaster of Business Administration
Format: Fully online
Location: Cedar City, UTSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: As few as 12 months (minimum completion time) · 33 credits
Tuition: $521 per credit · All students — MBA in Cybersecurity, per credit hour (includes all fees)
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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Southern Utah University

Master of Science in Cybersecurity with Information Assurance (MS-CSIA)

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online · Asynchronous
Location: Cedar City, UTSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: As few as 11 months (Cyber Operations emphasis); as few as 12 months (other emphases) (accelerated seven-week sessions; minimum completion time) · 30 credits
Tuition: $509 per credit · All students — MS-CSIA (all emphases), per credit hour, includes all fees
Next deadline: December 30, 2026 · Spring 1 2027
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cyber Operations · Cybersecurity Management · Governance, Risk & Compliance · Information Assurance
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Southern Utah University

MSN in Leadership and Administration — Cybersecurity with Information Assurance Emphasis

Master'sMSNConcentrationMaster of Science in Nursing
Format: Online + internship
Location: Cedar City, UTSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Internship required
Duration: As few as 14 months (minimum completion time) · 42 credits
Tuition: $21,378 entire program · All students — MSN in Leadership and Administration – CSIA, total program (includes all fees)
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

  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since September 1, 1933 · next review 04/01/2028

    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: 2018 - 2029 · 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: “Cybersecurity program recognized as a Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) by DHS and NSA” Source: suu.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.

Scholarships and funding

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

  • CSIA tuition waiver Tuition discount

    Eligibility: Fully admitted MS-CSIA students enrolled in at least 6 graduate credit hours, Utah residents, minimum GPA 3.0; based on available program funds.

    How to apply: Tuition Waiver Application

    Source: suu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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 Governance and Risk Graduate CertificateGraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: suu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • CSIA - Cyber Intelligence Graduate CertificateGraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: suu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Southern Utah University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
351 West University Blvd, Cedar City, UT 84720
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
5,331 of 15,033 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. online.suu.edu/degrees/technology/cybersecurity-information-assurance/strategy/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. suu.edu/degrees/bachelor/cybersecurity.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. suu.edu/degrees/certificate/graduate/cyber-intelligence.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. suu.edu/degrees/certificate/graduate/cybersecurity-governance-risk.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. suu.edu/degrees/master/cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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