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The University of Montana

Missoula, MTPublic NWCCU

NSA CAE-CD · 2017 - 2028

The University of Montana offers a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity through the Department of Management Information Systems in the College of Business, combining business, networking and security coursework. Missoula College offers associate and certificate-level cybersecurity programs, and the College of Business offers a Cybersecurity Management Certificate.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

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

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The University of Montana

Cybersecurity B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Missoula, MT
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 121 credits
Tuition: $9,750 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate in-state, tuition and fees, full-time (12+ credits per semester), fall and spring · 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

  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since April 1, 1932 · next review 04/01/2031

    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: 2017 - 2028 · Designation for institutions whose validated program of study meets the NCAE-C cyber defense criteria.

    Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: Certificate of Technical Studies in Cybersecurity (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “Missoula College is designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD), per the institution.” Source: catalog.umt.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…).
  • Information Technology & Cybersecurity A.A.S. (Associate of Applied Science)Associate degree (Missoula College).Source: catalog.umt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Cybersecurity C.T.S. (Certificate of Technical Studies)Certificate, not a degree.Source: catalog.umt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Cybersecurity Management CertificateCertificate, not a degree.Source: catalog.umt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Computer Science M.S. (Master of Science)General CS master's (thesis or portfolio option); no cybersecurity concentration or track in the catalog.Source: catalog.umt.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
The University of Montana
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
Missoula, Montana, Missoula, MT 59812
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,403 of 10,327 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.umt.edu/colleges-schools-programs/business/management-information-systems/cert-cybersecurity — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. catalog.umt.edu/colleges-schools-programs/missoula-college/business-technology/cert-cybersecurity/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. catalog.umt.edu/colleges-schools-programs/missoula-college/business-technology/information-technolog — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  4. catalog.umt.edu/graduate/science/computer-science/computer-science-ms/ — 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 — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  9. umt.edu/academics/programs/cybersecurity-bachelor/default.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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