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The University of Tampa

Tampa, FLPrivate nonprofit SACSCOC

NSA CAE-CD · 2023 - 2028

The University of Tampa, a private university in Tampa, Florida, offers a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and a Master of Science in Cybersecurity with thesis and non-thesis tracks through its Sykes College of Business, as well as an MBA with a Concentration in Cybersecurity. A bachelor's to master's 4+1 path and a cybersecurity lab are part of the programs.

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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The University of Tampa

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $34,716 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition (12-18 credit hours), annual · 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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The University of Tampa

Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 32 credits
Tuition: $789 per credit · All students — Graduate tuition, 1 to 24 credit hours · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Incident Response
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The University of Tampa

MBA — Cybersecurity Concentration

Master'sMBAConcentrationMaster of Business Administration
Format: Campus
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $789 per credit · All students — Graduate tuition, 1 to 24 credit hours · 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, 1951 · next review 06/01/2031

    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: 2023 - 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: Cybersecurity BS (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “Cybersecurity major validated by the NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense program” Source: ut.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.
  • LabCybersecurity labLab with 60 workstations on a segregated network for hands-on work with firewalls, servers and virtual machines, including ethical hacking exercises.Source: ut.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Research centerCenter for CybersecuritySykes College of Business center listing cybersecurity programs, labs, research, the DoD Cyber Scholarship and student organizations.Source: ut.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.

Scholarships and funding

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

  • Department of Defense Cyber Service Academy (CSA) Scholarship Service scholarship

    Full tuition and required fees, required books, one-time laptop purchase, stipend ($29,000 undergraduate / $34,000 graduate) · Students must re-apply each year for continued funding.

    Eligibility: Rising junior or senior undergraduates (3.2 GPA) and graduate students (3.5 GPA); U.S. citizen able to qualify for a security clearance; not a full-time permanent DoD/federal employee or active-duty military; pursuing a cybersecurity degree with at least one academic year remaining.

    Obligation: Work for the DoD as a civilian employee for one calendar year for each year of scholarship assistance; internships with the selecting DoD organization during breaks.

    How to apply: Contact the director of cybersecurity programs; application link on the page.

    Deadline: Feb. 17, 2026 (printed for the 2026 cycle)

    Source: ut.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…).
  • Graduate Certificate in CybersecurityGraduate certificate (16 credit hours), not a degree.Source: ut.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Minor in cybersecurityMinor, not a degree.Source: ut.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
The University of Tampa
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
401 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33606-1490
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
36 of 11,054 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. ut.edu/academics/sykes-college-of-business/centers-and-institutes/center-for-cybersecurity/cybersecu — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. ut.edu/academics/sykes-college-of-business/centers-and-institutes/center-for-cybersecurity/departmen — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. ut.edu/academics/sykes-college-of-business/information-and-technology-management-itm-degrees/cyberse — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. ut.edu/graduate-degrees/graduate-business/master-of-science-in-cybersecurity — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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