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The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, TXPublic SACSCOCUT San Antonio Online

NSA CAE-CD · 2002 - 2027NSA CAE-R · 2009 - 2031

The University of Texas at San Antonio offers its cybersecurity degrees through the College of AI, Cyber and Computing: a residential BS in Cybersecurity, a 100% online BBA in Cybersecurity, a BS in Applied Cyber Analytics, cybersecurity concentrations and a Cyber Operations track in the BS in Computer Science, an MS in Cybersecurity Science, cybersecurity concentrations in the MS in Computer Science and the MS in Information Technology, and a cybersecurity concentration in the PhD in Information Technology.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

9 programs verified so far (5 bachelor's, 3 master's, 1 doctoral). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

Format: Campus
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Format: Campus
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cyber Operations
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Format: Fully online
Location: San Antonio, TXSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $525 per credit · All students — UT San Antonio Online undergraduate tuition (same for all residencies, all-inclusive)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Format: Campus
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Incident Response
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Format: Campus
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Format: Campus
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: San Antonio, TXSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 33 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cybersecurity Management
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Format: Campus · Full-time, Part-time
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 75 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA 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, 1974 · next review 12/01/2030

    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: 2002 - 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: Bachelors of Business Administration (POS-CD)

    Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
  • CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R)

    Designation period: 2009 - 2031 · Designation for institutions with a cybersecurity research program meeting the NCAE-C research criteria (typically doctoral-granting).

    Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: Bachelors of Business Administration (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “UTSA states it is designated a Center for Academic Excellence by NSA and DHS in Cyber Defense, Cyber Operations and Cybersecurity Research.” Source: future.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026

The NCAE-C directory lists this school with a CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program and 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.

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.
  • NSF CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) Service scholarship

    Annual academic stipend of $27,000 (undergraduate) or $37,000 (graduate), plus support for books and conference travel

    Eligibility: U.S. citizen or permanent resident; full-time student pursuing a computer or cybersecurity major, minor or concentration; minimum 3.0 GPA (undergraduate) or 3.2 (graduate); able to meet federal employment criteria

    Obligation: Work for a federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial government for one year for every year of funding received

    How to apply: Standard application deadline is mid-March, with awards announced by early May

    Source: caicc.utsa.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 CybersecurityCertificate, not a degree.Source: caicc.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Ph.D. in Computer Science (Doctor of Philosophy)No formally documented cybersecurity track found in the catalog for the CS PhD.Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249-1644
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
4,822 of 34,864 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. caicc.utsa.edu/computer-science/scholarships/sfs.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. caicc.utsa.edu/information-systems-cybersecurity/programs.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. catalog.utsa.edu/graduate/aicybercomputing/computerscience/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  4. catalog.utsa.edu/undergraduate/aicybercomputing/informationsystemscybersecurity/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  5. future.utsa.edu/programs/undergraduate/applied-cyber-analytics/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. future.utsa.edu/programs/undergraduate/cyber-security/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  8. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  9. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  10. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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