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CybersecurityDegrees

University of Advancing Technology

Tempe, AZPrivate for-profit HLCUAT Online

NSA CAE-CD · 2007 - 2027

University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Arizona, offers two security-focused bachelor's degrees (Network Security and Technology Forensics) on campus and through its UAT-Online hybrid-online modality, and a 36-credit, module-based Master of Science in Cyber Security offered in person, online or hybrid.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

3 programs verified so far (2 bachelor's, 1 master's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

University of Advancing Technology

Bachelor of Science in Network Security

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Online · Full-time
Location: Tempe, AZSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Internship required
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $13,200 per semester · All students — Undergraduate on-campus tuition, per semester · 2025-2026
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Network Security · Cyber Defense
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University of Advancing Technology

Bachelor of Science in Technology Forensics

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Online · Full-time
Location: Tempe, AZSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Internship required
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $13,200 per semester · All students — Undergraduate on-campus tuition, per semester · 2025-2026
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Digital Forensics
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University of Advancing Technology

Master of Science in Cyber Security

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Online · Hybrid
Location: Tempe, AZSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $9,500 per semester · All students — Graduate (Master's) tuition, per semester · 2025-2026
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Governance, Risk & Compliance
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since October 1, 2009 · next review 08/31/2035

    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: 2007 - 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: Bachelor of Science in Network Security (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “UAT states it is designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) by the NSA, with Network Security as its CAE-validated program of study.” Source: uat.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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

Where online students can enroll from

State authorization decides whether the school can enroll you in an online program from your state.

State authorization

  • UAT is an approved SARA institution, allowing students in other SARA states to take hybrid-online courses.
    Source: uat.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…).
  • Associate of Science in Network Security (Associate of Science)Associate degree.Source: uat.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Associate of Science in Technology Forensics (Associate of Science)Associate degree.Source: uat.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Bachelor of Science in Network Engineering (Bachelor of Science)Network engineering/systems administration degree; security is one topic among routing, switching, servers and virtualization, not a substantial cybersecurity curriculum.Source: uat.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Advancing Technology
Control
Private for-profit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
2625 W Baseline Rd, Tempe, AZ 85283
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
590 of 960 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 — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. uat.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. uat.edu/center-for-cybersecurity — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. uat.edu/cyber-security-degrees — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. uat.edu/media/UAT_Catalog_2026_V1_1.pdf — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  9. uat.edu/network-security-degree — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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