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Hill University Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), built in 1983 as University Center. Renamed in 1991 to honor former university president S. Richardson Hill. Closed and demolished in fall 2013. The larger Hill Student Center, occupying the same site, was completed in December. Campus photograph. · Photo: Aves · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, ALPublic SACSCOC

NSA CAE-R · 2012 - 2030

The University of Alabama at Birmingham offers an on-campus B.S. in Digital Forensics and an on-campus M.S. in Cyber Security, both drawing on the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Criminal Justice in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Collat School of Business offers an online M.S. in Management Information Systems with a Cyber Security Management concentration and an Information Systems major with a Cybersecurity Management concentration. UAB runs a CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

4 programs verified so far (2 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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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Bachelor of Science in Digital Forensics

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $399 per credit · In-state — Undergraduate in-state, College of Arts and Sciences · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Digital Forensics
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University of Alabama at Birmingham

BS in Information Systems — Cybersecurity Management Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Birmingham, ALSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Master of Science in Cyber Security

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: $508 per credit · In-state — Graduate in-state, College of Arts and Sciences / Graduate School · 2026-2027
Next deadline: December 1, 2026 · Spring 2027
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Digital Forensics
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University of Alabama at Birmingham

MS in Management Information Systems — Cyber Security Management Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationMaster of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Birmingham, ALSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Most students can complete degree requirements within 1.6 years (1 year for full-time students) (1 year for full-time students) · 30 credits
Tuition: $615 per credit · All students — Graduate online courses, in-state and out-of-state, Collat School of Business · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cybersecurity Management
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Accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since July 1, 1970 · 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 Research (CAE-R)

    Designation period: 2012 - 2030 · Designation for institutions with a cybersecurity research program meeting the NCAE-C research criteria (typically doctoral-granting).

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

The school states: “UAB's CyberCorps page cites a DHS/NSA CAE-R designation since 2012.” Source: sites.uab.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

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.

  • UAB CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Service scholarship

    Stipend of $37,000 per year; tuition and education-related fees; professional allowance of $6,000 per academic year

    Eligibility: Students applying to or pursuing UAB master's programs in Cyber Security, Data Science or Computer Science

    Obligation: Complete an internship and work for a federal, state, local or tribal government organization in a cybersecurity position for a period equal to the length of the scholarship after graduation

    Source: sites.uab.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
Administration Bldg Suite 1070, Birmingham, AL 35294-0110
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
5,807 of 21,160 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.uab.edu/graduate/collegeofartsciences/interdisciplinaryprograms/computer-forensics-security- — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. catalog.uab.edu/graduate/schoolofbusiness/mgmtfosystemsquantitativemethods/managementinformationsyst — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. catalog.uab.edu/undergraduate/collegeofartsciences/interdisciplinaryprograms/digitalforensics/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  4. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  5. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  8. sites.uab.edu/cybercorps/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. uab.edu/cas/computerscience/graduate-programs/masters-programs/ms-cyber-security — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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