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University of Arizona

Tucson, AZPublic WSCUCArizona Online

NSA CAE-CD · 2009 - 2027NSA CAE-CO · 2018 - 2030NSA CAE-R · 2017 - 2030

The University of Arizona's College of Information Science offers a Bachelor of Applied Science in Cyber Defense and a Bachelor of Science in Cyber Operations on the main campus and online, and an online Master of Science in Cyber Operations. Arizona Online also delivers a Master of Science in Cybersecurity run jointly by Management Information Systems (Eller College of Management) and the College of Engineering, and the Eller MS in Management Information Systems offers a Security and Information Assurance concentration.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

5 programs verified so far (2 bachelor's, 3 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 Arizona

Bachelor of Applied Science in Cyber Defense

Bachelor'sBASDedicated degreeFirst-year entryBachelor of Applied Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Tucson, AZSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $525 per credit · All students — Online program tuition & fees
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-CO, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cyber Defense
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University of Arizona

Bachelor of Science in Cyber Operations

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeFirst-year entryBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Tucson, AZSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $525 per credit · All students — Online program tuition & fees
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-CO, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cyber Operations
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University of Arizona

Master of Science in Cyber Operations

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Tucson, AZSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: can typically be completed in 12 months for full-time students (full-time) · 30 credits
Tuition: $750 per credit · All students — Per unit
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-CO, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cyber Operations
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University of Arizona

Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Tucson, AZSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 33 credits
Tuition: $1,250 per credit · All students — Cost per credit (Arizona Online)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-CO, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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University of Arizona

MS in Management Information Systems — Security and Information Assurance (SIA) Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationMaster of Science in Management Information Systems
Format: Campus
Location: Tucson, AZ
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: In as little as 16 months (Condition not stated on the page) · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-CO, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Information Assurance
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Accreditation

  • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since February 24, 2023 · next review 02/16/2029

    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: 2009 - 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 (BS) Applied Science Applied Computing emphasis in Applied Artificial Intelligence (POS-CyberAI); BAS in Cyber Operations (POS-CO); Master of Science in Management Information Systems, Concentration: AZSecure (POS-CD)

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

  • CAE in Cyber Operations (CAE-CO)

    Designation period: 2018 - 2030 · Designation for institutions with a validated, deeply technical cyber operations program of study.

    Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: Bachelor of Science (BS) Applied Science Applied Computing emphasis in Applied Artificial Intelligence (POS-CyberAI); BAS in Cyber Operations (POS-CO); Master of Science in Management Information Systems, Concentration: AZSecure (POS-CD)

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

  • CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R)

    Designation period: 2017 - 2030 · 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: Bachelor of Science (BS) Applied Science Applied Computing emphasis in Applied Artificial Intelligence (POS-CyberAI); BAS in Cyber Operations (POS-CO); Master of Science in Management Information Systems, Concentration: AZSecure (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “The university states it holds the CAE-CD, CAE-CO and CAE-R designations and is under review for the Artificial Intelligence (CAE-AI) designation.” Source: infosci.arizona.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.

Where online students can enroll from

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

International students

  • The MS in Cyber Operations is available to domestic and international students through the Arizona Online campus.
    Source: infosci.arizona.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and funding

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

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…).
  • Undergraduate Certificates in Cyber Defense, Cyber Operations and Cybersecurity; Graduate Certificate in Cyber OperationsCertificates, not degrees.Source: cyberacademy.arizona.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Cybersecurity Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Micro-CredentialMicro-credential, not a degree.Source: cyberacademy.arizona.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Bachelor of Applied Science in Cyber Operations (Bachelor of Applied Science)Replaced by the BAS in Cyber Defense.Source: infosci.arizona.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Arizona
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
1401 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721-0066
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
10,935 of 53,001 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. cyberacademy.arizona.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. eller.arizona.edu/departments-research/centers-labs/artificial-intelligence/research/sfs — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. eller.arizona.edu/programs/masters/mis/mis/program — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. infosci.arizona.edu/bs-cyber-operations — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. infosci.arizona.edu/cyber-saguaros — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. infosci.arizona.edu/ms-cyber-operations — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. infosci.arizona.edu/ms-cyber-operations/admissions-cost — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. infosci.arizona.edu/news/new-bs-cyber-operations-bas-cyber-defense — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  10. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  11. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  12. online.arizona.edu/programs/graduate/online-master-science-cybersecurity-ms — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  13. DAPIP — WSCUC 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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