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University of Houston

Houston, TXPublic SACSCOCCullen College of Engineering Online Programs

NSA CAE-CD · 2009 - 2028NSA CAE-R · 2014 - 2029

The University of Houston offers a Master of Science in Cybersecurity through the Department of Information Science Technology in the Cullen College of Engineering, based at UH Engineering in Sugar Land. The 30-hour program is presented as hybrid on the UH online programs site and is listed among the college's online master's programs.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

1 program verified so far (1 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 Houston

Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Online · Hybrid
Location: Sugar Land, TXSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: recommended two-year course sequence · 30 credits
Tuition: $676.25 per credit · In-state — Engineering-Technology, Masters/PS Resident (consolidated tuition and incidental fees) · 2026-2027
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, 1954 · next review 12/01/2028

    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 - 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: Master of Science in Cybersecurity (POS-CD)

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

  • CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R)

    Designation period: 2014 - 2029 · 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: Master of Science in Cybersecurity (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “UH cybersecurity programs recognized by NSA and DHS as a Center of Academic Excellence since 2007, now also holding a research designation, per the institution.” Source: uh.edu · 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.

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…).
  • MS Computer Science (Master of Science)Listed tracks are Core Computer Sciences, Data Analysis, Parallel and Distributed Systems, Interactive Media and AI; no cybersecurity track (security is only a research area).Source: uh.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • BS Computer Information Systems (Bachelor of Science)General CIS degree; cybersecurity appears only as a career path and research topic, with no formal security concentration on the program page.Source: ist.uh.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Houston
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
4302 University Drive, Room 212, Houston, TX 77204-2018
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
5,330 of 46,676 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. uh.edu/nsm/computer-science/graduate/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. ist.uh.edu/programs/graduate/cybersecurity — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. ist.uh.edu/programs/undergraduate/computer-information-systems — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. uh.edu/graduate-school/admissions/contacts-and-deadlines — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. uh.edu/online/online-programs/hybrid/cyber-security-ms.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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