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University of Illinois Springfield

Springfield, ILPublic HLCUIS Online

NSA CAE-CD · 2009 - 2027

The University of Illinois Springfield offers a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity through its Department of Computer Science, on campus and online, and a Master of Science in Cybersecurity Management through the College of Business and Management, on campus and online. Its online MBA can be paired with a Cybersecurity Administration or Cybersecurity Management certificate.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

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

University of Illinois Springfield

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Springfield, ILSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: 4 years
Tuition: $386 per credit · All students — Undergraduate online (E-Tuition) guaranteed tuition, entry SM26/FL26
Next deadline: December 28, 2026 · Spring 2027
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Information Assurance
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University of Illinois Springfield

MBA — Cybersecurity Administration Concentration

Master'sMBAConcentrationMaster of Business Administration
Format: Online
Location: Springfield, ILSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: as few as 12 months (accelerated pace) · 30 credits
Tuition: $558 per credit · All students — Online MBA Cybersecurity Administration
Next deadline: December 14, 2026 · Spring 2027 (online)
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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University of Illinois Springfield

MBA — Cybersecurity Management Concentration

Master'sMBAConcentrationMaster of Business Administration
Format: Online
Location: Springfield, ILSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: as few as 12 months (accelerated pace) · 30 credits
Tuition: $558 per credit · All students — Online MBA Cybersecurity Management
Next deadline: December 14, 2026 · Spring 2027 (online)
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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University of Illinois Springfield

Master of Science in Cybersecurity Management

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Springfield, ILSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: 2 years; online in as few as 12 months (online, accelerated pace) · 30 credits
Tuition: $558 per credit · All students — Online MS Cybersecurity Management
Next deadline: December 14, 2026 · Spring 2027 (online, 1st half)
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cybersecurity Management
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1975 · next review 08/31/2028

    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 - 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: Information systems Security Bachelors Degree (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “Computer Science Department designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education” Source: catalog.uis.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…).
  • Graduate Certificates in Cybersecurity Administration, Cybersecurity Management, Cybersecurity Policy and Implementation, Digital ForensicsGraduate certificates, not degrees.Source: catalog.uis.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Graduate Certificates in Information Assurance and Systems SecurityGraduate certificates attached to Computer Science; the MS in Computer Science has no documented security concentration.Source: catalog.uis.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Illinois Springfield
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
One University Plaza, Springfield, IL 62703-5407
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
2,161 of 4,661 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.uis.edu/graduate-students/cbam/cybersecurity/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. catalog.uis.edu/graduate-students/chst/csc/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. catalog.uis.edu/undergraduate-students/chst/cybersec/ — 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 — HLC 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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