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University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, NEPublic HLCOnline at UNO

NSA CAE-CD · 2002 - 2027NSA CAE-CO · 2017 - 2028

The University of Nebraska at Omaha offers a 120-credit Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity with Cyber Defense and Cyber Operations concentrations and a 33-credit Master of Science in Cybersecurity with Cyber Operations and Interdisciplinary concentrations, both listed in traditional and online delivery modes. A Cybersecurity concentration is also available within the Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies. The programs are housed in the School of Interdisciplinary Informatics in the College of Information Science & Technology.

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.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha

BMS — Cybersecurity Concentration

Bachelor'sBMSConcentrationBachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies
Format: Campus
Location: Omaha, NE
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-CONSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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University of Nebraska at Omaha

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Omaha, NESchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $436 per credit · In-state — Undergraduate - UNO IS&T (IS), on- or off-campus courses, resident · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-CONSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cyber Operations · Cyber Defense
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University of Nebraska at Omaha

Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Omaha, NESchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 33 credits
Tuition: $499 per credit · In-state — Graduate - UNO IS&T (IS), on- or off-campus courses, resident · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CD, CAE-CONSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cyber Operations
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1939 · 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: 2002 - 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 Cybersecurity (POS-CD); Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, Special Track in Cyber Operations (POS-CO)

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

  • CAE in Cyber Operations (CAE-CO)

    Designation period: 2017 - 2028 · 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 in Cybersecurity (POS-CD); Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, Special Track in Cyber Operations (POS-CO)

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

The school states: “UNO holds NCAE-C designations in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) and Cyber Operations (CAE-CO).” Source: unomaha.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…).
  • Cybersecurity MinorMinor, not a degree.Source: unomaha.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Graduate Certificate in CybersecurityGraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: unomaha.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Computing & Information Science, PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)Concentrations are Artificial Intelligence, Computing Systems, Human-Centered Computing and IT Project Management; no formal cybersecurity concentration or track (security courses appear only as options).Source: catalog.unomaha.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
6001 Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68182-0225
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
3,461 of 15,015 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.unomaha.edu/graduate/degree-programs-certificates-minors/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-ms/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. catalog.unomaha.edu/graduate/degree-programs-certificates-minors/information-technology/information- — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. catalog.unomaha.edu/undergraduate/college-information-science-technology/school-interdisciplinary-in — 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
  8. unomaha.edu/academic-programs/index.php?level=MastersPrograms&mode=Online — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. unomaha.edu/college-of-information-science-and-technology/school-of-interdisciplinary-informatics/cy — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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