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University of South Carolina

Columbia, SCPublic SACSCOC

NSA CAE-R · 2014 - 2029

The University of South Carolina in Columbia offers an online Master of Science in Information Security and Cyber Leadership through its School of Information Science, and optional cybersecurity concentrations in its Computer Science and Computer Information Systems bachelor's degrees. The School of Information Science also describes a cyber security track for its Information Science bachelor's degree.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

4 programs verified so far (3 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 South Carolina

BS in Computer Information Systems — Cybersecurity Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Columbia, SC
Attendance: Campus-based study
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 South Carolina

BSCS in Computer Science — Cybersecurity Concentration

Bachelor'sBSCSConcentrationBachelor of Science in Computer Science
Format: Campus
Location: Columbia, SC
Attendance: Campus-based study
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 South Carolina

BS in Information Science — Cyber Security Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Columbia, SC
Attendance: Campus-based study
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 South Carolina

Information Security and Cyber Leadership, M.S.

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Columbia, SCSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 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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Accreditation

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

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1917 · next review 06/01/2027

    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: 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: Computer Information Systems with IA Specialization (POS-CD)

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

  • CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD)Published period has ended

    Designation period: 2010 - 2026 · Designation for institutions whose validated program of study meets the NCAE-C cyber defense criteria.

    Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: Computer Information Systems with IA Specialization (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “Designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research in 2015” Source: sc.edu · verified October 11, 2026

The NCAE-C directory lists this school with 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.

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…).
  • Cyber Policy and Ethics, B.S. (Bachelor of Science)Interdisciplinary policy and society degree; security courses are optional choices among digital-skills electives, not a substantial cybersecurity curriculum.Source: academicbulletins.sc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Certificate of Graduate Study in Information Security and Cyber LeadershipGraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: sc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Cybersecurity Operations MinorMinor, not a degree.Source: academicbulletins.sc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Cybersecurity Management, CertificateGraduate certificate (business), not a degree.Source: academicbulletins.sc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Cyber Intelligence, B.S. (Bachelor of Science)Not accepting majors; replaced by the Cyber Policy and Ethics degree.Source: academicbulletins.sc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Cyber Security Studies, CertificateGraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: sc.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of South Carolina
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
Columbia-Campus, Columbia, SC 29208
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
3,068 of 36,579 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. academicbulletins.sc.edu/graduate/programs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. academicbulletins.sc.edu/undergraduate/arts-sciences/cyber-intelligence/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. academicbulletins.sc.edu/undergraduate/arts-sciences/cyber-policy-and-ethics-bs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  4. academicbulletins.sc.edu/undergraduate/engineering-computing/computer-science-engineering/computer-s — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  5. academicbulletins.sc.edu/undergraduate/programs-az/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  6. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  7. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  8. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  9. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  10. sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/academic_programs/masters/masters_info_security_cyber_leadership/i — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  11. sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/library_and_information_science/degree_programs/index.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  12. sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/engineering_and_computing/academics/graduate_programs/cyber_security_c — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  13. sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/engineering_and_computing/academics/undergraduate_programs/computer_sc — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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