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Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UTPrivate nonprofit NWCCUWestern Governors University

Western Governors University is an online, competency-based university that charges a flat tuition rate per six-month term. Its School of Technology offers an online Bachelor of Science and an online Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, both of which include industry certification exams in tuition.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

2 programs verified so far (1 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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Western Governors University

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Online · Asynchronous
Location: Salt Lake City, UTSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $4,425 per term · All students — B.S. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, flat rate per six-month term (terms starting October 1, 2026) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: ABET-accredited program
Specializations: Digital Forensics
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Western Governors University

Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online · Asynchronous
Location: Salt Lake City, UTSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $4,925 per term · All students — M.S. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, flat rate per six-month term (terms starting October 1, 2026) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: No ABET or CAE record found
Specializations: Governance, Risk & Compliance
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Accreditation

  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since February 13, 2003 · next review 10/01/2030

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

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)Published period has ended

    Designation period: 2021 - 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: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “The B.S. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance has been validated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Program of Study through the academic year 2026.” Source: wgu.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.

Academic advising

  • Program MentorsEach student works with a designated Program Mentor from the start of the program through graduation.Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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…).
  • Associate of Science, Cybersecurity and Information Assurance - USNCC (Associate of Science)Associate degree (listed for USNCC).Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Network and Cyber Defense Foundations Certificate - USNCC onlyCertificate, not a degree.Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Bachelor of Science in Cloud and Network Engineering (Bachelor of Science)Cloud and networking degree with General, AWS, Azure and Cisco tracks; no cybersecurity concentration.Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Master of Science in Information Technology (Master of Science)General IT leadership degree; cybersecurity strategy is one topic area, no formal security specialization.Source: wgu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Western Governors University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
4001 South 700 East Suite 700, Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
185,015 of 185,015 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. 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 — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. wgu.edu/financial-aid-tuition/2026-2027-tuition.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. wgu.edu/financial-aid-tuition/tuition-it-degrees.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/cloud-network-engineering-bachelors-program.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/cyber-education-center/overview.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/cybersecurity-information-assurance-bachelors-program.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  10. wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/cybersecurity-information-assurance-masters-program.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  11. wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/information-technology-masters-program.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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