Roger Williams University Online Master of Arts in Cybersecurity

This is the Master of Arts version of Roger Williams University's fully online cybersecurity master's: 30 credits, asynchronous, $1,176 per credit and $35,280 in tuition, plus $145 per semester in fees. It has the same price and schedule as the M.S., so the choice between them comes down to the courses and how you want the diploma to read. Get that answer from admissions before you apply.

Roger Williams University is a private nonprofit university in Bristol, Rhode Island. This page covers its Master of Arts in Cybersecurity, which is taught fully online and asynchronously, so you can do the work on your own schedule.

The degree requires 30 credits, and the school suggests 2 to 3.5 years to finish. You can start three times a year. The summer application deadlines are March 1 for regular review and April 1 for final review.

The school also offers a Master of Science in Cybersecurity at the same credit count, price and pace. The program page lists the two with one shared set of facts, so the details that separate them aren't spelled out there. Read this review next to the M.S. one and ask the questions below.

You would earn a Master of Arts in Cybersecurity from a private nonprofit university. The school-wide graduation rate is 69%, covering every program and student. It describes the university, not this degree. If a certification matters to you, ask which courses cover the exam topics.

Where this degree can lead: Cybersecurity Degree Jobs.

Who It Fits

• You want a cybersecurity master's you can finish entirely online, never planning your week around a live class.
• You like starting in any of three terms a year and having a window of up to 3.5 years.
• You value the M.A. label, perhaps because your career leans toward policy, management or communication rather than engineering, and you've confirmed the courses match that.
• You can budget about $35,280 in tuition for the degree.

Who Should Skip It

• You want the technical, hands-on label of an M.S. on your resume. Ask whether the M.S. is the better fit before choosing.
• You need the lowest-priced route. The $1,176 per-credit rate and the $145 semester fees add up quickly.
• You want to be surrounded by other online students. Federal data shows 1% of the university's graduate students study exclusively online.

The school describes the learning format this way: virtual environments that simulate the operating systems you'd monitor on the job, with everything delivered online. That description sits in the facts the school shares across both of its cybersecurity master's degrees.

The question worth settling is what separates the M.A. from the M.S. in required courses. Ask for both course lists in writing and lay them next to each other. If the M.A. swaps technical courses for policy or management ones, you'll see it straight away.

Expect a single path, not a menu of tracks.

Tuition for 2026-2027 is $1,176 per credit, which puts the 30-credit degree at $35,280. Online students also pay $145 per semester in fees. A slower pace means more semesters and more fees, so ask for an estimate based on how many courses you actually plan to take each term.

The M.A. and the M.S. cost the same, so price doesn't help you choose between them. There's no separate in-state rate listed for online students.

30 credits at $1,176 a credit comes to $35,280 in tuition, before fees.

Coursework is delivered fully online and asynchronously, with no set login times, so it can sit beside a full-time job. Three start dates a year let you begin when your schedule allows.

The school's online footprint is modest. Federal enrollment data shows 1% of its graduate students study exclusively online, so ask how large the online cohort is for this degree and how faculty support asynchronous learners.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• The tuition is $1,176 per credit, so $35,280 for the degree before $145 per semester in fees.
• Ask admissions what changes between the M.A. and the M.S.
• You'll want the full curriculum in writing before you apply.

• Which required courses are different in the M.A. and the M.S.?
• Are the prerequisites of two programming and two networking courses the same for M.A. applicants?
• Can I see the full course list for the M.A. and a sample syllabus?
• How do the virtual environments work in an asynchronous course?
• What would the $145 semester fees total at my pace?
• Do M.A. graduates take the same career paths as M.S. graduates, and can you share examples?

A private university in Bristol, Rhode Island.

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