Saint Leo University Online Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Saint Leo's online Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity is a 120-credit degree at a published $425 per credit hour, which puts tuition at $51,000 before fees. It is a clear, easy-to-price option from a private nonprofit with a long online track record. Ask for the full curriculum before you commit.

Saint Leo University is a private nonprofit in Saint Leo, Florida, with 9,692 students in the federal enrollment count. Of those, 68% are enrolled exclusively online, so the online division is central to the school rather than an add-on.

This page covers the Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, which the school estimates at four years for 120 credit hours. Saint Leo offers three cybersecurity credentials online, and they are priced very differently.

The Associate of Arts is 60 credits at $250 per credit hour. The Master of Science is 30 credits at $785 per credit hour, with a $670 military rate for eligible service members and spouses.

The bachelor's sits in the middle at $425.

If you are deciding between them, the bachelor's is the one for someone with no prior degree who wants the full four-year credential. The associate is a shorter first step, and the master's is for people who already have a bachelor's.

Saint Leo's 2026-2027 worldwide bachelor rate is $425 per credit hour. Over the 120 credits of the degree, that comes to $51,000 in tuition. That is a clean number to plan around, and it is easy to compare with other schools.

The extras are where the bill grows. There is a technology fee of $45 per online course, and a course materials program charged at $30 per credit. The materials charge can be waived if you opt out and buy your own books.

Do the math on your own situation: if you take the materials program for all 120 credits, that is an additional charge on top of the $51,000, and the technology fee repeats with every course.

For comparison inside Saint Leo, the associate is $250 per credit and the master's is $785. Federal data lists a campus charge of $700 per credit for the university, which is not the online rate, so use the $425 figure.

120 credits at $425 a credit comes to $51,000 in tuition, before fees.

Who It Fits

• You want a four-year cybersecurity bachelor's with a flat, published per-credit price so you can plan the whole bill.
• You are interested in offensive security. The school lists coursework in penetration testing and ethical hacking.
• You like the idea of real employer connections. Students have interned with Verizon, Tech Data Corporation and the Pasco County Sheriff's Department.
• You are starting from scratch and want a school where 68% of students are already learning online.

Who Should Skip It

• You want the lowest sticker price possible. At $425 per credit hour for 120 credits, tuition is $51,000, and fees come on top.

The one curriculum detail Saint Leo highlights for the bachelor's is coursework in penetration testing and ethical hacking. That means learning how attackers find weak points in a system so you can find and fix them first, which is the hands-on side of security work.

A 120-credit bachelor's includes general education classes as well as security classes, and the split matters if you want the most cybersecurity per dollar. Ask for the degree plan and count how many of the 120 credits are security courses.

The school also says internships and research projects are built into the cybersecurity programs at the associate and master's levels.

Standout Features

• Coursework in penetration testing and ethical hacking

Saint Leo lists this program as available through its campus, education center and online options, and the cybersecurity degree is published as fully online. Federal data shows 68% of students are enrolled exclusively online, which tells you the online systems are well used.

The $45 technology fee per online course suggests each course is billed as its own online unit, so the number of courses you take matters to your costs.

Ask the admissions office whether classes run in short terms, whether live sessions are required, and whether the internships at Verizon, Tech Data Corporation or the sheriff's department are open to students who live far from Florida.

The degree is a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity. The credential rests on the university itself and on what you build during the degree.

Some useful context from federal data: the university's graduation rate is 45%, it admits 78% of applicants, and graduates in this field who reported earnings had a median of $52,934 as measured by the College Scorecard. That earnings number is an early-career figure, which means it reflects people not long out of school, and it is not what a mid-career security professional earns.

For a stronger resume, plan to add a certification on your own while you study, and use the internship connections to land practical experience before you graduate.

Where this degree can lead: Cybersecurity Degree Jobs.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• Total tuition is $51,000 before the $45 technology fee per online course and the $30 per credit materials charge.
• Ask for the course sequence, capstone details and any certification the degree lines up with.
• The university's graduation rate is 45%, which is a school-wide figure but a reminder to check support services.
• The estimated four-year timeline is long for working adults unless you bring transfer credits.

• Can I see the full degree plan, with the number of security courses out of the 120 credits?
• Which courses cover penetration testing and ethical hacking, and are the labs done on virtual machines I reach from home?
• Is an internship required, or optional, and are the Verizon, Tech Data and sheriff's department placements open to online students?
• How many credits from my previous college work will transfer?
• If I finish Saint Leo's associate first, do all 60 of those credits apply to the bachelor's?
• What are the term lengths and start dates for the online courses?

• Best Online Programs in Florida Rank 3 of 4, bachelor's

• Master of Science in Cybersecurity

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  Fully Online $785 per credit Score 38.3

• Associate of Arts in Cybersecurity

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  Fully Online $250 per credit Score 46.8

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• Miller-Motte College

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• Troy University

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• University of Maine at Augusta

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  Maine Score 40.9