Saint Leo University Online Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Saint Leo's online Master of Science in Cybersecurity is a 30-credit degree at $785 per credit hour, which comes to $23,550 in tuition before fees. Service members and their spouses get a lower $670 rate. It stands out for how online the school is, since 75% of its graduate students study exclusively online, and for being the top step in a three-level cybersecurity ladder that starts with an associate degree.

Saint Leo University is a private nonprofit university in Saint Leo, Florida. Its master's in cybersecurity is offered online, and the university groups it with its Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence master's programs in a single tuition category. The program page says internships and research projects are built into the curriculum.

Saint Leo has cybersecurity degrees at three levels. The Associate of Arts is 60 credits at $250 per credit and takes about 2 years. The Bachelor of Science is 120 credits at $425 per credit, with coursework in penetration testing and ethical hacking, and it lists interns placed with Verizon, Tech Data Corporation and the Pasco County Sheriff's Department.

The master's is the shortest of the three at 30 credit hours and costs the most per credit. It's meant for people who already have a bachelor's and want a graduate credential, not a way into the field.

The 2026-2027 rate is $785 per credit hour for the school's master's programs in cybersecurity, computer science and artificial intelligence. At 30 credits that is $23,550 in tuition. Active duty, reserve and guard members and their spouses pay $670 per credit hour.

There's a technology fee of $45 per online course and a course materials program at $30 per credit, which you may be able to waive by opting out. Those charges are on top of tuition, so ask for an all-in estimate with and without the materials program.

30 credits at $785 a credit comes to $23,550 in tuition, before fees.

Who It Fits

• You're active duty, in the reserve or guard, or the spouse of someone who is, and the $670 per credit military rate (instead of $785) lowers the price of every one of the 30 credits.
• You want a graduate degree among a large online student body, since 75% of Saint Leo's graduate students study exclusively online.
• You'd like internship or research project work built into your degree instead of treated as an optional extra.
• You want one school that can carry you from an associate degree to a master's, with the same online format at every level.

Who Should Skip It

• You're price-sensitive and don't qualify for the military rate. At $785 per credit, $23,550 in tuition is a large number before technology and materials fees.
• You want to compare course titles before you talk to anyone. You'd need to ask the university for the master's course list first.

The master's page says internships and research projects are built into the curriculum. Ask for the course sequence and whether the research project is a thesis, a capstone or something else.

The bachelor's page gives a better view of how Saint Leo teaches the subject. Its cybersecurity bachelor's includes penetration testing and ethical hacking. If you're coming from that degree, ask the graduate advisor how the master's goes further than the bachelor's, since a repeat of the same material would be a poor use of $23,550.

Saint Leo offers this program online, and 75% of its graduate students are enrolled exclusively online, which is a high share. In practice that means the support, scheduling and advising are set up around remote students.

The program page also lists campus and education center options, so the same degree can be taken in more than one way. If you plan to study online, confirm that the internship and research project can be done from where you live.

You'd earn a Master of Science in Cybersecurity from a private nonprofit university. Ask whether a programmatic accreditor or specific certification exams are tied to the degree. Federal College Scorecard data puts median earnings for Saint Leo graduates in this field at $94,011.

Where this degree can lead: Cybersecurity Degree Jobs.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• The per-credit price of $785 is the highest in the school's cybersecurity ladder, which costs $250 at the associate level and $425 at the bachelor's level.
• Technology fees of $45 per online course add up over a 30-credit degree.
• Course titles come from an advisor, so ask for the course list before you apply.

• Which courses make up the 30 credits, and which are required versus elective?
• What does the research project look like, and can I do the internship remotely?
• What is the total with the $45 technology fee per course and the $30 per credit materials program?
• Can I qualify for the $670 military rate through a spouse or the reserve?
• How does the master's go beyond the bachelor's penetration testing and ethical hacking coursework?
• How many credits can I transfer in from graduate work elsewhere?

• Best for Military Students Rank 10 of 10, master's
• Best Programs With Internships Rank 10 of 10, master's
• Best Online Programs in Florida Rank 3 of 4, master's

• Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

  B.S., Bachelor's

  Fully Online $425 per credit Score 37.4

• Associate of Arts in Cybersecurity

  A.A., Associate

  Fully Online $250 per credit Score 46.8

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  Florida Score 37.9

• University of Advancing Technology

  Cyber Security (MS)

  Arizona Score 39.4

• Westcliff University

  Master of Science in Information Technology (Cybersecurity Concentration)

  California Score 36.9

• Marshall University

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  West Virginia $534.75 per credit Score 39.9