University of Advancing Technology Online Cyber Security (MS)

The University of Advancing Technology's online M.S. in Cyber Security is a 36-credit graduate degree built from four nine-credit modules, priced by the semester instead of by the credit.

It suits you if you want a technology-focused school with an online format already built for working adults. The costs need a careful read: tuition is $9,500 per semester today and $9,800 starting January 1, 2027, and the school is a private for-profit.

The University of Advancing Technology, known as UAT, is a private for-profit technology university in Tempe, Arizona, with a separate UAT Online side. Its page says all graduate programs are offered in person, online or through hybrid formats, and the Cyber Security (MS) is one of those degrees.

The structure is unusual. Instead of a long list of three-credit courses, the graduate degree is made of four modules of nine credits each, for 36 credits in total. Each module bundles several topics into one block of study, so you spend a stretch of time on one area instead of juggling many small classes.

UAT also offers a Network Security (BS) at the undergraduate level. That's the right comparison if you haven't finished a bachelor's yet. This master's page is the graduate path for people who already hold one.

You'd earn a Master of Science in Cyber Security. The school states it is designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense by the National Security Agency, and its Network Security (BS) curriculum is certified by the NSA's Information Assurance Courseware Evaluation program. Those statements come from the undergraduate pages, so ask whether they apply to the master's as well.

Where this degree can lead: Cybersecurity Degree Jobs.

Who It Fits

• You already have a bachelor's degree and want a graduate cybersecurity credential from a school that centers on technology instead of general liberal arts.
• You like studying one big block at a time, which is what four nine-credit modules give you.
• You prefer a flat price per semester so you can plan your budget in a few large payments.
• You want a school with an online side that has run undergraduate degrees in asynchronous, 7.5-week modules, so online study isn't an afterthought.

Who Should Skip It

• You need to compare tuition per credit directly. UAT quotes graduate tuition per semester, so you have to divide by the credits you take each term.
• You want a public or nonprofit school. UAT is a private for-profit, and some employers and graduate programs weigh that differently, so check how your target employers see it.

The page describes the degree as four modules of nine credits each. Ask an admissions advisor for the module outline before you apply, so you can see what each block covers and in what order.

What we can say comes from UAT's related Network Security (BS). Its sources name Network Security Monitoring, Information Governance, Linux I for Technologists and NTS442, a course that prepares students for the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, which focuses on managing and protecting an existing commercial network. Ask whether the master's carries a similar hands-on competition course or lab.

UAT lists graduate tuition at $9,500 per semester for 2025-2026 and $9,800 per semester effective January 1, 2027. Separately, its tuition page shows UAT-Online and Hybrid tuition of $10,300 per 12-credit semester, so you should ask which figure applies to an online master's student.

The degree is 36 credits. Ask how many semesters that takes and whether the semester price changes if you take fewer credits, because that determines your total, and get a written estimate. Also ask about additional fees; the undergraduate side lists a resource fee, and you'll want to know if one applies at the graduate level.

UAT says its graduate programs can be taken online. At the school level, 69% of students are enrolled exclusively online, a high share that suggests online students are not a small side group here.

The undergraduate sources describe asynchronous delivery in 7.5-week modules taken two at a time within 15-week semesters. Confirm how live sessions, deadlines and group work operate at the graduate level before you assume the same pacing.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• Tuition is quoted per semester, so your total depends on how many semesters you take. Get that in writing.
• The posted price changes on January 1, 2027, from $9,500 to $9,800 per semester, so starting later costs more.
• Courses, labs and any capstone come from an advisor, so ask for the module outline before you decide.

• Which tuition figure applies to the online M.S.: $9,500, $9,800 or $10,300 per semester?
• How many semesters do the four nine-credit modules usually take for a working student?
• What courses and labs are inside each module?
• Is delivery asynchronous, or do I need to be online at set times?
• Do the NSA designation and curriculum certification apply to this master's degree?
• What resource or technology fees are charged each semester at the graduate level?

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