Explore All SANS.edu Academic Programs
The SANS Technology Institute offers state-of-the-art undergraduate and graduate programs for every stage of your cybersecurity career.
SANS Technology Institute Undergraduate Programs
Not just for undergrads, our hands-on programs are for anyone new to cybersecurity—or already working in the field without a bachelor’s degree.
Cybersecurity Fundamentals Certificate (CSF)
Gain the skills and confidence to pursue our more technical upper division undergraduate programs.
- Requires 12 prior credits
- Earn 1 GIAC Certification
- Earn 12 credits
- 6 months
Applied Cybersecurity Certificate (ACS)
Prepare to launch a high-paying cybersecurity career at any age with just four hands-on courses.
- Requires 24 prior credits
- Earn 4 GIAC Certifications
- Earn 12 credits
- 10 months
Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Cybersecurity (BACS)
Transfer your college credits to SANS.edu and become one of the most job-ready candidates in cybersecurity.
- Requires 70 prior credits
- Earn 9 GIAC Certifications
- Earn 50 credits at SANS.edu
- 2 years
SANS Technology Institute Graduate Programs
If you’re a college graduate with at least one year of working experience in IT or cybersecurity, these highly technical programs will help you advance.
Cybersecurity Master's Degree
Take your InfoSec career to the highest levels, developing both hands-on technical skills and the ability to lead.
- Requires a bachelor's degree
- Earn 9 GIAC Certifications
- Earn 36 credits
- 3 years
Graduate Certificate Programs: Cloud Security
Get practical skills to defend multi-cloud environments, identify risks, and lead your organization’s secure cloud transformation.
- Requires a bachelor's degree
- Earn 4 GIAC Certifications
- Earn 12 credits
Graduate Certificate Programs: Cyber Defense Operations
Strengthen your ability to identify, mitigate, and defend against evolving cyber threats with hands-on, mission-critical training.
- Requires a bachelor's degree
- Earn 4 GIAC Certifications
- Earn 12 Credits
- 18 months
Graduate Certificate Programs: Cybersecurity Engineering Practitioner
Build foundational, hands-on cybersecurity skills and prepare to pursue advanced, job-focused graduate certificates or a master’s degree.
- Requires a bachelor's degree
- Earn 4 GIAC Certifications
- Earn 12 credits
- 18 months
Graduate Certificate Programs: Cybersecurity Leadership
Combine advanced technical knowledge with leadership skills to manage risk and drive cybersecurity initiatives at the highest levels.
- Requires a bachelor's degree
- Earn 5 GIAC Certifications
- Earn 16 credits
- 18 years, 18 months
Graduate Certificate Programs: Digital Forensics
Develop hands-on skills to collect, analyze, and report digital evidence for investigations and incident response.
- Requires a bachelor's degree
- Earn 4 GIAC Certifications
- Earn 12 credits
- 18 months
Graduate Certificate Programs: Incident Response
Learn to investigate, contain, and remediate cyber incidents with real-world tools and techniques used by professional responders.
- Requires a bachelor's degree
- Earn 4 GIAC Certifications
- Earn 12 credits
- 18 months
Graduate Certificate Programs: Industrial Control Systems Security
Gain specialized skills to protect industrial and critical infrastructure systems from cyber threats and operational disruption.
- Requires a bachelor's degree
- Earn 4 GIAC Certifications
- Earn 12 credits
- 18 months
Graduate Certificate Programs: Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking
Master ethical hacking techniques, risk evaluation, and real-world simulation tools to test and improve your organization’s defenses.
- Requires a bachelor's degree
- Earn 4 GIAC Certifications
- Earn 12 credits
- 18 months
Graduate Certificate Programs: Purple Team Operations
Bridge offense and defense by combining red and blue team skills to improve detection, response, and overall security effectiveness.
- Requires a bachelor's degree
- Earn 4 GIAC Certifications
- Earn 12 credits
- 18 months
Graduate Certificate in Software Supply Chain Security
Learn to secure software development pipelines by identifying, mitigating, and responding to modern supply chain threats.
- Requires a bachelor's degree
- Earn 4 GIAC Certifications
- Earn 12 credits
- 18 months
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