Our Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity degree helps prepare you to play a vital role in stopping cyber threats. As an IT security professional, you’ll build secure firewalls, detect hacker attacks, and maintain system protection. Expand your knowledge and skill development through cybersecurity courses in one of two specializations, Cybersecurity Operations or Cybersecurity Analyst Defender. Become the guardian of an organization’s most valuable asset — its data.
Save time and money on your bachelor's degree with eligible transfer credits.
Your work, life, and school experiences may give you a head start on your degree.
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- No entrance exam for cybersecurity program
- No SAT/ACT
- No essay required
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Courses
Your cybersecurity degree courses provide a deeper understanding of a variety of topics essential for IT security including cyber domain, networking analysis, fundamental security concepts to mitigate vulnerabilities, security operations, cloud computing and wireless security. Coursework for this program aligns to many critical cybersecurity skills including disaster recovery, administrative network strategy and network defense fundamentals.
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Requirements include core courses that provide foundational cybersecurity knowledge and skills, electives that let you specialize your online cybersecurity degree in areas of interest and general education courses that provide skills important for overall career development. You’ll need 120 credits (3 credits per course) to complete this Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity. Your course schedule may vary based on transferable credits or credits earned through theUniversity's Prior Learning Assessment.
Your core courses will cover all areas of cybersecurity including network defense, ethical hacking, web and cloud computing security and more. Your coursework also includes two capstone projects that require a demonstration of cybersecurity knowledge and skills learned in the program.
Elective courses let you explore areas of cybersecurity that are of interest to you such as cloud technologies and Java Programming that can enhance your cybersecurity career goals.
Your general education courses help you round out your cybersecurity education with important soft skills such as critical thinking, ethics and governance and policy. These and other soft skills prepare you for troubleshooting, problem-solving and decision-making in your career.
Your academic counselor will help schedule your courses for a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity.
Learning shouldn’t take years to put into practice. That’s why we’re empowering you to build career-relevant skills with every five- to six-week course.
We’ve worked with the labor market researcher Lightcast to identify in-demand skills for occupations and mapped those to our related associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs.
The International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC Council) certifies individuals in various e-business and information security skills. Certifications are offered in over 87 countries globally. ۴ý is a proud EC-Council partner and Circle of Excellence award-winner.
Academic Circle of Excellence Award Winner in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Your Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity content will prepare you for EC-Council certification exams:
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Foundations of Security
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EC-Council Certified Secure Computer User (CSCU) exam
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Computer Network Defense 1, 2 and 3
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EC-Council Certified Network Defender (CND) exam
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Ethical Hacking 1, 2 and 3
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EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) exam
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Risk Assessment Insider Threat and Reporting |
EC-Council Certified Incident Handler (ECIH) exam EC-Council Certified Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI) exam |
Computer Forensics Investigative Process Computer Forensics Lab Network Wireless, Web, Email and Mobile Forensics |
EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI) exam
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Tuition
Tuition is based on number of credit hours per course. Courses are typically 3 credits, but can range from 1-6 credits. Costs do not include savings opportunities like transfer credits and scholarships.
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Your prior eligible college credits can save you time and money, helping you graduate faster. That’s why we’ve accepted transcripts from 5,000+ institutions. Check to see if you can apply eligible transfer credits from an institutionally accredited university or college toward your online cybersecurity degree.
Save time and money when you transfer eligible credits toward your bachelor's in cybersecurity.
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Tuition rate
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$398
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Typical credits per course
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3
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Resource fee
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$170
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Estimated cost per course
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$1,364
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Total program length
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120 cr.
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Length of course
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5 wks
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Tuition guarantee promise
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Yes
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Data pulled on September 27, 2024
[1] $365 per 1000-2000 level credit; $415 per 3000-4000 level credit
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Certain licensure programs and coursework in other degree programs may have additional fees. Please check with your advisor orcourse catalogfor additional info.
Tuition is based on number of credit hours per course. Courses are typically 3 credits, but can range from 1-6 credits.
Eligible students saved:
$11,000 & 1 year
Students with eligible credits and relevant experience on average saved $11k and 1 year off their undergraduate degreewith ۴ý.
Eligible students saved:
$11,000 & 1 year
Students with eligible credits and relevant experience on average saved $11k and 1 year off their undergraduate degreewith ۴ý.
You may have options when it comes to paying for college tuition and expenses, such as federal grants and loans. Our finance advisors can answer your questions about financial aid and can help guide you through the process.
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Careers & Outcomes
About 16,800 openings for information security analysts are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Be prepared with the skills and knowledge you need for an IT security career.
When you earn your Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity you’ll be equipped with a concrete set of skills you can apply on the job.You’ll learn how to:
Top skills learned in this program:
Security policies
Vulnerability
Network security
Information systems security
Cybersecurity
A BSCYB can help prepare you to be an:
33% growth
According to the, job growth for IT security analysts is projected to bemuch faster than averagebetween 2023 and 2033.
The BLS Projected Growth for 2023-2033 is published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. This data reflects the BLS’ projections of national (not local) conditions. These data points are not specific to ۴ý students or graduates.
Starting your cybersecurity degree is a big decision — and we want you to feel great about it. That’s why we remove obstacles from your application.
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You have a support team of real people you can lean on. And our academic counselors, who are with you every step of the way, have earned a 5-star rating from 85% of our surveyed students.[1]
[1] Transactional Survey, September 2022-August 2023 (23,739 respondents)
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You have a support team of real people you can lean on. And our academic counselors, who are with you every step of the way, have earned a 5-star rating from 90% of our surveyed students.[1]Start a conversation with an enrollment representative today.
[1] Transactional Survey, August 2021-22 (18,645 respondents)
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Work toward your degree without giving up what matters most. Start your degree year-round and take one class at a time.
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You have a support team available up to 14 hours a day, 5 days a week while you earn your cybersecurity degree.
Faculty Spotlight
As a university built for working adults, we believe you should be taught by faculty whopractice what they teach. The IT curriculum they teach today is designed to help you make an impact inyour day-to-day work tomorrow, bridging the gap between academics and industry knowledge.
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As the internet becomes more vital for life and business, so does the demand for online security. The cybersecurity industry is centered around protecting data from cybersecurity attacks. An organization’s infrastructure must be compliant with cybersecurity standards and policies and vulnerabilities need to be identified to protect and secure data and network systems.
The industry needs ethical hackers to protect and defend against ransomware, malware, and all forms of cyber-attacks. The EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) exam is recommended for cybersecurity professionals.
Your Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity includes three courses focused on ethical hacking so that you get hands-on experience in footprinting and reconnaissance, firewalls and honeypots, SQL injection attacks, hacking web applications, and more.
Our IT faculty use a learn-practice-apply methodology to provide hands-on experience that applies your skills in real-world cybersecurity scenarios. Learn the strategies and methods that would be used by a malicious hacker, then develop countermeasures to shore up a system’s defense.
Accreditation
Since 1978, ۴ý has maintained institutional accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), . Learn more about the value of ۴ý accreditation and how it benefits our students.
Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting against the criminal or unauthorized use of electronic data, or the measures taken to achieve this. Cybersecurity includes protecting computer and network systems from the theft of, or damage to, their hardware, software or electronic data, and any disruption of the services they provide.
Upon graduation from a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity degree program, graduates have potential for careers in private or public sectors, as well as federal agencies, criminal justice agencies, hospitals—really anywhere data is stored electronically. Possible jobs include information security analyst, network and computer systems administrator and tech services.
In a normal circumstance, students can graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity degree in approximately 47 months with no prior college credits. But with ۴ý, students can save both time and money by submitting previous educational, job or life experience for evaluation for potential credit through the Prior Learning Assessment. On average, students working toward a bachelor's degree with prior eligible college credits and relevant life experience saved $11k and 1 year off their undergraduate degree.
۴ý offers career-relevant education, providescareer services, hires real world faculty and has more than 100 degrees and certificates aligned to over 300+ occupations. Choose from a variety of certificates that you can add to your Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity degree that can allow you to become specialized in many different areas.
We also offerexceptional flexibility. You can log in and complete course work on your time, receive around-the-clock support and choose from frequent start dates. Plus, students can pursue ourtuition savingsand scholarship opportunities, which can make earning their degree more affordable and take less time.
The Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity degree program offers two ways to customize your education. Choose from several elective courses you can take throughout your program. Or choose from lower division and upper division certificates to add to your program. Your Enrollment Representative can help you find the right electives and certificates to take based on your career goals.
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