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online cybersecurity degree
Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity Degree
Start your online cybersecurity degree
An organization’s most valuable asset is its data — making the people who protect it indispensable. With our Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity degree, you’ll prepare to play a vital role in stopping cyber threats within any organization. And you’ll take just one 5-week course at a time, so you can balance work and life on the path to your degree.
Transfer credits
Your eligible transfer credits could cover up to 75% of your bachelor's degree.
Scholarships
Explore over $1 million in scholarship opportunities for new or transfer students.
Apply free
No application fee
No SAT/ACT
No essay required
Ignite Your Passion
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Courses
Browse courses for your online cybersecurity degree
Education should hold practical value. That’s why our courses meet rigorous academic standards and provide you with skills and knowledge immediately applicable to your career.
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Requirements: 120 credits
You’ll need 120 credits to complete this online degree. Your course schedule may vary based on transferable credits or credits earned through the University’s Prior Learning Assessment.
Schedule
Attend class whenever it fits your life, day or night because our online classroom is available 24/7/365. Your academic counselor will help schedule your courses for a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity degree.
Earn career-relevant skills in weeks – not years.
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 labor market researchers like Lightcast to find in-demand skills for occupations and mapped those to our related associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs.
Tuition
Transfer credits
Your previous eligible college credits can save you time and money – helping you to graduate faster. That’s why we’ve accepted transcripts from 5,000+ institutions, so you can apply eligible transfer credits from an institutionally accredited university or college toward a degree of your choice.
75%
Of your bachelor's degree could be covered with eligible transfer credits.
Affordable, fixed tuition
Lock in the peace of mind that comes with fixed, affordable tuition. You’ll enjoy one flat rate from the moment you enroll until the day you graduate from your program. That’s your Tuition Guarantee.
University of Phoenix cybersecurity degree vs other universities
| Phoenix | |
|---|---|
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Cost per credit
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$398
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Credits per course
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3
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Tuition per course
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$1,194
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Total program length in credits
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120
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Length of course in weeks
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5
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Fees
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One fee per course
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Tuition guarantee
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YES
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Data pulled on March 31, 2023
[1] $357 per 1000-2000 level credit; $415 per 3000-4000 level credit
Source of data: For each institution, the data are publicly available in multiple locations, including Academic Catalogs, Program pages, Tuition and fees pages, and syllabi. All data are publicly available on the websites.
Certain licensure programs and coursework in other degree programs may have additional fees. Please check with your advisor or course catalog for additional info.
| COA Components | Bachelors Degree (non-CBE) |
|---|---|
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Tuition and Fees¹
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$9,288
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Books, course materials, supplies and equipment
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$1,416
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Transportation
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$1,360
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Miscellaneous personal expenses
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$550
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Living Expenses²
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Food
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$2,650
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Housing³
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$5,120
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Federal student loan fees
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$60
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Dependent care expenses
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$0
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Disability related expenses
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$0
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Total COA
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$20,444
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1The tuition component is based on a per credit weighted average for the credential level across the entire University.
2The University allows the same living expense amounts for students in all living arrangements and dependency statuses.
3The living expense component for students receiving Military Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) only includes an allowance for food.
Scholarships
Starting with your first course, every new, qualifying student will be awarded up to $1,000 to up to $3,000. Because scholarships shouldn’t just be for the chose few – they should be accessible to all working adults, like you.
$1 Million
In scholarship opportunities
Financial aid
You 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.
Federal Student Loan Basics
Careers & Outcomes
What can you do with an online cybersecurity degree?
Learning can lead to earning. Discover where your degree might take you and make informed choices about your future.
A BSCYB can help prepare you to be an:
- IT Systems Security Analyst
- Information Security Specialist
- IT Specialist
- Systems Analyst
- Information Systems Supervisor
Top skills learned in this program:
Security policies
Vulnerability
Network security
Information systems security
Cyber security
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What you’ll learn
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:
- Examine an organization's infrastructure to ensure compliance with cybersecurity standards and policies.
- Evaluate organizational policies and strategies to determine potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
- Apply a variety of hacking tools and techniques to expose risk and protect and secure network systems in a variety of organizations.
- Apply the known phases of ethical hacking to protect and secure networks systems in a variety of organizations.
- Apply object-oriented scripting to solve potential cyber-security attacks.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth for IT security analysts is projected to be much faster than average between 2021 and 2031.
The BLS Projected Growth for 2021-2031 is published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This data reflects the BLS’ projections of national (not local) conditions. These data points are not specific to University of Phoenix students or graduates.
Admissions
Apply for free – no application fee, no obligation.
Starting your degree is a big decision — and we want you to feel great about it. That’s why we remove obstacles from your application.
- No cost to request transcripts
- No SAT/ACT required
- No essay required
- No cost, risk-free trial for eligible students
How to enroll at University of Phoenix
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You’ll have a support team of real people you can lean on to encourage your success as a student. Start a conversation about your future with one of our enrollment representatives today.
Call us at 844-937-8679 or chat with us 7 days a week.
Receive highly rated 1-on-1 support
You’ll have a support team of real people you can lean on to encourage your success as a student. Start a conversation about your future with one of our enrollment representatives today.
Call or chat with us 7 days a week.
An education that fits your busy life
Balancing family, work and school
Work toward your degree without giving up what matters most. Start your degree year-round and take one class at a time.
Online learning
Enroll in online classes and attend class whenever it fits your life, day or night.
Around-the-clock support and resources
You have a support team available up to 20 hours a day, 5 days a week. 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]
[1] Transactional Survey, August 2021-22 (18,645 respondents)
Faculty Spotlight
Professionals dedicated to you
Your success is a top priority for our deans and faculty members. They bring an average of 26 years of experience and hands-on perspective to the classroom, and help bridge the gap between academics and industry knowledge.
Accreditation
Count on the quality of your education
University of Phoenix has been continually accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), hlcommission.org, since 1978.
Frequently asked questions about the Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity degree
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 security consultant, computer forensics, security analyst and IT technician.
In a normal circumstance, students can graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity degree in a little over four years with no prior college credits. But with University of Phoenix, students can apply for potential 500 scholarship opportunities. 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.
University of Phoenix offers career-relevant education, provides career 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 offer exceptional 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 our tuition savings and 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.
While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.