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Cybersecurity Bachelor's Degree Program

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Overview

A 180-quarter-credit-hour bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity with 124 credit hours of core courses covering network security, incident response, computer forensics, ethical hacking, cryptography and security governance, plus a cybersecurity externship and capstone. It is delivered by distance through synchronous video and asynchronous online learning.

Official program name
Cybersecurity Bachelor's Degree Program
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: an.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Cybersecurity focus
Dedicated cybersecurity degreeThe degree itself is in cybersecurity or a closely related security field (information security, information assurance, cyber operations, digital forensics…).
Source: an.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School
Location
Salem, VAFor the online option this is where the school is located — not a residency requirement, and not a guarantee that you may enroll from your state.
Specializations
None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Required credits
180 credit hours (quarter credits)
Source: an.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified

Entry pathway

Not verified whether this degree admits first-year students or only applicants with prior credits.

Why this program is listed

Dedicated bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity delivered by distance from the Salem, Virginia campus.

Program title is Cybersecurity; required core includes Security+, incident response and disaster recovery, cyber security law and ethics, computer forensics, ethical hacking and network defense, cryptography, firewalls and network security, and a cybersecurity externship and capstone.

Source: an.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and research doctorates at institutionally accredited US schools — dedicated degrees and formal concentrations, never certificates or electives-only degrees. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.
Formats offered
Online
Source: an.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery
Online delivery type not verified
Campus visits (online option)
Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option)
Mixed (live + self-paced)
Source: an.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship
Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

The program page does not say whether the online option requires campus visits. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Program core of 124 credit hours plus 56 credit hours of general education.
    Source: an.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

  • CY499 Cybersecurity Externship and Capstone.
    Source: an.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other

  • Experiential Learning track after one academic year: at least five work hours per week of related professional experience during enrollment.
    Source: an.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Other requirement
RequiredCompleted high school (or equivalent) education, or qualifying college coursework
Source: an.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — Cybersecurity Bachelor, cost per credit hourFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$281per creditIncludes feesCalculated tuition$50,580 = 180 credits × $281 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: an.edu · verified October 11, 2026
All students — Cybersecurity Bachelor, total program cost$50,580entire programIncludes feesSource: an.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, ABET and CAE

Three different things: the school's institutional accreditation, ABET accreditation of this exact program, and the school's NSA CAE designation.

Institutional accreditation

  • Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

This program does not appear in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is program-specific and optional; the school's other programs or its institutional accreditation do not imply it.

NSA CAE designation (school)

The school does not appear in the official NCAE-C directory as of our last check.

A CAE designation belongs to the institution and its validated program of study; it is not accreditation and does not certify every degree. Accreditation & CAE explained

State authorization (online students)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Virginia.

International applicants

Not verified for the online option.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. an.edu/admissions — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. an.edu/programs/bachelors-degrees/cybersecurity-bachelors — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. an.edu/tuition-fees/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. DAPIP — DEAC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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