Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOnlineOn campus

Overview

A 127-credit Bachelor of Science with a 39-credit cybersecurity major, offered online, on campus and as an accelerated online cohort for students with an associate degree; students may choose a Protect and Defend, Securely Provision or Oversee and Govern emphasis.

Official program name: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: bellevue.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: bellevue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Bellevue University
Location: Bellevue, NEFor 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: Incident Response — core of the degree (“Penetration Testing and Incident Response; Protect and Defend Emphasis (Intrusion Detection and Response)”)Network Security — core of the degree (“Network Security (CIS 311) required”)Software & Application Security — core of the degree (“Web Application Security; Database Security”)
Tracks / concentrations: Protect and Defend Emphasis · Securely Provision Emphasis · Oversee and Govern Emphasis
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: 127 total credit hours
Source: bellevue.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 offered online, on campus and in an accelerated online cohort format.

Degree titled Cybersecurity; 33 required credits include network security, access control, operational security, web application security, cyber investigations and forensics, and penetration testing and incident response.

Source: bellevue.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 · On campus
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery: Online delivery type not verified
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Asynchronous
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Optional internship
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
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

39-credit major: 33 required credits plus a 6-credit emphasis or two electives
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Internship

CIS 456 Service Component can be a project, research study, certification or internship
Source: bellevue.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Accelerated options

Accelerated online cohort format of the same degree, two courses at a time; requires an associate degree
Source: bellevue.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: RequiredHigh school or high school equivalency
Source: bellevue.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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — Online, per credit hour	$459	per creditCalculated tuition$58,293 = 127 credits × $459 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: bellevue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
All students — On campus, per credit hour	$339	per creditCalculated tuition$43,053 = 127 credits × $339 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: bellevue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Military preferred rate	$250	per creditCalculated tuition$31,750 = 127 credits × $250 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: bellevue.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

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — 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)

CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) · 2012 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: Master of Science in Cybersecurity (POS-CD); Bachelor of Science in CybersecuritySource: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

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 Nebraska.

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.

NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
bellevue.edu/programs/bachelors-degrees/cybersecurity-accelerated/online-accelerated/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
bellevue.edu/programs/bachelors-degrees/cybersecurity/on-campus/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
bellevue.edu/programs/bachelors-degrees/cybersecurity/online/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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