Cybersecurity, B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeFirst-year entryOn campusOnline

Overview

A Cybersecurity major offered on campus (B.A. or B.S.) and as a fully online B.S. with a security management concentration, covering programming logic, network switching and routing, server administration and network forensics. Several courses map to CompTIA and Cisco certification exams, and a 4+1 path leads to a master's in cybersecurity.

Official program name: Cybersecurity, B.S.
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: jbu.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: jbu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: John Brown University
Location: Siloam Springs, ARFor 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
Tracks / concentrations: Security management concentration (online)
Source: jbu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: Not verified

Entry pathway

Full degree from first-year entry. Open to applicants without prior college credit (freshman admission).

Source: jbu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

Dedicated Cybersecurity major (B.S., also listed as B.A.) offered on campus and as a 100% online B.S. with a security management concentration.

Major title is Cybersecurity; key courses include cybersecurity foundations, information security fundamentals, digital forensics fundamentals, intrusion detection/prevention systems and web application security.

Source: jbu.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: On campus · Online
Source: jbu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.
Source: jbu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Not verified
Internship: Optional internship
Source: jbu.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

Programming logic, network switching and routing, server administration and network forensics.
Source: jbu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Certification exam preparation

Information Security Fundamentals maps to CompTIA Security+; Linux Fundamentals maps to CompTIA Linux+; Networking Switching and Routing helps prepare for Cisco CCENT.
Source: jbu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Accelerated options

4+1 Accelerated Master's Program: bachelor's and master's in cybersecurity in five years.
Source: jbu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Preparing for a certification exam is not the same as earning the certification. We list a certification as included only when the school says the exam or credential is part of the program. Degrees vs certifications

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”.

Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 2 — Minimum 2.0 GPA for first-time students (online program); no test score required
Source: jbu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

SAT / ACT: Not requiredStated for the online program.
Source: jbu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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 — JBU Online undergraduate degrees, per credit hourFrom the school's online tuition table	$335	per creditIncludes feesSource: jbu.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)

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 Arkansas.

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.

DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
jbu.edu/majors/cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
jbu.edu/online-undergraduate/degree-programs/cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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