American Public University System

Charles Town, WVPrivate for-profit HLCAmerican Public University

NSA CAE-CD · 2018 - 2028

American Public University System, based in Charles Town, West Virginia, includes American Public University and American Military University and delivers its programs online. Its cybersecurity offerings include a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, a Master of Science in Cybersecurity Studies, and cybersecurity-related concentrations in computer science, IT management, information technology and MBA degrees.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

10 programs verified so far (5 bachelor's, 5 master's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

American Public University System

BA in Intelligence Studies — Cyber Concentration

Bachelor'sBAConcentrationBachelor of Arts

Online · Asynchronous

Charles Town, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Duration not verified · 120 credits

$360 per credit · All students — Undergraduate standard rate

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

No specialization mapped

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American Public University System

BA in Security Management — Information Security Concentration

Bachelor'sBAConcentrationBachelor of Arts

Online

Charles Town, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Duration not verified · 120 credits

$360 per credit · All students — Undergraduate standard rate

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

No specialization mapped

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American Public University System

BS in Computer Science — Cyber Operations Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationBachelor of Science

Online

Charles Town, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Duration not verified · 122 credits

$360 per credit · All students — Undergraduate standard rate

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

Cyber Operations · Software & Application Security

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American Public University System

Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science

Online · Asynchronous

Charles Town, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Duration not verified · 120 credits

$360 per credit · All students — Undergraduate standard rate

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

Critical Infrastructure Security · Digital Forensics · Privacy & Data Protection · Network Security · Cryptography

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American Public University System

BS in Information Technology Management — Cybersecurity Management Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationBachelor of Science

Online

Charles Town, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Duration not verified · 120 credits

$360 per credit · All students — Undergraduate standard rate

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

Cybersecurity Management

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American Public University System

MA in Intelligence Studies — Cyber Concentration

Master'sMAConcentrationMaster of Arts

Fully online · Asynchronous

Charles Town, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement

Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)

Duration not verified · 36 credits

$470 per credit · All students — Master's-level standard rate

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

No specialization mapped

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American Public University System

MBA — Cybersecurity Concentration

Master'sMBAConcentrationMaster of Business Administration

Online · Asynchronous

Charles Town, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Duration not verified · 33 credits

$470 per credit · All students — Master's-level standard rate

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

No specialization mapped

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American Public University System

Master of Science in Cybersecurity Studies

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science

Online · Asynchronous

Charles Town, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Duration not verified · 36 credits

$470 per credit · All students — Master's-level standard rate

Rolling admission (as published)

School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

Incident Response · Information Assurance

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American Public University System

MS in Information Technology — Digital Forensics Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationMaster of Science

Online

Charles Town, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Duration not verified · 36 credits

$470 per credit · All students — Master's-level standard rate

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

Digital Forensics

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American Public University System

MS in Information Technology — Information Assurance and Security Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationMaster of Science

Online

Charles Town, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Duration not verified · 36 credits

$470 per credit · All students — Master's-level standard rate

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

Information Assurance

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Accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 2006 · next review 08/31/2031
Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education
Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

None of this school's listed cybersecurity programs appears in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is optional and program-specific; its absence does not make a program ineligible here.

Institutional accreditation covers the institution. It does not mean every program is ABET-accredited — ABET accredits individual programs, and we show it only for the program ABET lists.

NSA Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE)

CAE designations are awarded by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program (NSA, with CISA and partners) to an institution and its validated program of study. A designation is not accreditation and does not apply automatically to every degree.

CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD)
Designation period: 2018 - 2028 · Designation for institutions whose validated program of study meets the NCAE-C cyber defense criteria.
Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: B.S. in Cybersecurity, General Concentration (POS-CD)
Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

The school states: “American Public University is home to an NSA and DHS-designated National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense.” Source: apu.apus.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Cybersecurity labs, centers and teams

As described on the school's own pages.

Cyber rangeAPU cyber rangeVirtual environment integrated into cybersecurity courses for hands-on exercises.Source: apu.apus.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Scholarships and funding

School-wide awards, service scholarships and rates as published. Program pages list awards specific to a program.

Opportunity Grant Tuition discount
10% off undergraduate or master's-level tuition
Eligibility: Prospective and current APU students
Source: apu.apus.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and PhD programs. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (certificates, associate degrees, electives-only degrees…).

Associate of Science in Cybersecurity (Associate of Science)Associate degree.Source: apu.apus.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Master of Science in Computer Science (Master of Science)General computer science degree; no formal cybersecurity concentration found in the catalog.Source: catalog.apus.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Graduate Certificates in Cybercrime, Digital Forensics and Information Systems SecurityCertificates, not degrees.Source: apu.apus.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name: American Public University System
Control: Private for-profit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location: 111 W Congress St, Charles Town, WV 25414
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education: 50,187 of 50,187 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 11, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.

catalog.apus.edu/apu/academic-programs/masters/master-of-science-in-computer-science/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
catalog.apus.edu/apu/academic-programs/masters/master-of-science-in-cybersecurity-studies/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
apu.apus.edu/area-of-study/information-technology/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
apu.apus.edu/online-associate-degrees/associate-of-science-in-cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
apu.apus.edu/online-bachelor-degrees/bachelor-of-science-in-cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
apu.apus.edu/online-masters-programs/master-of-science-in-cybersecurity-studies/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
apu.apus.edu/tuition-and-financing/tuition-and-fees/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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