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Charleston Southern University

Charleston, SCPrivate nonprofit SACSCOCCharleston Southern Online

Charleston Southern University in Charleston, South Carolina, offers an on-campus Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, a hybrid/online Bachelor of Technology in Cybersecurity for holders of an associate degree in an approved technical field, and a Cybersecurity concentration in its Bachelor of Arts in Applied Computing, all in the College of Science and Mathematics.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

3 programs verified so far (3 bachelor's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

Charleston Southern University

BA in Applied Computing — Cybersecurity Concentration

Bachelor'sBAConcentrationBachelor of Arts
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Charleston, SCSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $515 per credit · All students — Online course, per credit hour
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: No ABET or CAE record found
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Charleston Southern University

Bachelor of Science (BS), Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeFirst-year entryBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Charleston, SC
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $17,135 (basis not stated by the institution) · All students — Accelerated and Regular Sessions, 12-18 hours, flat rate
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: ABET-accredited program
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Charleston Southern University

Bachelor of Technology (BT), Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBTDedicated degreeCredential pathwayBachelor of Technology
Format: Online · Hybrid
Location: Charleston, SCSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $515 per credit · All students — Online course, per credit hour
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: No ABET or CAE record found
Specializations: No specialization mapped
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Accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1970 · next review 12/01/2026

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

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.

This school does not appear in the official NCAE-C directory as of our last check. Many strong programs are not CAE-designated; it is not an eligibility requirement here.

Cybersecurity labs, centers and teams

As described on the school's own pages.

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.

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…).
  • Master of Science in Computer Science (MS) (Master of Science)General computer science master's; security appears only as courses (e.g. Network Penetration and Ethical Hacking, Advanced Network Security), no formal security concentration.Source: charlestonsouthern.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) (Master of Science)General IT/leadership master's; security courses are among electives, no formal security concentration.Source: charlestonsouthern.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Charleston Southern University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
9200 University Blvd, Charleston, SC 29406-9121
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
579 of 3,545 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.
  1. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  2. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. charlestonsouthern.edu/academics/colleges/college-of-science-and-mathematics/cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. charlestonsouthern.edu/programs/bachelor-of-arts-ba-applied-computing/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. charlestonsouthern.edu/programs/bachelor-of-science-bs-cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. charlestonsouthern.edu/programs/master-of-science-in-computer-science-ms/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. charlestonsouthern.edu/programs/master-of-science-in-information-technology-msit/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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