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Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, ORPublic NWCCUEOU Online

NSA CAE-CD · 2025 - 2030

Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Oregon, offers a Cyber Security major as a B.S. or B.A. and as a Bachelor of Applied Science for holders of an Associate of Applied Science, in person or fully online, through its College of STM and Health Science. The degree requires 180 quarter credits.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

2 programs verified so far (2 bachelor's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

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Eastern Oregon University

Bachelor of Applied Science in Cyber Security

Bachelor'sBASDedicated degreeCredential pathwayBachelor of Applied Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: La Grande, ORSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: No mandatory campus visits
Duration: Duration not verified · 48 credits
Tuition: $338 per credit · All students — EOU Online, per credit hour · 2025-2026
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Incident Response
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Eastern Oregon University

Cyber Security Major (B.S./B.A.)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeFirst-year entryBachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: La Grande, ORSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: No mandatory campus visits
Duration: 4 years · 180 credits
Tuition: $338 per credit · All students — EOU Online, per credit hour · 2025-2026
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Incident Response · Cyber Defense
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Accreditation

  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since April 1, 1931 · next review 10/01/2032

    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: 2025 - 2030 · Designation for institutions whose validated program of study meets the NCAE-C cyber defense criteria.

    Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity (POS-CD)

    Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

The school states: “EOU is an NSA Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense.” Source: eou.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Cybersecurity labs, centers and teams

As described on the school's own pages.
  • Student organizationBits & PCs Student ClubClub for students interested in computer science, cybersecurity or technology to meet, work on group projects and learn about tech careers.Source: eou.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Competition teamNational Cyber LeagueBiannual nationwide cybersecurity competition listed on the program page.Source: eou.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.

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…).
  • Cybersecurity minorMinor, not a degree.Source: eou.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Eastern Oregon University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
One University Blvd, La Grande, OR 97850
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,472 of 2,798 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. catalog.eou.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=8&poid=1946 — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  3. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. eou.edu/programs/cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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