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Marshall University

Huntington, WVPublic HLCMarshall Online

NSA CAE-CD · 2023 - 2028

Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, offers a BS in Cyber Forensics and Security, an MS in Cybersecurity (on campus and through Marshall Online) with Cyber Defense, Cyber Forensics and Cyber Management focus areas, a Digital Forensics emphasis in the MS in Forensic Science, and cyber emphases in its degree-completion programs. The Institute for Cyber Security supports a student-led Security Operations Center.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

6 programs verified so far (4 bachelor's, 2 master's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

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Marshall University

BAS in Integrated Studies — Cyber Security Concentration

Bachelor'sBASConcentrationCredential pathwayBachelor of Applied Science
Format: Campus · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cyber Defense
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Bachelor of Science in Cyber Forensics and Security

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $5,004 per semester · In-state — Undergraduate, WV residents, College of Science, full-time per semester (tuition + university fees + college fee) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Digital Forensics · Incident Response · Cyber Defense
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RBA — Cyber Forensics Concentration

Bachelor'sRBAConcentrationDegree completionRegents Bachelor of Arts
Format: Campus
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Digital Forensics
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RBA — Information Assurance Concentration

Bachelor'sRBAConcentrationDegree completionRegents Bachelor of Arts
Format: Campus
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Information Assurance
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Master of Science in Cybersecurity

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Online · Full-time
Location: Huntington, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: typical two-year plan for a full-time student (9 credit hours a semester) (full-time, 9 credit hours per semester) · 30 credits
Tuition: $615.50 per credit · In-state — Graduate, WV residents, CECS (campus table; tuition + university fees + college fee) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Cyber Defense · Digital Forensics · Cybersecurity Management · Critical Infrastructure Security
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MS in Forensic Science — Digital Forensics Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationMaster of Science in Forensic Science
Format: Campus
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: two-year program (five-semester core) (standard course of study) · 50 credits
Tuition: $651.50 per credit · In-state — Graduate, WV residents, Forensic Science Program (tuition + university fees + program fee) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation and designation: School designated CAE-CDNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation
Specializations: Digital Forensics
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1928 · next review 8/31/2026

    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: 2023 - 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: Bachelors of Science Cyber Forensics & Security (POS-CD)

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

The school states: “Marshall University is a recognized National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C).” Source: marshall.edu · verified October 11, 2026

The NCAE-C directory lists this school with a DoD Cyber Service Academy program. Both carry service obligations and citizenship requirements — see how they work. Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

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.

Scholarships and funding

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

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 Public Administration, Cybersecurity and Policy Emphasis (Master of Public Administration)Emphasis is 12 credit hours chosen from a list that also includes general public administration (PADM) courses; no cybersecurity course is required.Source: catalog.marshall.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Digital Forensics, Graduate CertificateGraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: catalog.marshall.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Computer and Information Security, MinorMinor.Source: catalog.marshall.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Information Assurance, CertificateCertificate, not a degree.Source: catalog.marshall.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Marshall University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
1 John Marshall Dr, Huntington, WV 25755
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,565 of 11,027 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.marshall.edu/graduate/programs-az/engineering-computer-sciences/cybersecurity-ms/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. catalog.marshall.edu/graduate/programs-az/liberal-arts/public-administration-mpa/cybersecurity-polic — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. catalog.marshall.edu/graduate/programs-az/science/forensic-science-ms/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  4. catalog.marshall.edu/undergraduate/programs-az/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  5. catalog.marshall.edu/undergraduate/programs-az/science/criminal-justice-criminology-forensic-science — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  6. catalog.marshall.edu/undergraduate/programs-az/university-college/integrated-studies-bas/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  7. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  8. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  9. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  10. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  11. marshall.edu/cyber/student-opportunities/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  12. marshall.edu/online/programs/cybersecurity-m-s/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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