Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
Learn with a National Security Agency (NSA) Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense
Gain Hands-On Experience
Earn Digital Badges
Newly Revised Curriculum
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- Duration 4 years
- Cost per Credit $475
- Credit Hours 120
Program Benefits
- Endorsed by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security in Cyber Defense
- RangeForce integrated into curriculum
- Three forward-thinking specializations
- Proprietary virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
- 6 start dates per year
The demand for cybersecurity experts is growing at an unprecedented rate. Utica University can give you what you need to secure a career in an ever expanding industry. The defense and protection of both businesses and nations from cyber-based crimes has become more than just a technological niche– it has become a human need.
A leader in cyber education, Utica is one of only 15 universities appointed as a National Center of Digital Forensics Academic Excellence. The newly redesigned Bachelor in cybersecurity combines both real world knowledge and expert instructors to prepare you for the most in-demand private sector positions. With hands on learning and digital badging through RangeForce and CompTIA certifications baked into the curriculum, Utica University boasts some of the most widely required certifications in cybersecurity.
You’ll receive the knowledge and training needed to put you above the rest with the qualifications to prove it. Learn from real scenarios in a hands-on setting in a course track that carries you all the way from start to hired, and it can be completed entirely online. Take the next step and begin your application today.
Utica Cybersecurity: A Leader in the Field
Learn what makes the B.S. in Cybersecurity at Utica University stand out from the rest in this short video.
Set Yourself Apart with Cutting-Edge Skills
Our online cybersecurity degree stands at the forefront of this critical field. You’ll take extensive cybersecurity coursework offered online in topics like:
- Network security
- Digital forensics
- Incident response
- Threat hunting
- Cyber operations
- Fraud investigations
Even better, our program pairs well with a minor in Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
In short, there’s no better place than Utica University to earn your cybersecurity degree.
Continue Your Undergraduate Education
This online degree is also a completer program, which means that students may transfer credits into an undergraduate program at Utica University. Students may also complete all 120 credits at Utica University as a full, undergraduate degree. Candidates for the baccalaureate degree must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of study at Utica University. A maximum of 90-98 credits may be transferred from four-year institutions, and 60-64 from two-year institutions, depending on one’s academic major. Transfer students who matriculate with 60 or more credits need to declare a major upon entering Utica University.
Elevate Your Skills with Real-World Simulations
Gain crucial cybersecurity experience and become a better cyber defender. Many of Utica University’s cybersecurity courses include RangeForce, an innovative cloud-based training platform that simulates real-world cybersecurity battles. You’ll work to conquer threats, beat hacking simulations, and perfect your approach through gamified activities. These immersive experiences are separated into Learning Paths. As you successfully complete each Learning Path, you’ll earn impressive digital badges that you can share on your résumé and on social media platforms like LinkedIn.
Earn a Nationally Recognized Cybersecurity Degree
The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated Utica University as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE/CDE) through the academic year 2024. Because Utica is a CompTIA academic partner, our online cybersecurity degree supports students’ preparation for A+, Security+, Cloud Essentials, and the Network+ certification exams.
Get Qualified for In-Demand Cybersecurity Careers
As of 2022, there is a worldwide gap of 3.4 million cybersecurity workers, and the average cost of a data breach has hit a record high of $4.35 million.1,2 Companies need qualified information security experts, with 700,000 cybersecurity jobs posted October 2021-September 2022 alone.3 That need is an opportunity for you.
In 2021, the median pay for information security analysts was $102,600.4 This entry-level cybersecurity position requires a bachelor’s degree, and job postings are expected to grow 35 percent by 2031, much faster than the national average for other career paths.4 Meanwhile, there’s a 35% gap in the number of workers needed to fill cybersecurity jobs across the U.S.3
Opportunities abound in this incredible field. Take advantage of them with your online cybersecurity degree.
Jobs and Income
Focus Your Degree for the Job You Want
Our cybersecurity online degree gives you a solid foundation of cybersecurity knowledge and skills.
Your core coursework includes an introduction to cybersecurity, computer hardware and software, programming, information security, network security, cloud security, system threats, cryptography, cyber risk and compliance management, and more.
Plus, you can choose from three specializations in the online cybersecurity degree program to focus your coursework and align your education with your career goals and interests:
You’ll harness this knowledge to guard private information, identify network weaknesses, and defend against threats from hackers, malware, and other cyber threats.
Explore CoursesChoose From Three Cybersecurity Specializations
Admission Requirements
Our B.S. in Cybersecurity accepts applications from first-time freshmen, as well as students with some college credit. To apply, you’ll need the following:
- Completed application
- Résumé (waived for high-school students)
- Personal Statement
- Letter of Recommendation
- Official transcript
- Official final high school transcripts (with graduation date) are required for all undergraduate students.
- If you are entering with an associate degree or transferring a minimum of 57 credits from a four-year college, your general educational requirements are considered complete.
- SAT or ACT scores for first-year students if you’d like these to be considered
You don’t need prior cybersecurity education or computer science training to apply.
Technology Requirement: PCs are more commonly used in cybersecurity than Macs. You cannot complete the cybersecurity program using a Mac, Chromebook, Surface Pro, iPad, or similar tablet device.
Learn MoreTuition and Financial Aid
The online cybersecurity program consists of 120 credits and costs $475 per credit hour. Utica University is dedicated to making an advanced education accessible and affordable and offers many avenues for financial aid, from scholarships to military benefits.
Learn MoreLearn from Cybersecurity Experts
Our cybersecurity faculty members have a robust background in the industry and many years of combined experience educating cybersecurity professionals.
They’re experts in fields such as:
- Cybersecurity
- Digital forensics
- Incident response
- Counter-terrorism
- Counter-espionage
As a student in the online cybersecurity degree program, you’ll directly benefit from the faculty’s instruction, mentorship, career advice, and network of opportunities.
Leslie Corbo, D.Sc.
Director, B.S. Cybersecurity and Associate Professor, Cybersecurity
Dr. Leslie Corbo is the Director of the Undergraduate Cybersecurity Programs at Utica University. She teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in the University’s Cybersecurity and Financial Crime and Compliance Management programs. Corbo formerly worked for Dragos, Inc. as the Director of Training, developing training products and resources for employees globally in the oil, gas, big chemical, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing sectors.
Dr. Leslie Corbo is the Director of the Undergraduate Cybersecurity Programs at Utica University. She teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in the University’s Cybersecurity and Financial Crime and Compliance Management programs. Corbo formerly worked for Dragos, Inc. as the Director of Training, developing training products and resources for employees globally in the oil, gas, big chemical, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing sectors.
Dr. Corbo has worked as a Sr. Information Security Program Manager at Cofense (f/k/a PhishMe). At Cofense, she worked with Fortune 500 companies educating employees in information security practices consulting, planning, simulated execution, and analysis.
Additionally, she worked with renowned universities, including Harvard University and the London School of Economics, collecting data, designing, and conducting studies involving employee behavior toward phishing emails.
Before joining PhishMe, she worked as a cybersecurity analyst and Information System Security Manager on DoD and DHS Science & Technology efforts, managing information systems while developing, implementing, and enforcing information security policies and procedures. As an IT Security Analyst, she conducted analysis and incident response.
Corbo’s education includes a D.Sc. in Cybersecurity from Capitol Technology University, an M.S. in Cybersecurity from Utica University, and a B.S. in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance with a concentration in Cybercrime Investigation and Forensics. She also holds an A.A.S. degree in Web Development.
Corbo’s research areas include phishing emails, behavior analysis, and fraud. Dr. Corbo’s dissertation study involved case studies in the decision-making processing methods utilized by undergraduate students when interacting with malicious emails.
Corbo has presented extensively on workplace behavior “between employee and keyboard,” focusing predominantly on spear phishing emails. She is believed to be the only cybersecurity professor that has ever been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. That paper was named a “best paper” globally by the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) for 2019.
In August 2022, Dr. Corbo became the first recipient of the Karl Zimpel ’75 Endowed Professorship in Cybersecurity. Corbo is a member of Women in Cybersecurity, ISACA, and the Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education. She works with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education on their academic working group that collaborates with academia, industry, and government. A champion for women in cybersecurity, she has vowed not to retire until her classes are made up of an equal number of male and female students.
Education
- DSc, Information Assurance, Capitol Technology University
- MS, Cybersecurity, Utica College
- BS, Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, Utica College of Syracuse University
Honors and Distinctions
- In August 2022, Dr. Corbo became the first recipient of the Karl Zimpel ’75 Endowed Professorship in Cybersecurity.
- In February 2020, the International Medical Informatics Association selected Dr. Corbo’s collaborative paper, Employee Susceptibility to Phishing Attacks at US Healthcare Institutions a “best paper” in the Clinical Information Systems category.
Selected Publications
- Van Slyke, Shanna, Corbo, Leslie A., and Benson, Michael L. (2022). “Punishment before trial: Public opinion, perp walks, and compensatory justice in the United States.” Crime, Law, and Social Change, 1-16. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10611-022-10062-x
- Rebovich, Donald; Corbo, Leslie. (2020). “The Distillation of National Crime Data into a Plan for Elderly Fraud Prevention: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of U.S. Postal Inspection Service Cases of Fraud Against the Elderly.” Victims and Offenders, 16(3), 407-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2020.1865225
- Van Slyke, Shanna; Corbo, Leslie A. (2020). “Consumer Fraud.” Oxford Bibliographies in Criminology. Ed. Beth M. Huebner. New York: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/obo/9780195396607-0279
- William Gordon, MD, Adam Wright, PhD, Ranjit Aiyagari, MD, Leslie Corbo, DSc, Robert Glynn, PhD, Jigar Kadakia MBA, Jack Kufahl, BS, Christina Mazzone, MS, James Noga, MS, Mark Parkulo, MD, Brad Sanford, BA, Paul Scheib, MS, MBA, Adam Landman, MD, MS, MIS, MHS. (2019). Employee Susceptibility to Phishing Attacks at US Healthcare Institutions. The Journal of the American Medical Association’s JAMA Network™. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.0393
- Van Slyke, Shanna; Corbo, Leslie A. (2017). “Consumer Fraud.” In the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Henry Pontell. New York: Oxford University Press. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264079.013.268
Frequently Asked Questions
Advancing your life and career with an online cybersecurity degree comes with lots of questions, and we want to ensure your search for answers is effortless. If you have a question we haven’t covered, call (866) 295-3106 to speak with an enrollment counselor.
You can work a full-time job while completing the online B.S. in Cybersecurity program on a part-time schedule. This timeline lets you take short breaks between courses without penalty. Visit the courses page to learn more.
Join the online B.S. in Cybersecurity program to build the expertise to advance your career in a growing field. After graduation, you can pursue these positions:
- Information security analyst, which had a median annual salary of $103,590 in 2020 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Information assurance engineer, which has an average annual salary of $92,785 according to PayScale
- Computer network security administrator, which has an average annual salary of $68,088 according to PayScale
Explore additional opportunities on the careers page.
The cost per credit in the online B.S. in Cybersecurity program is $475. The program is 120 credit hours, and the total estimated tuition is $57,000. However, Utica University helps reduce your tuition by accepting up to 90 transfer credits for this program. Visit the tuition page for additional details.
Yes, you can pursue the B.S. in Cybersecurity degree as a full-time student. Visit the courses page to learn about the courses you will complete during this online program.
The number of courses that you will take depends on the electives and core credits that you choose.
Your specialization courses will focus on these career-aligned areas of cybersecurity:
- Cyber Operations
- Cybercrime and Fraud Investigation
- Digital Forensics and Incident Response
To graduate faster, you can transfer up to 90 credits from regionally accredited universities. Review the curriculum details by visiting the courses page.
You do not need specific work experience to apply to the online B.S. in Cybersecurity program. However, you will provide your professional résumé with your application. Learn more about the application requirements on the admissions page.
Sources
- (ISC)2. (2023). Cybersecurity Workforce Study. Retrieved February 17, 2023, from https://www.isc2.org/Research/Workforce-Study
- Sharma, S. (2022, August 1). Average cost of data breaches hits record high of $4.35 million: IBM. Retrieved February 17, 2023, from https://www.csoonline.com/article/3668655/average-cost-of-data-breaches-hits-record-high-of-435-million-ibm.html.
- CyberSeek (n.d.). Cybersecurity Supply/Demand Heat Map. Retrieved November 9, 2022, from https://www.cyberseek.org/heatmap.html.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Information Security Analysts. Retrieved February 17, 2023, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/information-security-analysts.htm.