BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Cybersecurity

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Cybersecurity, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Design and develop secure computer systems and protect organizations worldwide from catastrophic cyberattacks with NAU’s Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity. With this online cybersecurity degree, you’ll acquire the technical skills to analyze and understand cybersecurity abuses and produce safe systems with an emphasis on secure software and hardware development. Computing is absolutely essential to the global infrastructure—from banking and health to education and business. However, this complex information sphere is highly vulnerable. You’ll learn to correct small design flaws that lead to attacks costing hundreds of billions of dollars and loss of infrastructure critical to modern civilization.

An online cybersecurity degree from NAU incorporates criminal justice, intelligence studies, and business management coursework. You’ll find exceptional career flexibility and a broad range of opportunities in this critical, fast-growing field. Due to the current shortage of personnel who possess skills needed to safeguard systems, the demand for information security professionals is expected to grow 32 percent through 2028 according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

With our online cybersecurity programs, your career opportunities include:

  • forensic computer analyst
  • information security analyst
  • cybersecurity researcher
  • security architect
  • security consultant
  • chief information security officer

Structured online degrees have five start dates each semester, so you can enroll on your timeline.

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  • Online: structured