Bluefield University Online Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

This is a plain, fully online bachelor's degree from a small private Christian university in Virginia, priced at a flat $420 per credit hour. At 120 credits, tuition comes to $50,400. It suits you if you want a published price, hands-on labs and a required internship. The tradeoff is that the school publishes little else, so you'll need to ask about transfer credit, certifications and class format before you apply.

Bluefield University is a private, Christian university in Bluefield, Virginia, with 959 students in the federal enrollment data. Its Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity is offered online and on campus. Bluefield calls it a flexible path available both ways, so the online degree is the same degree the on-campus students earn rather than a separate, cut-down version.

The program page lists 120 total credits, which is the standard length of a four-year bachelor's degree. The listed time to complete is 1 to 4 years, with the note that prior learning and transfer credits can shorten it. Bluefield lists an October 2026 online start, so ask which start dates are open when you apply.

Bluefield has this one cybersecurity degree on this site, so there's no sibling degree to compare it against. If you're torn between this and a degree-completion path, the main question is whether you already hold college credit you can bring with you.

Online tuition is $420 per credit hour. With 120 credits, that's $50,400 in tuition. The school lists a single online rate, so you can compare it directly with other bachelor's programs on a per-credit basis without guessing which rate applies to you.

That total is the sticker price for a student who takes every credit at Bluefield. Your real bill can be lower if you bring in transfer or prior-learning credits, which Bluefield says can shorten the program. Each credit you transfer in at this rate is $420 you don't pay.

Ask for fees, books and lab costs in a written estimate. Also ask whether the $420 rate holds for the full degree or can change from year to year.

120 credits at $420 a credit comes to $50,400 in tuition, before fees.

Who It Fits

• You want a clear, published price and plan to budget around $420 per credit hour, or $50,400 in tuition for all 120 credits.
• You like the idea of finishing a bachelor's with labs and projects, then an internship, rather than a degree that stays entirely in lectures.
• You'd value a Christian campus setting, since Bluefield describes itself that way, even though you'll study from home.
• You have transfer credits or work-based learning and want a school that says the time to finish can run well under four years.

Who Should Skip It

• You need a firm transfer maximum or credit-for-experience policy before you commit. Get Bluefield's policy in writing first.
• You want a program that names the industry certifications it prepares you for, such as a specific network or security exam, on the program page itself.

Bluefield lists four courses by name, and together they sketch the shape of the degree. Ethical Hacking & System Defense is the attack-and-defend course: you learn how intruders break into systems so you can harden them. Digital Forensic Fundamentals covers collecting and preserving evidence after an incident. Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems is about the tools that watch network traffic and block suspicious activity.

The fourth is Cybersecurity & IT Certification Preparation, which is a course aimed at industry exams. That's a useful signal, because many employers ask for a certification on top of a degree. Ask for the current syllabus to see which certifications it targets.

The school describes the degree as built around labs, projects and an industry-focused internship. The first two give you practice on systems in a controlled setting. The internship is the piece that puts your name in front of an employer before you graduate. Ask how online students find and complete the internship, and whether you can use your current job.

Courses the School Names

• Ethical Hacking & System Defense
• Digital Forensic Fundamentals
• Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems
• Cybersecurity & IT Certification Preparation

Standout Features

• Labs, projects and an industry-focused internship
• Online and on-campus options for the same degree

Bluefield offers the same degree online and on campus, and ask an admissions advisor first whether online classes meet at set times or can be done on your own schedule, and how long each term runs.

It helps to know the school's context. Federal data shows 29% of Bluefield's students are enrolled exclusively online, so online learners are a real part of the campus but not the majority. Compare that with schools built around distance learning, where online is the default and support services are designed for it.

Because the degree includes labs and an internship, ask exactly what you'll do from home and what, if anything, needs you on site. Nothing on the program page calls for a campus visit, but get the answer in writing.

You'd earn a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity from a private nonprofit university. Before you enroll, ask which accreditor covers the university and whether the program itself holds any national cybersecurity designation.

For context, the federal graduation rate for Bluefield as a whole is 18%, and its admit rate is 59%. Those are school-wide numbers across every degree and every kind of student, including many who attend on campus, so they don't predict how you'd do in this online program.

They are still worth knowing, and a fair question to bring to admissions is how the school supports online students who work full time.

The program includes a certification-preparation course. If a specific certification matters for the job you want, ask which one the course is built around.

Where this degree can lead: Cybersecurity Degree Jobs.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• Transfer limits, class format and term length all need an advisor's answer before you can plan your pace.
• Federal data shows a school-wide graduation rate of 18%, which is low. Ask how the school helps online students finish.
• Ask whether the program holds any national cybersecurity designation, since some employers and government roles look for one.

• How many transfer credits and prior-learning credits will you accept, and can I get that in writing before I enroll?
• Which industry certifications does the Cybersecurity & IT Certification Preparation course prepare me for?
• How does the internship work for online students, and can I use my current job to satisfy it?
• Are online classes live at set times or on my own schedule?
• What fees, books and lab costs come on top of the $420 per credit hour?
• Which online start dates are open right now?

Private Christian university in Bluefield, Virginia.

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