University of Charleston Cybersecurity (Online Bachelor's Degree Completion)

This is an online degree-completion program for people who already have some college credit and want to finish a bachelor's in cybersecurity in about two years. Tuition runs about $23,700 at $395 per credit, with a $250 rate for military, law enforcement and first responders. It fits working adults with a technology background. It does not suit someone starting from scratch.

The University of Charleston (UC) is a private nonprofit university in Charleston, West Virginia. This page covers its online bachelor degree completion program in Cybersecurity, which UC describes as a 2-year program. Delivery is online degree completion, so you arrive with credits and finish the rest.

UC offers cybersecurity at three levels. The Associate degree is 60 credits at the same $395 per credit, and it requires A+, Network+ and Security+ equivalency prerequisites. The online Master of Science in Cybersecurity is $446 per credit for about $16,056, with concentrations in Cybersecurity Strategy, Cyber Intelligence and Information Assurance.

The bachelor's completion program sits in the middle. It is for people who already hold an associate degree or college credit, often with some IT experience.

Tuition is $395 per credit hour for the 2026-2027 online rate, and the approximate total program tuition is $23,700. The military, law enforcement and first-responder rate is $250 per credit hour for online undergraduate cybersecurity.

The total is the same $23,700 listed for the 60-credit associate degree, so confirm how many credits remain for you after transfer. Federal data lists a campus charge of $380 per credit, close to the online rate.

The master's program runs $446 per credit, so continuing at UC costs more per credit. Ask what fees apply and whether employer reimbursement works with the tuition.

Who It Fits

• You have college credits, maybe an associate degree, and want a bachelor's without starting over.
• You work in IT and want to formalize what you know. Three prerequisites can be tested out if you have technology experience.
• You are military, law enforcement or a first responder and want the $250 per credit rate.
• You want EC-Council training from a university that is an accredited EC-Council training center.

Who Should Skip It

• You have no college credit. A degree-completion program expects you to bring credits.
• You want a large university with a famous cybersecurity brand.
• You need to finish in less than two years, which the stated timeline does not allow.

The strongest curriculum fact is the EC-Council tie. UC is an accredited training center for the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants, the group behind the Certified Ethical Hacker credential. That relationship suggests coursework shaped around industry certification material, as the associate program states.

The master's degree offers a clearer picture of UC's style, with courses such as Cyber Operations Management, Strategic Cyber Intelligence, Legal Issues in Cybersecurity, Cyber Psychology, and Offensive and Defensive Strategies. A capstone course closes that degree.

For the bachelor's program itself, request the course map and ask how much is lab-based. Ask also which of your prior courses count toward the three prerequisites.

Standout Features

• University of Charleston is an accredited EC-Council training center

The program is fully online and meant to take 2 years. Admission is general: a 2.0 cumulative college GPA gets you into the program, and three prerequisites can be tested out if you have technology experience.

Federal data shows 53% of UC's students are enrolled exclusively online. UC is a small university with 3,062 students, so online learners work with a modest-sized community.

Ask about class size, how often courses start, and whether labs run through virtual machines at home.

You would earn a bachelor's degree in cybersecurity from a private nonprofit university. The EC-Council training center status gives UC a link to a well-known ethical hacking credential, though you still pay and test separately for any certification.

UC's federal graduation rate is 46%, and the measure for transfer students is 55.5%. The transfer figure matters most here, since your program is built for students who arrive with credits. About half of students in that group finish within eight years.

Where this degree can lead: Cybersecurity Degree Jobs.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• You must already have college credit, so it is not a start-from-zero program.
• The program is only about two years, which leaves little room to slow down.
• UC is small, with less name recognition than a large public university.
• Three prerequisites must be completed or tested out first.

• How many credits remain after my transfer credits are counted?
• Which prerequisites can I test out of?
• Which courses use EC-Council or industry certification material?
• What fees come on top of $395 per credit?
• Do I qualify for the $250 first-responder or military rate?
• What does the course map look like for the final two years?

• Best Degree Completion Programs Rank 3 of 9, bachelor's
• Best Online Programs in West Virginia Rank 2 of 2, bachelor's

• Master of Science in Cybersecurity

  M.S., Master's

  Fully Online $446 per credit Score 56.4

• Regent University

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• Liberty University

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  Virginia $410 per credit Score 53.2

• Park University

  Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

  Missouri Score 53.2

• Dakota State University

  Cyber and Network Security, BS

  South Dakota $373.80 per credit Score 53.9