Western Michigan University Online Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity

This is a 122-credit bachelor's from a public university, taught jointly by an engineering college and a business college, so you get both technical depth and a management view. Online tuition is $685.50 per credit hour, fees listed separately.

You finish with a team Senior Engineering Design project for an industry client, and the coursework prepares you for CompTIA Network+ and Security+. It fits a first-degree student who wants a university name and a real project.

Western Michigan University is a public university in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Its Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity is shared by the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Haworth College of Business. The program page says you can take courses online or in person, and this entry covers the fully online route.

The joint ownership shapes the degree. Pairing the two colleges means you see security as both a technical problem and a business one.

Western Michigan also offers a Master of Science in Cybersecurity with 30 credits at $868.04 per credit. That is the graduate option for people who already hold a bachelor's. This bachelor's is the starting point, at 122 credits.

You earn a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity. Network+ covers networking basics and Security+ covers core security practice, and both are common entry-level requirements on job postings. The program prepares you for them, but you still have to pass the exams.

The college partnership matters on a resume. A degree jointly offered by engineering and business signals technical work with business awareness.

Where this degree can lead: Cybersecurity Degree Jobs.

Who It Fits

• You're earning your first bachelor's and want a public university behind the degree, with a mix of engineering and business.
• You want a project to show. The Senior Engineering Design capstone is a team effort completed for industry, which gives you something concrete for interviews.
• You want early certifications. The coursework prepares you for CompTIA Network+ and Security+, two foundation-level exams.
• You like clubs and competitions. The Bronco Cybersecurity Club and WRAVEN compete in cybersecurity challenges, and many students complete paid internships or co-ops.

Who Should Skip It

• You already have a bachelor's. The master's in cybersecurity is the better match, and a second bachelor's would repeat general coursework.
• You want a flexible, low-cost undergraduate path. At $685.50 per credit across 122 credits, tuition is substantial before fees.
• You want a large online student body. Federal data shows 7% of undergraduates at Western Michigan enrolled exclusively online, so most classmates study on campus.

The core course list reads like a full security stack. Foundations of Cybersecurity sets the vocabulary. Cryptology Concepts and Techniques covers how encryption works. Windows System Administration is the practical side of running the systems you'll defend. Cybersecurity Data Analytics teaches you to find signals in logs and traffic. Secure Web Applications and Technologies covers building web software that resists attack.

The core also includes computer programming and ethics. Programming matters because you can't secure what you can't read, and ethics matters because the work involves access to other people's data.

The Senior Engineering Design project ends the degree with a team build for an industry client.

Courses the School Names

• Foundations of Cybersecurity
• Cryptology Concepts and Techniques
• Windows System Administration
• Cybersecurity Data Analytics
• Secure Web Applications and Technologies

Standout Features

• Jointly offered by the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Haworth College of Business
• Student groups include the Bronco Cybersecurity Club and WRAVEN, which compete in cybersecurity challenges

Fully online undergraduate programs cost $685.50 per credit hour for Fall 2026, Spring 2027 and Summer 2027, with fees listed separately. The degree is 122 credits, so multiply the rate by 122 and add fees to get your total.

The listed rate is for undergraduates enrolled exclusively in fully online programs. If you plan to mix in on-campus courses, ask which rate applies to you.

Paid internships and co-ops, which many students complete, can offset part of the cost while building your resume.

122 credits at $685.50 a credit comes to $83,631 in tuition, before fees.

The program page says that whether you choose online or in-person courses, the degree is 122 credit hours. That flexibility is useful if your plans might change.

Federal data shows 7% of Western Michigan undergraduates enrolled exclusively online, out of 16,744 students, so online is a small part of a big campus. A 58% graduation rate and 66% of transfer-in students earning an award within eight years are school-wide figures. The admit rate is 85%, and 5 awards a year in this field make this a small program, so ask about cohort size.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• At 122 credits and $685.50 per credit, tuition is a large commitment before fees.
• Only 7% of undergraduates study exclusively online, so online-specific support is worth testing.
• Five awards a year in this field means a small cohort, which can limit peers and course offerings.
• Internships and co-ops are common among students, so ask how an online student far from Kalamazoo finds and lands one.

• Which fees apply to fully online undergraduates, and what is the total with the $685.50 rate?
• If I take some courses in person, does the online rate still apply?
• How does the Senior Engineering Design project work for an online student?
• Which courses prepare me for Network+ and Security+, and when do I take them?
• Do online students get access to internships and co-ops, and to clubs like Bronco Cybersecurity Club?
• How many credits will transfer from my earlier college work?

Public university in Kalamazoo, Michigan, whose cybersecurity programs are shared by the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Haworth College of Business.

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