Best Online Cybersecurity Programs in Idaho (2027)

• Bachelor's

  Top Score57.2 out of 100

  Boise State University

  Bachelor of Science in Cyber Operations and Resilience

  Idaho · B.S.

  Boise State University's B.S. Review

Every program on this page comes from one of two public schools: Boise State University in Boise and Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston. That keeps the choice simple.

Boise State gives you three doors into one subject, depending on whether you start from scratch, bring technical credits, or already hold a bachelor's. Lewis-Clark State leans toward the management side. If you want more variety than one state offers, see our best online cybersecurity degrees.

We include every online cybersecurity program based at an Idaho school that we could verify on the school's own pages, then group them by degree level and order each group with our published methodology. Prices, credits, formats and admissions rules come from those pages, checked in October 2026. You can read the full method on the methodology page.

• School based in Idaho, program delivered online
• In-state rate shown when the school publishes one
• Scored on the same seven factors as every list and ranked inside its degree level

Scores combine seven published factors. The methodology page shows each weight and rubric.

Pick the Boise State Degree That Matches Your Starting Point

Boise State's three programs share a name but not a purpose. The B.S. in Cyber Operations and Resilience is the full four-year path, and the school says no math or technical background is required.

The B.A.S. is a degree completion path for people who have earned an Associate of Applied Science or have some technical associate credits. Up to 47 of those technical credits can transfer from another accredited school.

The M.S. accepts any background, with technical and non-technical tracks.

A quick test: no college credit yet points to the B.S., an applied associate degree points to the B.A.S., and a finished bachelor's in any field points to the M.S.

Look at What Each Program Actually Gives You to Practice On

Boise State's B.S. and M.S. pages both say students get free access to training from the VMware IT Academy, Palo Alto Academy and Cisco Networking Academy. That is hands-on material from vendors whose products show up in real networks, and it sits beside your coursework at no extra charge.

The M.S. also lets you earn nine-credit graduate certificates along the way, which can be completed in as few as two semesters. That helps if you want a smaller credential on your resume before you finish the whole degree.

Lewis-Clark State College takes a different route. Its catalog describes learning experiences in both the classroom and the laboratory, and the degree ends with a 4-credit internship and a 4-credit capstone design project. Courses include Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Linux Systems for Cybersecurity and Cyber Ethics.

Plan Around the Schedule and the Price

Boise State's courses are asynchronous, 100% online and run seven weeks each, with six start dates a year. Nothing meets at a set hour, which helps if you work shifts, but you have to set your own deadlines and stick to them.

Tuition is $395 per credit for the B.S. and $550 per credit for the M.S. The school lists the same rate for all online students, so living out of state doesn't change the per-credit price. Ask an advisor how many credits you still need before you estimate a total.

Lewis-Clark State's bachelor's is 120 credits, so ask the school for current tuition and fees before you budget. For a broader price comparison, see our best affordable online cybersecurity degrees.

Choose Between Technical Depth and Management Focus

Boise State's degrees are built around cyber operations, meaning defending systems and responding to incidents. The school's School of Computing holds National Security Agency designations as a National Center of Academic Excellence in both Cyber Defense and Cyber Research, which Boise State cites on its B.S. page.

Lewis-Clark State's Cybersecurity Management degree mixes cybersecurity, computer programming and business management. It suits someone who wants to lead a security team or work between technical staff and executives.

The trade-off is depth. A management-oriented degree spreads your credits across more subjects, so you may need extra self-study or vendor training to go deep on any single tool. If you want to compare other management-focused options, see our cybersecurity management degrees.