Best Online Cybersecurity Programs in Vermont (2027)

• Bachelor's

  Top Score75.9 out of 100

  Champlain College

  BS in Computer Forensics & Digital Investigations

  Vermont · B.S.

  Champlain College's B.S. Review

Vermont is a small state with a short list, and almost every program comes from one school. Champlain College Online runs a family of related degrees, so the real choice is which one fits your starting point: defense and operations, data analysis, management, or forensic investigation.

Norwich University adds a second school with a military-college history and a different price structure. If you want more choices than one state offers, see our best online cybersecurity degrees.

We include every online cybersecurity or digital forensics program based at a Vermont 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, terms, admissions rules and course names come from those pages, checked in October 2026. You can read the full method on the methodology page.

• School based in Vermont, 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.

Match the Champlain Degree to the Job You Want

Champlain's names look alike, but the capstones show how different they are. The Cybersecurity Operations M.S. ends with a War Games capstone where two virtual teams attack and defend multiple devices on two networks. The Cybersecurity Analytics M.S. ends with a project that uses scripting, databases and analytics on security data.

The Cybersecurity Management M.S. leads to an IS Management Capstone, with courses in regulations, compliance and risk. Pick the capstone you'd be proud to show an employer, because it sets the tone for the whole degree.

Choose Forensics Only If You Want Evidence Work

Three Champlain programs lean toward digital forensics: the B.S. in Computer Forensics and Digital Investigations, the M.S. in Digital Forensic Science and the M.S. in Digital Forensic Analytics. They cover malware, operating system and mobile device analysis, and how evidence is handled.

The bachelor's adds courses on searching and seizing digital evidence and on criminal investigation, and it lists a Digital Forensic Practicum. The Analytics master's is 33 credits for $20,064, a year at two courses per term, and adds machine learning. The Science master's ends in a Capstone Research Thesis. If you'd rather defend networks than examine devices, the cybersecurity tracks fit better.

Compare Champlain and Norwich on Price and Pace

At the bachelor's level you have three choices. Champlain's B.S. in Cybersecurity is $342 a credit and takes about 3 years, 6 months at two courses per term. Norwich's B.S. in Cybersecurity is $415 a credit, and the school lists 18 months as the average time to finish, which reflects how many students arrive with transfer credit.

Norwich accepts up to 90 transfer credits, including ACE-reviewed military or professional training and CLEP scores. Champlain also gives credit for prior learning and military training. Whichever you pick, ask each school for a written credit evaluation before you pay a deposit, because that single document sets your real price. Book charges at Norwich are paid separately, and Champlain adds a one-time $150 graduation fee.

For a wider price comparison, see our best affordable online cybersecurity degrees.

Look at Labs, Certifications and Concentrations

Norwich partners with Hack The Box, a hands-on training platform, and its page lists certifications tied to that work, including the Certified Penetration Testing Specialist and the Certified Defensive Security Analyst. It also offers two concentrations: Computer Forensics and Vulnerability Management, and Information Warfare and Security Management.

Champlain says its cybersecurity students learn within the Senator Patrick Leahy Center for Digital Investigation and Cybersecurity community and use virtual labs that mirror industry scenarios. Champlain has held a National Center of Academic Excellence designation in Cyber Defense Education since 2006. Norwich's page calls it one of the first universities with that designation. Treat the designation as a sign of a mature program, not a guarantee of a job.