Cybersecurity

Keiser University’s Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity covers the full range of skills needed to protect organizations, critical infrastructure, and cyberspace from modern cyber risks. The degree program spans network security, cloud security, operating systems, data management, security protocols, and cyber defense, giving students both foundational knowledge and specialized technical skills suited for the cybersecurity industry. With concentrations in Information Assurance and Digital Defense, students focus on either governance, risk, and compliance frameworks or hands-on penetration testing, ethical hacking, and forensic investigation. The program produces graduates ready to protect sensitive information, respond to security incidents, and pursue professional certifications that open career paths across both the public and private sectors.

Program Mission

The mission of the Keiser University Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity degree program is to prepare students to protect people, organizations, countries and cyberspace from cyber risks and threats. The program promotes business empathy, situational awareness, intelligence gathering, critical thinking, adaptability, continual learning and holistic views of enterprise risk management. Cyber risk governance, identification, protection, detection, response and recovery principles are examined. Program graduates are prepared to obtain diverse cyber-related roles, take professional certification examinations and participate in community-based cyber service activities.

Program Goals

1. To establish student awareness of cyber risk management techniques, roles, business/cyber relationships, internal/external cyber risk factors and cyber career path growth.
2. To inform students about essential assurance, governance, and regulatory/contractual compliance practices pertaining to cyber risk management.
3. To enhance student ability in assessing cyber risk governance, identification, protection, detection, response and recovery needs in critical infrastructure (CI) sectors and other organizations
4. To equip students with skills for design and development of operational and strategic cybersecurity plans, policies and procedures for use in various risk-based scenarios.

Program Highlights

• Students choose between two concentration tracks: Information Assurance and Digital Defense. Both tracks prepare students for professional certification exams and entry-level cybersecurity jobs across a wide range of industries.
• The Information Assurance Concentration covers governance, risk and compliance, identity access management, privacy, and secure development operations.
• The Digital Defense Concentration includes digital media forensics, network forensics, ethical hacking, and network defense and countermeasures.
• Flexible class schedule options; choose online, on-campus, or hybrid learning.

Gain Job-Ready Skills for a Cybersecurity Career

• Network security and threat analysis
• Risk management and vulnerability assessment
• Incident response and cyber defense strategies
• Security protocols and compliance frameworks
• Penetration testing and ethical hacking techniques
• Cloud security and data management practices
• Operating systems administration and system monitoring
• Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) principles

Keiser University offers career-focused degree programs designed to support working adults, traditional students, and career changers. With on-campus, online, and hybrid learning options, experienced faculty, and comprehensive student support, Keiser helps learners achieve their personal and professional goals at all levels.

Applicants desiring to enter Keiser University must submit an application to the Admissions Office well in advance of the start date. This permits proper scheduling and assures availability of classroom space. Applications for winter, spring or fall semesters should be made as early as possible, as these entry dates are normally the time of greatest enrollment.

For students enrolling at Keiser University, credit for courses or degrees completed at another institution is subject to approval by the Dean of Academic Affairs. These courses or degrees must be similar in content and duration to those offered in the program for which an applicant has applied. The Dean of Academic Affairs makes the final decision of accepted transfer credits from the received transcript. However, only courses listed on official transcripts receive permanent official transfer credit. (To grant such credit, Keiser University must receive official transcripts--- those mailed directly to Keiser University by the previous institution---by the end of a student’s first semester.)

Keiser University requires that, at a minimum, a student complete the final 25% of a program through the University. Active duty, reservists, and National Guard service members who are students can complete at a minimum 25% of a program at any time through the University and graduate.

Transfer students are informed in writing of any credits accepted as transferable. Preliminary notification is presented, in most cases, prior to enrollment but in no case later than the end of a transfer student's first semester. Students are responsible for having official transcripts sent to Keiser University from their former institution(s). It may be necessary for students to forfeit some previously earned credit in the transfer process since college philosophies, objectives and programs may vary and change from year to year. Therefore, Keiser University makes no blanket statement or promise of acceptance of credits from any other institution.

Transfer credits are granted only for courses in which a grade of "C" or higher was earned (2.0 on a 4.0 scale).

Keiser University students take one class at a time. Keiser University term lengths are 4-week, 8-week and 16-week.

Keiser University publishes this program as approximately 42 months and 126 credit hours.

Keiser University lists this program as available on campus, Online, and Hybrid.

Tuition is charged per 16-week semester according to the credit hours scheduled.

Keiser University charges tuition per 16-week semester according to the number of credit hours scheduled, not per program. The rates below are the university’s published Flagship (Residential) campus Tuition and Fee Disclosure, effective Fall Semester 2026, and are subject to annual review.

Required fees

• Tuition deposit — $150.00, refundable before May 1 for fall and November 1 for spring
• Housing deposit — $250.00, refundable before July 1 for fall and December 1 for spring
• Education fee — $976.00 per semester, for programmatic participation and facilities resources
• Technology fee — $309.00 per semester
• Health insurance — $2,169.00 per academic year, or $1,370.00 for spring and summer only

Other fees are charged per occurrence: withdrawal $100.00, orientation $100.00, re-entry $150.00, car permit $50.00 ($15.00 for an additional permit), returned check $40.00, dorm key replacement $30.00, library late fee $10.00, student ID replacement $30.00, late payment $25.00 and transcript $10.00. Program supplies and kits vary by program; textbooks are estimated at up to $2,000.00 per semester.

Financial aid

Keiser University participates in federal Title IV financial aid. Students seeking aid complete the FAFSA using the university’s federal school code, 015159.

Estimated Student Costs

Required and Optional Fees for Programs: Fees are costs set by the university in addition to tuition (and room and board, if applicable). These fees may be required for your program or optional depending on the courses you take, and they support the costs associated with completing an approved program of study. Fees are defined in the school’s catalog or supplement and listed on the school’s billing statement or invoice. Fees that are optional will not be paid using GI Bill® benefits and will be the responsibility of the student choosing these additional options. For additional guidance, please see your Program Director or Admissions Counselor.

Keiser University’s Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity program equips students with the technical skills, cybersecurity education, and hands-on experience needed to thrive in one of today’s most critical fields. With flexible online and on-campus learning options, small class sizes, and experienced faculty, Keiser delivers cybersecurity bachelor’s degree programs built around real-world career paths. Whether the goal involves protecting sensitive information for a private organization, supporting national security through government agencies, or launching a new career path in the cybersecurity field, Keiser provides the preparation students need to move forward with confidence.