BS in Cyber Forensics and Security
An on-campus bachelor's with a named-tool curriculum and a capstone built on simulated and real-world cases, plus a separate graduate certificate in digital forensics.
Type: Degree & academicStudents
Offered by Marshall University
The facts
- Cost
- Not stated on the programme page we read. Note that Marshall participates in the Southern Regional Education Board's Academic Common Market, which may allow in-state tuition for eligible out-of-state students — worth checking, as it can change the cost substantially.Figure read 2026-09-12 from www.marshall.edu/cfs/cfs-undergraduate
- Prerequisites
- Standard undergraduate admission; specifics not verified.
- Format
- On campus in Huntington, West Virginia, in the Weisberg Family Applied Engineering Complex, with a capstone using simulated and real-world cases.
- Length
- A bachelor's degree.
- Renewal
- No renewal or recertification requirement is published for this entry.
- Accreditation
- Institutional accreditation. Marshall announced Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence involvement in a 2017 release, which we did not re-verify for current status — treat that designation as unconfirmed.
- Who it suits
- An undergraduate who wants hands-on, tool-named forensics teaching, especially one eligible for Academic Common Market in-state tuition.
- Audience
- Students
- Official page
- www.marshall.edu/cfs/cfs-undergraduate
Strengths
- The curriculum names the tools it teaches, including Kali Linux, Metasploit and Wireshark, which is more specific than most university catalogues get.
- A capstone on simulated and real cases, which is the closest an undergraduate degree gets to casework.
- Academic Common Market participation can put in-state tuition within reach for eligible out-of-state students.
- A separate graduate certificate in digital forensics gives a shorter route for someone who already has a degree.
Limitations
- Tuition, credit hours and prerequisites were not on the page we read.
- The programme is now branded Cyber Forensics and Security; older references to a Digital Forensics and Information Assurance degree are out of date, which makes third-party listings unreliable.
- The Intelligence Community CAE designation traces to a 2017 announcement we could not confirm as current.
- On-campus only, in a location that is not a major employment market — expect to relocate for work.
Sources
Costs, prerequisites and exam formats in this field change often, and several providers price by region, cohort or employer agreement. Every figure on this page carries the date it was read and a link to the page it was read from. Confirm current terms with the provider before you spend anything.