Cybersecurity, B.S.

Indiana Tech’s Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity will prepare you for a career and leadership within the rapidly expanding cybersecurity field. Our program blends the technical aspects of cybersecurity, information security, network security, network penetration, digital forensics and defensive CyberOps with a fundamental understanding of criminal investigation.

What’s more, Indiana Tech recently added a state-of-the-art learning environment for its cybersecurity students which will include a security operations center, a digital forensics lab and an interactive data center.

Hands-on coursework in computer programming, networking, electronics and criminology will arm you with the expertise that today’s companies, organizations and law enforcement and intelligence agencies are looking for to protect data. The result is a uniquely effective degree that enables you to become a digital detective ready to protect individual and organizational data and fight the cyberattacks and crime that take place every day on the Internet and company networks.

Why choose Indiana Tech?

• Indiana Tech was designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) in January 2023. The CAE-CD designation is awarded to institutions meeting the newest standards of cybersecurity from National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—co-sponsors of a program created to develop skilled cybersecurity professionals across a variety of government agencies at federal, state and local levels.
• You will learn to evaluate vulnerability risks and determine appropriate security measures to protect organizations before cyberattacks occur.
• Our tech-savvy instruction will teach you how to utilize and leverage technology in ways that add value to clients, customers and employers.
• Opportunities for industry internships will help you develop career skills, experience and contacts for career placement after graduation.
• You can supplement your learning and passion for cybersecurity as a member of Indiana Tech’s cybersecurity team, the Cyber Warriors. This team, which is national known on a collegiate level, has been a launching pad for outstanding cybersecurity strategists for years.
• Indiana Tech fosters an active learning environment, enriched by instructors who possess years of experience in their respective field.