Cybersecurity Program

Prepare for your career as an information systems security professional

Cybersecurity at St. Bonaventure equips you with the sophisticated tools necessary to pursue a career in computer crime investigation, information assurance and digital forensics. Cybersecurity students use their education to detect, investigate, and prevent technology related crimes.

Degrees & Certificates Offered

Our Early Assurance Cybersecurity program guarantees qualified high school seniors placement in our master’s degree in cybersecurity. Students who successfully complete the program earn their bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

Early Assurance program students may begin taking graduate-level courses during their senior year of undergraduate studies. This not only provides a financial savings on the overall cost of the master's degree, but because the master's program is entirely online, it provides the opportunity to work and earn a salary while completing the degree.

St. Bonaventure University’s online Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity will provide an overview of the cybersecurity field that can complement your current work in a variety of fields including law enforcement, military, government agencies, and more. After completing these five courses you’ll gain the confidence to speak the language and bring an understanding of the cybersecurity landscape to your current role.

How to start a career in cybersecurity

Experienced professionals share advice for entering the exciting, important and high-demand field of cybersecurity in this informative webinar.

Cybersecurity Careers

With a degree in Cybersecurity, you will be in demand. At St. Bonaventure, Cybersecurity students are prepared for high-paying careers including:

Intelligence analyst
Computer crimes special investigator
Information assurance specialist
Credit card fraud investigator
Health insurance special investigator
Money laundering analyst
Network administrator
Bank security compliance officer
Compliance, risk management and fraud supervisor
Digital forensics examiner

National Science Foundation names Wang a program director

Sep 04, 2021 | Dr. Huihui Wang, associate professor and director of the cybersecurity program at SBU, was selected as a program director (rotator) at the National Science Foundation. Her first-year term began Aug. 30 and runs through Aug. 29, 2022.

Growth in online graduate programs helps St. Bonaventure expand its academic footprint

Mar 26, 2021 | Since spring 2016, the number of students in St. Bonaventure University’s fully online graduate programs has grown almost twelvefold, from 50 to 585 in 2021. That growth has been vital at a challenging time for small, private institutions.

Kellogg is the featured guest on the Forensic Lunch podcast

Jan 06, 2021 | Brian Kellogg, director of technology infrastructure and security for Technology Services at the university, was a guest on the Dec. 11 broadcast of Forensic Lunch, a live podcast about digital forensics and incident response (DFIR).