Safeguard Your Career. Protect the Data.

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The intense need for cybersecurity experts.

While data breaches are a common occurrence, they understandably cause panic. Leaks involving compromised data from corporations such as Yahoo, eBay, FriendFinder, Equifax, and Facebook cause substantial losses for those companies.

These crises illustrate the need for cybersecurity professionals. Read more...

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Cybersecurity salaries: how high can you climb?

It's no secret that cybersecurity jobs often pay very well. In fact, according to LinkedIn data, the median base salary of a cybersecurity professional in the U.S. is about $92,500 per year.

But not all cybersecurity salaries are the same across the board. Read more...

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WGU's cybersecurity grads are doing crucial white-hat work in highly satisfying jobs.

Our approximately 100 B.S. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance alumni have great jobs and satisfying careers. Examples of work our IT security and cybersecurity grads are doing include:

Job Titles

Cyber crimes investigator
Director of cybersecurity
Chief of cyber counterintelligence
Cybersecurity engineer
Cyber operations planner

Diverse Industries

Private business
Government
Military
Law enforcement
Colleges and universities

Major Employers

AT&T
U.S. Department of Defense
Google
U.S. Air Force
Verizon

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Cyber spotlights: Meet the WGU Night Owls.

Rashaan Green

Since earning his bachelor's and master's degrees at WGU, Rashaan has built a thriving career in cybersecurity, turning down two job offers because his current employer offered to double his salary if he'd stay!

Jason Franklin

"My [WGU] degrees have opened many doors for me and prepared me with the skills and knowledge I need to succeed."

Gregg Moretti

"I'm now the Chief Information Officer for an electrical cooperative. I provide cybersecurity services for our portion of the US electrical grid. Getting here hasn't been easy [but] there was this tremendous emotional and psychological lift that happened when [I earned my bachelor's degree]."

Flat-rate tuition.

The more courses you complete each term, the more affordable your degree program becomes.

Flat-rate tuition of $4,245 per term links cost to time.

By charging per 6-month term rather than per credit hour—and empowering students to accelerate through material they know well or can learn quickly—WGU helps students control the ultimate cost of their degrees.

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