Nine bootcamps compared by published tuition, length, and schedule, from free to $14,950.
Updated
The Cybersecurity with AI Tools course from Per Scholas is tuition-free for accepted learners, the only free option among the nine cybersecurity bootcamps we compared. Nucamp (under $2,500) and The Tech Academy ($4,000) are the cheapest paid programs, while Flatiron School ($14,900) and Evolve Security Academy ($14,950) cost the most. Bootcamps don't report federal outcomes data, so we order them by published full tuition, checked on each provider's site in October 2026.
9 Cybersecurity Bootcamps by Published Tuition
Rank
School
Location
Published tuition
1
Per Scholas
Online or campus
Tuition-free
2
Nucamp
Online
Under $2,500
3
The Tech Academy
Online
$4,000
4
TripleTen
Online
$9,800
5
Clarusway
Online
$11,400
6
Springboard
Online
$11,900
7
Fullstack Academy
Online
$11,995
8
Flatiron School
Online
$14,900
9
Evolve Security Academy
Online
$14,950
Tuition is each provider's published full price. The write-ups below cover discounts, length, and schedule; confirm current prices on each program page before you enroll.
How we ordered this list
Bootcamps don't report graduation, earnings, or completion data to the U.S. Department of Education, so we can't score them the way we score degree programs. We order this list by each provider's published tuition, lowest first, as listed on its official site in October 2026. When a provider lists both a full price and a discounted price, we use the full price. Bootcamps that don't publish a price aren't ranked. Read the full ranking methodology.
1
Per Scholas
Online or campus
Cybersecurity with AI Tools
Overview
Published tuition: Tuition-free
Length: 15 weeks, full-time (about 35 hours a week)
Format: Remote, hybrid, or in person (varies by location)
Program summary
Per Scholas offers this training at no cost to accepted learners. The course prepares you for CompTIA Security+, Splunk Core Certified User, and Google AI credentials, but it is full-time, about 35 hours a week of class plus study time, and you finish 20 hours of free prep work before class starts.
Published tuition: Under $2,500 ($2,124 early-bird price, plus a registration fee)
Length: 15 weeks, part-time
Format: Online, with weekly live workshops
Program summary
Three four-week courses cover security foundations, network defense, and ethical hacking, and each ends with a certificate exam. Expect about 12 hours a week: self-paced lessons plus a small-group live workshop with an instructor each week.
This automated boot camp packs about 800 hours of material and teaches software development alongside security. There is no live instructor; help comes through a student forum. Paying upfront cuts the price in half, to $1,980.
The program prepares you for CompTIA Security+, covers your first exam attempt, and includes career services. TripleTen promises a full tuition refund if you complete those services and don't get a relevant job within 10 months, under the terms on its site. Monthly installments and other payment plans are also available.
The track pairs a CompTIA Security+ prep module with a security operations (SOC) module. Paying in full upfront cuts the price by 35 percent, to $7,410.
Length: About 6 months, part-time (10 to 20 hours a week)
Format: Online, self-paced with a mentor
Program summary
Study is flexible with a one-on-one mentor and a career coach, and month-to-month billing at $1,983 means finishing early costs less. A Security+ exam voucher is included, and Springboard offers a money-back guarantee with eligibility rules.
Classes are live online with real-time Q&A, and CompTIA Security+ exam prep and a free exam voucher are included. An upfront discount of $3,000 brings tuition to $8,995.
Length: Part-time; see the program page for current pacing
Format: Online
Program summary
Flatiron also runs work-integrated Cyber Engineering programs in which apprenticeship earnings are meant to cover tuition ($29,900 list, $19,500 after its scholarship). Those tracks run more than a year.
Length: 20 weeks, part-time (about 20 hours a week)
Format: Live online, weekday evenings
Program summary
Classes meet live Monday through Friday evenings, 7 to 9 p.m. Central, and a two-week internship runs during the course. A CompTIA Security+ exam voucher is included in tuition.
This program appears on other bootcamp lists but doesn't publish tuition, so we left it out of the ranked table:
4Geeks Academy Cybersecurity Bootcamp (16 weeks). 4Geeks doesn't list tuition on its program page, and this program isn't offered to Florida residents.
Per Scholas is tuition-free for accepted learners. Among paid programs, Nucamp is the cheapest at under $2,500 (15 weeks, part-time).
Are cybersecurity bootcamps worth it?
A bootcamp can get you ready for entry-level certifications faster than a degree, but it doesn't award college credit, and bootcamps don't report job outcomes to the U.S. Department of Education. Before you enroll, get the total cost, the weekly schedule, and any job-guarantee terms in writing.
How long does a cybersecurity bootcamp take?
On this list, programs run from 13 weeks (Fullstack Academy's shortest schedule) to about 7 months part-time (TripleTen). Self-paced options like The Tech Academy give you a set window of access instead.
How is this list built?
Bootcamps don't report graduation, earnings, or completion data to the U.S. Department of Education, so we can't score them the way we score degree programs. We order this list by each provider's published tuition, lowest first, as listed on its official site in October 2026. When a provider lists both a full price and a discounted price, we use the full price. Bootcamps that don't publish a price aren't ranked.
