Augusta University · School of Computer and Cyber Sciences

Master of Science, Cybersecurity Management and Technology

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOnline

Overview

A 30-credit-hour online MS in Cybersecurity Management and Technology (named MS in Information Security Management before Fall 2026) with six core courses and four electives, offered in technical and management tracks. All courses are taught online asynchronously.

Official program name: Master of Science, Cybersecurity Management and Technology
Awarded degree: Master of Science · major: Cybersecurity Management and Technology
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Cybersecurity focus: Dedicated cybersecurity degreeThe degree itself is in cybersecurity or a closely related security field (information security, information assurance, cyber operations, digital forensics…).
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Augusta University — School of Computer and Cyber Sciences
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Augusta, GAFor the online option this is where the school is located — not a residency requirement, and not a guarantee that you may enroll from your state.
Specializations: Cybersecurity Management — formal concentration / track (“Management track”)
Tracks / concentrations: Technical Track · Management Track
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Orientation: Technical and management
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Required credits: 30 credit hours
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Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Spring, Summer, Fall
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Why this program is listed

Dedicated cybersecurity master's offered 100% online.

Degree title names cybersecurity (formerly MS in Information Security Management); courses follow the CISSP domains and cover human factors, security policy, risk management and legal issues, with technical and management tracks.

Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and research doctorates at institutionally accredited US schools — dedicated degrees and formal concentrations, never certificates or electives-only degrees. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.

Formats offered: Online
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Asynchronous
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

The program page does not say whether the online option requires campus visits. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Certification exam preparation

Curriculum includes the core content of the CISSP and CISM certifications.
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other

Program was named MS in Information Security Management before Fall 2026; curriculum and tracks unchanged.
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Preparing for a certification exam is not the same as earning the certification. We list a certification as included only when the school says the exam or credential is part of the program. Degrees vs certifications

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Prior degree: RequiredBachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Minimum GPA: RecommendedMinimum 2.8 — Competitive applicants have a minimum overall GPA of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three formal letters of recommendation
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Résumé / CV: RequiredResume/CV
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Application fee: Required$55 — Application fee (non-refundable) $55
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadline
Next Application Deadline: December 8
The school does not print a year with this date.
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Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
In-state — Online MS, in-state, per credit	$238	per creditCalculated tuition$7,140 = 30 credits × $238 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Out-of-state — Online MS, out-of-state, per credit	$863	per creditCalculated tuition$25,890 = 30 credits × $863 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026
International — Online MS, out-of-country, per credit	$889	per creditCalculated tuition$26,670 = 30 credits × $889 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Scholarships & funding guide

CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service (AUGER CyberAI) Service scholarship
Up to three years of support; stipends of $27,000 per year (undergraduate) and $37,000 per year (graduate); tuition and education-related fees covered; $6,000 professional allowance.
Eligibility: U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident; ability to obtain high-level security clearances; full-time student within two or three years of graduation in an eligible program (BS Computer Science, BS Cyber Operations, BS Cybersecurity, BS Cybersecurity Engineering, BS Biomedical Systems Engineering, BS Data Science, MS Computer Science, PhD Computer and Cyber Sciences); minimum 3.0 undergraduate / 3.2 graduate GPA.
Obligation: Post-graduation work in an approved government AI or cybersecurity position for at least the duration of the scholarship; summer internships required.
How to apply: Resume, student questionnaire and service agreement; recruiting began August 2026 with applications due 31 August 2026 for the Fall 2026 cohort.
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026
DoD Cyber Service Academy Service scholarship
All tuition and required fees; book and computer allowance; stipend of $29,000 for undergraduates and $34,000 for graduate students.
Eligibility: U.S. citizen, 18 or older; third- or fourth-year undergraduates in a cybersecurity-related program, or students in MS ISM, MS CS, MAISS or the PhD in Computer and Cyber Sciences; full-time enrollment.
Service scholarships carry a service obligation; the school's page did not state its terms.
How to apply: Applicants email the Cyber Institute to confirm intent to apply and apply online; the 2026 window closed February 17, 2026.
Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026

School-wide awards are listed because they apply at this degree level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation, ABET and CAE

Three different things: the school's institutional accreditation, ABET accreditation of this exact program, and the school's NSA CAE designation.

Institutional accreditation

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

This program does not appear in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is program-specific and optional; the school's other programs or its institutional accreditation do not imply it.

NSA CAE designation (school)

CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) · 2016 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Science with a major in Cyber Operations (POS-CO); Bachelor of Science with a major in Cybersecurity (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
CAE in Cyber Operations (CAE-CO) · 2024 - 2029Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Science with a major in Cyber Operations (POS-CO); Bachelor of Science with a major in Cybersecurity (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

A CAE designation belongs to the institution and its validated program of study; it is not accreditation and does not certify every degree. Accreditation & CAE explained

State authorization (online students)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Georgia.

International applicants

Augusta University cannot issue Form I-20 (F-1) or DS-2019 (J-1) for enrollment in the online MS in Cybersecurity Management and Technology.Source: augusta.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.

NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
augusta.edu/ccs/cyber-ai-corps-scholarship-for-service.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
augusta.edu/ccs/dod-cyber-scholarship.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
augusta.edu/ccs/ms-ism.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
augusta.edu/ccs/phd-ccs.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
augusta.edu/gradschool/ms-ism-adm-reqs.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
augusta.edu/online/ms-information-security-management.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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