American Public University System

Overview
A 49-credit online MBA with a cyber emphasis focused on governance, risk and decision-making for leading cybersecurity efforts, delivered in seven-week courses with six start dates a year.
- Official program name
- Master of Business Administration, Cyber Emphasis (Online)
- Awarded degree
- Master of Business Administration · major: Business AdministrationSource: boisestate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
- Degree level
- Master's
- Cybersecurity focus
- Cybersecurity concentration — Cyber EmphasisA formal cybersecurity concentration, track or specialization inside a broader degree such as computer science or information technology. The awarded degree is the broader one.Source: boisestate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
- School
- Location
- Boise, IDFor 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
- None mapped from official curriculum evidence
- Orientation
- Management / policySource: boisestate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
- Required credits
- 49 creditsSource: boisestate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
- Duration
- as few as 12 months (minimum completion time as printed)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.Source: boisestate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed
Named cyber emphasis in the online MBA, but the emphasis course list was not visible on the pages fetched. Included by the owner (bulk decision, 12 October 2026).
Online MBA emphasis built with the cyber operations and resilience program, centered on cyber governance, risk and decision-making.
Source: boisestate.edu · verified October 11, 2026We 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 offered
- OnlineSource: boisestate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
- Online delivery
- Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.All coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.Source: boisestate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
- Campus visits (online option)
- Campus visits: not verified
- Class schedule (online option)
- Not verified
- 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
Curriculum details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.
Admissions
Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.
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
Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.
Tuition and fees
| Category | Amount | Basis and year |
|---|---|---|
| All students — Online MBA courses, per credit | $750 | per creditCalculated tuition$36,750 = 49 credits × $750 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: boisestate.edu · verified October 11, 2026 |
Scholarships and funding
BRONCO SHIELD CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) Service scholarship
Full tuition; annual stipend of $27,000 (undergraduates) or $37,000 (graduate students); health insurance support; $6,000 annual professional development allowance
Service scholarships carry a service obligation; the school's page did not state its terms.
Source: boisestate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School-wide awards are listed because they apply at this degree level; eligibility conditions apply.
Accreditation, ABET and CAE
Institutional accreditation
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) — 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) · 2022 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: Cybersecurity Emphasis in BS of Computer Science (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
- CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R) · 2025 - 2030Validated program(s) of study: Cybersecurity Emphasis in BS of Computer Science (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 Idaho.
International applicants
Not verified for the online option.
Sources and verification
- NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
- DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
- boisestate.edu/computing/academics/doctoral-program/bronco-shield-scholarship/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
- boisestate.edu/online/mba/cyber-operations/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
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