George Washington University · College of Professional Studies

Master of Professional Studies in the Field of Transformational Leadership in Cybersecurity

Master'sMPSDedicated degreeOn campus

Overview

A 30-credit executive Master of Professional Studies for current and aspiring CISOs and senior technology executives, combining coursework in cyber governance, risk and crisis leadership with executive residencies, a practicum and a capstone.

Official program name: Master of Professional Studies in the Field of Transformational Leadership in Cybersecurity
Awarded degree: Master of Professional Studies · major: Transformational Leadership in Cybersecurity
Source: bulletin.gwu.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: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: George Washington University — College of Professional Studies
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Washington, DC
Specializations: Cybersecurity Management — core of the degree (“Transformational Leadership in Cybersecurity”)
Orientation: Management / policy
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: 30 credits in required courses
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Fall, Spring
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

Executive cybersecurity leadership master's listed in the bulletin; delivery format (campus/online) is not stated on the bulletin page and the program website could not be fetched. Included by the owner (bulk decision, 12 October 2026).

Executive degree whose field is cybersecurity leadership; required courses include Boardroom Cyber Governance, Cyber Intelligence for Geopolitical and Institutional Risk, a Cybersecurity Leadership Practicum and an Executive Cybersecurity Capstone.

Source: bulletin.gwu.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: On campus
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Attendance requirements as published

Residency Not verified
Executive residencies are part of the curriculum; frequency and location not printed
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Capstone

Practicum and capstone grounded in the student's own organization
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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”.

Technical preparation

Work experience: RequiredAt least 10 years of professional experience, including at least 5 years in senior/management roles
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Prior degree: RequiredBachelor's degree in cybersecurity, IT, or a closely related field
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Minimum GPA: RecommendedMinimum 3 — Recommended minimum GPA 3.0
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredStatement of purpose, 750-1000 words
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required1 letters — One recommendation, ideally from a supervisor or executive sponsor
Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredResume or CV
Source: bulletin.gwu.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

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Priority deadline
April 15 (final June 15) · for Fall
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Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Year not printed
Priority deadline
November 1 (final November 30) · for Spring
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Source: bulletin.gwu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Year not printed

Tuition and fees

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Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

The NCAE-C directory lists George Washington University with a CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program; eligibility, service obligation and the programs it covers are set by the school and the federal program. Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

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

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — 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 Research (CAE-R) · 2008 - 2030Source: 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

Sources and verification

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

bulletin.gwu.edu/professional-studies/graduate-programs/transformational-leadership-cybersecurity/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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