Murray State University · Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business

MS in Information Systems — Information Security Concentration

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Overview

A 30-credit M.S. in Information Systems with 21 core credits (data management, software development, networking, project management, a comprehensive project) and 9 credits in information security, offered on campus and online.

Official program name: Master of Science in Information Systems — Information Security Concentration
Awarded degree: Master of Science · major: Information Systems
Source: murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Cybersecurity focus: Cybersecurity concentration — Information SecurityA 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: onlinedegrees.murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Murray State University — Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business
Source: murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Murray, KYFor 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
Tracks / concentrations: Information Security
Source: murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: 30 credit hours
Source: onlinedegrees.murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: as little as 15 to 18 months taking three courses per semester (three courses per semester)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

Formal Information Security concentration within the M.S. in Information Systems, offered on campus and 100% online.

Named Information Security concentration in the M.S. in Information Systems; its 9 elective credits include Information Systems Security and Cybersecurity Program Governance, Risk and Compliance.

Source: murraystate.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 · Online
Source: murraystate.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: murraystate.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

Elective (concentration) courses include CYS 615 Information Systems Security and CYS 625 Cybersecurity Program Governance, Risk and Compliance.
Source: onlinedegrees.murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

CIS 695 Comprehensive Project in Computer Information Systems.
Source: onlinedegrees.murraystate.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”.

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

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
January 5, 2027 · for Spring 2027 (Spring 1, online, starts January 12, 2027)
Source: onlinedegrees.murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Upcoming

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
All students — Graduate, Information Systems (resident, non-resident and online rate), per hourFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$618.25	per credit · 2026-2027Calculated tuition$18,547.50 = 30 credits × $618.25 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: murraystate.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Online course fee (online courses): $50 per creditMandatory
Source: murraystate.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

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

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) · 2019 - 2029Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and Network Management Cybersecurity Emphasis (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 Kentucky.

International applicants

Not verified for the online option.

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
onlinedegrees.murraystate.edu/programs/technology/master-science/info-sys-information-security/ — Official program page, 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
murraystate.edu/admissions/BursarsOffice/tuition/GraduateTuition.aspx — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
murraystate.edu/programs/cob/information-security.aspx — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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