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Bachelor of Business Administration in Cybersecurity Management

Bachelor'sBBADedicated degreeFirst-year entryOn campusOnline

Overview

A 120-credit Bachelor of Business Administration with a Cybersecurity Management major, offered in Midland and online, combining the business core with courses in network security, cryptography, digital forensics and ethical hacking and a built-in minor in Management Information Systems.

Official program name
Bachelor of Business Administration in Cybersecurity Management
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Business Administration · major: Cybersecurity Management
Source: northwood.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor'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…).
School
Location
Midland, MIFor 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 — core of the degree
Required credits
Not verified
Duration
Not verified

Entry pathway

Full degree from first-year entry. Open to applicants without prior college credit (freshman admission).

Source: northwood.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed

BBA whose official major is Cybersecurity Management, with required cybersecurity courses; offered on campus and online.

The BBA major is Cybersecurity Management; required courses include network security, cryptography, digital forensics, ethical hacking, physical and operational security and information security, plus risk management and incident response planning.

Source: northwood.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: northwood.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery
Online delivery type not verified
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

  • Featured courses include Advanced Networking Systems, Cryptography, Network Security, Digital Forensics and Ethical Hacking.
    Source: northwood.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

  • Students complete ethical hacking work and a capstone creating an organization's security posture.
    Source: northwood.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Accelerated options

  • A Cybersecurity Management BBA/MBA degree guide is published.
    Source: northwood.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”.
Prior degree
RequiredHigh school diploma or GED required upon entry
Source: northwood.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 deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — Residential campus undergraduate, 12-17 credit hours per semesterFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$35,300per academic year · 2026-2027Source: northwood.edu · verified October 11, 2026
All students — Northwood Online, face-to-face/online courseFrom the school's online tuition table$525per credit · 2026-2027Source: online.northwood.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

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — 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) · 2025 - 2030Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Cybersecurity Management (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 Michigan.

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.
  1. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  2. online.northwood.edu/admissions/cost-of-attendance/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. northwood.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/cost-of-attendance/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. northwood.edu/programs/cybersecurity-management/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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