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CybersecurityDegrees

Southern Utah University · Dixie L. Leavitt School of Business

MBA — Cybersecurity Emphasis

Master'sMBAConcentrationOnline

Overview

A 33-credit online MBA with a 9-credit Cybersecurity Emphasis, combining the MBA core and a capstone strategy course with foundations and research courses in cybersecurity with information assurance and one cybersecurity elective.

Official program name
Master of Business Administration – Cybersecurity Emphasis
Awarded degree
Master of Business Administration · major: Business Administration
Source: online.suu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Master's
Cybersecurity focus
Cybersecurity concentration — Cybersecurity 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: online.suu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School
Source: online.suu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Cedar City, UTFor 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
Cybersecurity Emphasis
Source: online.suu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
33 credit hours (plus a 3-credit Business Foundations course if required)
Source: online.suu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
As few as 12 months (minimum completion time)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: online.suu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed

Formal Cybersecurity Emphasis within the online MBA with its own required courses.

Named Cybersecurity Emphasis of the MBA: 9 emphasis credits (CSIA 6000, CSIA 6005 and one CSIA elective) on top of 24 MBA core credits.

Source: online.suu.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: online.suu.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: online.suu.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

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

Prerequisite courses
Required3-credit Business Foundations course required unless the undergraduate degree is from an AACSB-accredited business program with a minimum 3.3 GPA
Source: online.suu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Prior degree
RequiredBachelor's degree from an accredited institution
Source: online.suu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 2.5 — 2.5 GPA
Source: online.suu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GMAT
Not required
Source: online.suu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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 — MBA in Cybersecurity, per credit hour (includes all fees)$521per creditIncludes feesCalculated tuition$17,193 = 33 credits × $521 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: online.suu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
All students — MBA in Cybersecurity, total program (33 credit hours)$17,193entire programIncludes feesSource: online.suu.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

  • CSIA tuition waiver Tuition discount

    Eligibility: Fully admitted MS-CSIA students enrolled in at least 6 graduate credit hours, Utah residents, minimum GPA 3.0; based on available program funds.

    How to apply: Tuition Waiver Application

    Source: suu.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

  • 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) · 2018 - 2029Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Science 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 Utah.

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.suu.edu/degrees/business/mba/cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. online.suu.edu/degrees/technology/cybersecurity-information-assurance/strategy/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. suu.edu/degrees/master/cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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