MS in Management Information Systems — Cyber Security Management Concentration

A 30-hour online MS MIS from the Collat School of Business with a 12-hour Cyber Security Management concentration, aimed at moving IT professionals into managerial roles. No GMAT/GRE is required.

Official program name

Master of Science in Management Information Systems - Concentration in Cyber Security Management

Awarded degree

Master of Science · major: Management Information Systems

Source: catalog.uab.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Degree level

Master's

Cybersecurity focus

Cybersecurity concentration — Cyber Security ManagementA 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: catalog.uab.edu · verified October 11, 2026

School

University of Alabama at Birmingham — Collat School of Business, Department of Management, Information Systems, and Quantitative Methods

Source: catalog.uab.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Location

Birmingham, ALFor 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 — formal concentration / track (“Cyber Security Management”)

Orientation

Management / policy

Source: catalog.uab.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Required credits

Total Hours 30

Source: catalog.uab.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Duration

Most students can complete degree requirements within 1.6 years (1 year for full-time students) (1 year for full-time students)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.

Source: catalog.uab.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Formats offered

Online

Source: catalog.uab.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: catalog.uab.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 details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Minimum GPA

RequiredMinimum 3 — Minimum overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Source: catalog.uab.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Recommendation letters

Required3 letters — 3 letters of reference

Source: catalog.uab.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Résumé / CV

RequiredCurrent resume

Source: catalog.uab.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GMAT

Not requiredNo GMAT/GRE required.

Source: catalog.uab.edu · verified October 11, 2026

GRE General Test

Not requiredNo GMAT/GRE required.

Source: catalog.uab.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

• Application deadline

  November 1st · for Spring

  The school does not print a year with this date.

  Source: catalog.uab.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  Year not printed

• Application deadline

  April 1st · for Summer

  The school does not print a year with this date.

  Source: catalog.uab.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  Year not printed

• Application deadline

  July 1st · for Fall

  The school does not print a year with this date.

  Source: catalog.uab.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  Year not printed

• UAB CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Service scholarship

  Stipend of $37,000 per year; tuition and education-related fees; professional allowance of $6,000 per academic year

  Eligibility: Students applying to or pursuing UAB master's programs in Cyber Security, Data Science or Computer Science

  Obligation: Complete an internship and work for a federal, state, local or tribal government organization in a cybersecurity position for a period equal to the length of the scholarship after graduation

  Source: sites.uab.edu · verified October 11, 2026

School-wide awards are listed because they apply at this degree level; eligibility conditions apply.

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 Research (CAE-R) · 2012 - 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

State authorization (online students)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Alabama.

International applicants

Not verified for the online option.

1. catalog.uab.edu/graduate/schoolofbusiness/mgmtfosystemsquantitativemethods/managementinformationsyst — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
2. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
3. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
4. sites.uab.edu/cybercorps/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
5. uab.edu/cost-aid/cost/detailed-tuition-fees — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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