University of Missouri-St Louis · Ed G. Smith College of Business

MBA — Cybersecurity Concentration

Master'sMBAConcentrationOn campusHybrid

Overview

An MBA of at least 30 credit hours with a 21-credit business core and a 9-credit Cybersecurity emphasis drawn from information security, data network security, applied cryptography, software assurance and security management courses. Emphases are offered in the Flex MBA, which uses evening, online and hybrid courses.

Official program name: Business Administration MBA, Cybersecurity Emphasis
Awarded degree: Master of Business Administration · major: Business Administration
Source: bulletin.umsl.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Cybersecurity focus: Cybersecurity concentration — CybersecurityA 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: bulletin.umsl.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: University of Missouri-St Louis — Ed G. Smith College of Business
Source: umsl.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Saint Louis, MO
Specializations: None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Required credits: minimum of 30 hours
Source: bulletin.umsl.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Fall, Spring, Summer
Source: umsl.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

Formal Cybersecurity emphasis inside the MBA with its own list of approved cybersecurity courses.

Formal MBA emphasis requiring at least 9 hours of approved cybersecurity electives (e.g. principles of information security, advanced cybersecurity concepts, software assurance, management of information security).

Source: bulletin.umsl.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 · Hybrid
Source: umsl.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Flexible pace
Source: umsl.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

21-credit business core plus 9 credit hours of approved cybersecurity electives; coursework must be completed within six years.
Source: bulletin.umsl.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: RequiredBachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; GPA and professional experience are considered holistically
Source: bulletin.umsl.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 deadline
August 19 (Flex MBA, domestic) · for Fall
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Source: umsl.edu · verified October 11, 2026
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Application deadline
December 1 (Flex MBA, domestic) · for Spring
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Source: umsl.edu · verified October 11, 2026
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Application deadline
June 12 (Flex MBA, domestic) · for Summer
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Source: umsl.edu · verified October 11, 2026
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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
In-state — Graduate, Ed G. Smith College of Business (MBA, MSIST, MAcc, MS, PhD), residentFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$872	per credit · 2026-2027Calculated tuition$26,160 = 30 credits × $872 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: umsl.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Out-of-state — Graduate, Ed G. Smith College of Business (MBA, MSIST, MAcc, MS, PhD), non-residentFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$1,833	per credit · 2026-2027Calculated tuition$54,990 = 30 credits × $1,833 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: umsl.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Graduate, Ed G. Smith College of Business (MBA, MSIST, MAcc, MS, PhD), Midwest Student ExchangeFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$1,308	per credit · 2026-2027Calculated tuition$39,240 = 30 credits × $1,308 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: umsl.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

Cybersecurity scholarships at UMSL Institutional scholarship
How to apply: Apply through the Student Financial Services website.
Source: umsl.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

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) · 2016 - 2028Validated program(s) of study: MS in Cybersecurity with Information Systems and Technology 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

Sources and verification

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

bulletin.umsl.edu/programs/business-administration-mba-cybersecurity-emphasis/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
umsl.edu/business/graduate/degrees.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
umsl.edu/business/graduate/prospective/apply.html — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
umsl.edu/cybersecurity/scholarships/index.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
umsl.edu/sfs/tuition-fees/index.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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