University of South Florida · Muma College of Business

MS in Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Management

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOnline

Overview

An online Master of Science in Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Management with core courses in network security, business continuity and information security risk management, applied cryptography, five additional required courses chosen from six, and a required practicum, taught in 8-week courses.

Official program name: MS in Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Management
Awarded degree: Master of Science · major: Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Management
Source: usf.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Master'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…).
Source: usf.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: University of South Florida — Muma College of Business
Source: usf.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Tampa, FLFor 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: Governance, Risk & Compliance — core of the degree (“Information Security & Risk Management; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (core)”)Cybersecurity Management — core of the degree (“Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Management”)
Orientation: Management / policy
Source: usf.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: can be completed in two years; one year with more courses per semester
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Why this program is listed

Dedicated online MS in Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Management in the Muma College of Business.

Dedicated master's in information assurance and cybersecurity management; core courses in data network, systems and security, business continuity and disaster recovery, and information security and risk management, plus applied cryptography.

Source: usf.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: usf.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: usf.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

Attendance requirements as published

Practicum Required
Three-credit practicum, arranged through the program director
Source: usf.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Academic calendar

Courses run in 8-week sessions.
Source: usf.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other

Not eligible for an F-1 visa; international students may complete it from their home country.
Source: usf.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: RecommendedUndergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering, MIS or IT preferred
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Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Bachelor's degree with a 3.00 GPA
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Statement / essay: RequiredEssay of 250-500 words
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Recommendation letters: Required2 letters — Two letters of recommendation, at least one from a faculty member
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Résumé / CV: RequiredCurrent resume or CV
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Application fee: Required$30 — $30 application fee
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Tests

GRE General Test: RequiredWaiver may be requested by applicants with degrees from accredited U.S. universities or four-year foreign bachelor's programs and a 3.00 or greater GPA.
Source: usf.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

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Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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.

The NCAE-C directory lists University of South Florida with a CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program; eligibility, service obligation and the programs it covers are set by the school and the federal program. Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

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) · 2014 - 2025Published period has endedValidated program(s) of study: Cybersecurity, M.S. (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 Florida.

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
DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
usf.edu/business/documents/graduate/ms-information-assurance-cybersecurity/brochure-ms-information-a — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
usf.edu/business/graduate/ms-information-assurance-cybersecurity/index.aspx — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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