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University of West Florida · MBA Office, Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business

MBA — Cybersecurity Management Concentration

Master'sMBAConcentrationOnline

Overview

A 36-credit-hour MBA from the Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business with a Cybersecurity Management emphasis covering cybersecurity principles, risk management, auditing and legal and ethical aspects; the emphasis courses are offered online.

Official program name
Business Administration, M.B.A. - Cybersecurity Management
Awarded degree
Master of Business Administration · major: Business Administration
Source: catalog.uwf.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Master's
Cybersecurity focus
Cybersecurity concentration — Cybersecurity 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.uwf.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School
Source: catalog.uwf.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Pensacola, 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
Cybersecurity Management — formal concentration / track (“Cybersecurity Management Area of Emphasis”)
Orientation
Management / policy
Source: catalog.uwf.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
36 credit hours
Source: catalog.uwf.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Why this program is listed

Formal Cybersecurity Management area of emphasis in the MBA listed in the 2026-2027 catalog with its own required courses.

Official MBA specialization/area of emphasis in Cybersecurity Management with required courses: CIS 5775 Cybersecurity Principles plus two of Advanced Legal, Ethical, and Human Aspects of Cybersecurity, Advanced Cybersecurity Risk Management, and Information Security Auditing.

Source: catalog.uwf.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: catalog.uwf.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

  • 27 hours of MBA core courses plus Cybersecurity Principles and two of three cybersecurity management courses
    Source: catalog.uwf.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
Not requiredAn undergraduate business degree is not required
Source: catalog.uwf.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.

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

  • UWF CyberAI Scholarship for Service: Future Operations, Resilience, and Career Ecosystem (FORCE) Program Service scholarship

    Full tuition for up to two years; annual stipend of $27,000 (undergraduate) or $37,000 (graduate); professional development allowance up to $6,000 per academic year

    Eligibility: U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident; enrolled full-time in an eligible UWF program (including the BS and MS in Cybersecurity); minimum 3.25/4.0 GPA; undergraduates must have completed at least 60 credit hours

    Obligation: Work for a government organization post-graduation for the number of years of the scholarship award; complete one summer internship of at least 10 weeks with a government organization.

    How to apply: Application form, unofficial transcripts, 2-page letter of intent, at least two letters of professional recommendation

    Deadline: October 2, 2026 (Cohort 1 starts Spring 2027, Cohort 2 Fall 2027)

    Source: uwf.edu · verified October 11, 2026

  • UWF CyberAI SFS FORCE - stipend Service scholarship

    $27,000 per year for undergraduate students. $37,000 per year for graduate students.

    Eligibility: U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR)

    Service scholarships carry a service obligation; the school's page did not state its terms.

    Source: uwf.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

  • 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) · 2016 - 2028Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity (POS-CD); BS in Cybersecurity, with specialization in Artificial Intelligence (POS-CyberAI)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.
  1. catalog.uwf.edu/graduate/business/ — 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. uwf.edu/centers/cybersecurity-and-ai/education/uwf-cyberai-sfs-force-program/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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