West Virginia University · John Chambers College of Business and Economics, Management Information Systems

Business Cybersecurity Management, M.S.

Master'sMSDedicated degreeOnline

Overview

A 30-credit online Master of Science in Business Cybersecurity Management of ten required courses, including hands-on technical labs and a cybersecurity practicum, completed in 12 to 24 months with fall or spring starts. Applicants do not need a technical background.

Official program name: Business Cybersecurity Management, M.S.
Awarded degree: Master of Science · major: Business Cybersecurity Management
Source: catalog.wvu.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: catalog.wvu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: West Virginia University — John Chambers College of Business and Economics, Management Information Systems
Source: catalog.wvu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Morgantown, WVFor 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
Orientation: Management / policy
Source: catalog.wvu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: 30 credit hours (10 courses)
Source: online.wvu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: 12-24 months
Source: catalog.wvu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms: Fall, Spring
Source: online.wvu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

Dedicated online master's in business cybersecurity management from the Chambers College.

Degree title is cybersecurity management; all ten required courses are cybersecurity courses (Software Security, Information Security Assurance Management, Business Network Security, Business Cybercrime Management, Business Enterprise Security Architecture and a practicum).

Source: catalog.wvu.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.wvu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery: Online delivery type not verified
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Asynchronous
Source: online.wvu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
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

Lab environment

Hands-on technical labs in teams with faculty
Source: catalog.wvu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

CYBR 555 Business Cybersecurity Practicum
Source: catalog.wvu.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”.

Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 2.75 — Minimum 2.75; a competitive applicant presents 3.25
Source: catalog.wvu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredUp-to-date resume showing prior work experience
Source: catalog.wvu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Application fee: RequiredApplication fee (amount not printed)
Source: catalog.wvu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Other requirement: Not requiredNo technical background required
Source: catalog.wvu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not requiredGMAT/GRE not required
Source: online.wvu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
TOEFL iBT: RequiredInternational applicants submit TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo
Source: catalog.wvu.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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — WVU Online cost per credit hour	$1,063	per creditCalculated tuition$31,890 = 30 credits × $1,063 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.wvu.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

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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) · 2001 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: Cybersecurity, B.S. (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R) · 2010 - 2029Validated program(s) of study: Cybersecurity, B.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 West Virginia.

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.

catalog.wvu.edu/graduate/collegeofbusinessandeconomics/businesscybersecuritymgmt/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
online.wvu.edu/programs/masters-degrees/business-cybersecurity-management-ms/ — Official program page, 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

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