University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NMPublic HLC

NSA CAE-R · 2012 - 2030

The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque offers its cybersecurity graduate study through the James & Gail Ellis School of Business Leadership, whose online Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Business Analytics includes a Cybersecurity track. The university also runs a CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program for master's students.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

1 program verified so far (1 master's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

University of New Mexico

MS in Cybersecurity and Business Analytics — Cybersecurity Track

Master'sMSConcentrationMaster of Science in Cybersecurity and Business Analytics

Fully online · Asynchronous

Albuquerque, NMSchool location, not a residency requirement

Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)

14 months if attending full-time (full-time) · 33 credits

$813.06 per credit · All students — Flat-rate tuition, not including student fees · 2025-2026

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

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Accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1922 · next review 08/31/2029
Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education
Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

None of this school's listed cybersecurity programs appears in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is optional and program-specific; its absence does not make a program ineligible here.

Institutional accreditation covers the institution. It does not mean every program is ABET-accredited — ABET accredits individual programs, and we show it only for the program ABET lists.

NSA Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE)

CAE designations are awarded by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program (NSA, with CISA and partners) to an institution and its validated program of study. A designation is not accreditation and does not apply automatically to every degree.

CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R)
Designation period: 2012 - 2030 · Designation for institutions with a cybersecurity research program meeting the NCAE-C research criteria (typically doctoral-granting).
Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

The school states: “UNM Anderson designated as a CAE-R (Cyber Research) program through 2030” Source: business.unm.edu · verified October 11, 2026

The NCAE-C directory lists this school with a CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program. Both carry service obligations and citizenship requirements — see how they work. Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Where online students can enroll from

State authorization decides whether the school can enroll you in an online program from your state.

International students

The MSCBA does not qualify for an international student visa.
Source: business.unm.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and funding

School-wide awards, service scholarships and rates as published. Program pages list awards specific to a program.

CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Service scholarship
$3,083.33 per month stipend, all tuition and fees, and travel/professional development allowance, for three or four semesters
Eligibility: U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency; completed bachelor's degree with an emphasis in CS, engineering, MIS, or a closely related field; undergraduate GPA of 3.2 or higher; full-time study on UNM's main campus
Obligation: Complete a summer Federal internship and be employed in the Federal CyberCorps for at least two years after graduation; the financial obligation ceases after two years of CyberCorps employment.
Source: sfs.unm.edu · verified October 11, 2026
CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) - eligibility Service scholarship
Eligibility: U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency
Obligation: That financial obligation ceases when the awardee completes two years of CyberCorps employment.
Source: sfs.unm.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and PhD programs. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (certificates, associate degrees, electives-only degrees…).

Master of Science in Computer Engineering (cybersecurity emphasis) (Master of Science in Computer Engineering)Emphasis mentioned only on the SFS page; the 2026-2027 catalog lists concentrations such as Internet of Things but no cybersecurity concentration.Source: sfs.unm.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Master of Science in Computer Science (cybersecurity emphasis) (Master of Science in Computer Science)The SFS page mentions a cybersecurity emphasis, but the 2026-2027 catalog record for the MS in Computer Science shows no formal cybersecurity concentration; security appears as an elective course.Source: sfs.unm.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name: University of New Mexico
Control: Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location: 1700 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education: 3,799 of 22,700 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 11, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.

business.unm.edu/current-students/grad/mscba-curriculum.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
business.unm.edu/master-cybersecurity-business-analytics.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
sfs.unm.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
sfs.unm.edu/requirements.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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