Master of Business Administration in Cybersecurity Online

Meet the challenges of today’s enterprise security needs and qualify for roles across various industries with a degree that combines specialized technical knowledge and broad business fundamentals.

Apply By: 12/30/24
Start Class: 1/13/25
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Program Overview

Bolster your competitive edge across professions with an online cybersecurity MBA

Gain the high-level knowledge and skills needed to thwart cyberattacks with a Master of Business Administration in Cybersecurity online program from Florida Institute of Technology. In this IACBE-accredited program, you will study how to manage information security and evaluate security threats through risk assessments, security frameworks, host-based security systems and secure network and communication protocols. You will also strengthen your business foundation with courses in economics, accounting, marketing and more.

In this online cybersecurity MBA program, the curriculum features STEM-based concepts and company case studies, upskilling you with the high-tech essentials you need for success in this rapidly growing field. You will even create a full business plan and learn to manage a company focused on cybersecurity services.

As a graduate of this program, you will be prepared to:

  • Understand managerial economics and microeconomic forces that influence business decision-making, including competitive markets, benefit-cost analysis and decision-making under risk and uncertainty
  • Understand the importance of internal reporting for planning and control and formulating major plans and policies
  • Understand financial management and planning, organizational behavior, design and management practices
  • Use knowledge of leadership theory, operations management and corporate ventures to build competitive marketing plans and business strategies
  • Analyze policy, trends and intelligence to better anticipate and identify current and emerging cyberthreats
  • Evaluate practices and procedures to prevent or minimize attacks
  • Understand connection between security solutions and the enterprise
  • Understand managerial economics and microeconomic forces that influence business decision-making, including competitive markets, benefit-cost analysis and decision-making under risk and uncertainty
  • Understand the importance of internal reporting for planning and control and formulating major plans and policies
  • Understand financial management and planning, organizational behavior, design and management practices
  • Use knowledge of leadership theory, operations management and corporate ventures to build competitive marketing plans and business strategies
  • Analyze policy, trends and intelligence to better anticipate and identify current and emerging cyberthreats
  • Evaluate practices and procedures to prevent or minimize attacks
  • Understand connection between security solutions and the enterprise

Career opportunities:

  • Chief information security officer
  • Security consultant
  • Security systems administrator
  • Vulnerability assessor
  • Information security analyst
  • Chief information security officer
  • Security consultant
  • Security systems administrator
  • Vulnerability assessor
  • Information security analyst

Also available:

At Florida Tech, we offer a variety of in-demand online programs that prepare you with relevant skills for your career of choice. Take a look at our other business programs.

At Florida Tech, we offer a variety of in-demand online programs that prepare you with relevant skills for your career of choice. Take a look at our other business programs.

Total Tuition $33,720.12*
Duration As few as 15 months
Credit Hours 36

Accreditation

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The Nathan M. Bisk College of Business at Florida Institute of Technology has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), located at 11960 Quivira Road in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. For a list of accredited programs, please view our IACBE member status page.

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Tuition

The MBA in Cybersecurity online program fits into your budget

Tuition for the MBA in Cybersecurity is affordable. Take advantage of our pay-by-the-course system, so you can manage your budget as you pursue your degree. Technology fees are included in the total tuition.

Tuition breakdown:

Total Tuition $33,720.12*
Per Credit Hour $936.67

Calendar

Here are the dates and deadlines you need to know

The MBA in Cybersecurity online program is ideal for working students. Choose from multiple start dates and complete your degree at the pace that best fits your schedule.

TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Fall 2 202410/21/2410/7/2410/14/2410/16/2410/18/2412/15/248 weeks
Spring 1 20251/13/2512/30/241/6/251/8/251/10/253/9/258 weeks
Spring 2 20253/17/253/3/253/10/253/12/253/14/255/11/258 Weeks
Summer 20255/19/255/5/255/12/255/14/255/16/257/13/258 weeks

Now enrolling:

Next Apply Date 12/30/24
Start Class 1/13/25

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Admissions

Review the streamlined process for admission into the online cybersecurity MBA program

At Florida Tech, we’ve streamlined the admission process to help you get started quickly. Please read the requirements for the MBA in Cybersecurity online program.


  • Application for admissions
  • Earned bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
  • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities
  • Current résumé
  • Undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 on 4.0 scale

Official transcripts, test scores and other documents should be sent to:

Mail address:
Office of Admissions
150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901

Admission Requirements

  • No application fee
  • No GMAT/GRE
  • GPA of 3.0 or above

Courses

Learn more about the MBA in Cybersecurity online coursework

For the MBA in Cybersecurity online, the curriculum comprises 36 credit hours, including 18 credit hours of core courses, 12 credit hours of cybersecurity specialization courses and 6 credit hours of directed electives.

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides an understanding of the microeconomic forces that influence firm decision-making. Includes competitive markets and market failure, benefit-cost analysis, demand estimation and forecasting, decision-making under risk and uncertainty, production and cost estimation, and market structure analysis.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on internal reporting to managers for use in planning and control, in making nonroutine decisions and in formulating major plans and policies. Covers cost-volume-profit relationships, flexible budgets and standards, job order and process cost, and cost allocation and accumulation.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Studies the concepts and tools of corporate financial management and financial planning, including capital budgeting, capital structure and net working capital. Considers the importance of ethics in financial decision-making.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Presents existing research, theories and models explaining how individual and group behavior and processes shape the internal dynamics of organizations. Provides the foundation to understand contemporary debates concerning alternative organizational designs and management practices.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the tools and techniques of managing marketing activities as well as an analysis of the marketing process. Emphasizes decision-making, the refinement of skills needed to recognize and solve marketing problems, and effective communication of recommendations. Uses case analysis extensively.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
In-depth analysis of industries and competitors, and how to build and defend competitive advantages in forming a successful competitive strategy. Case analysis and management simulation convey the multifunctional nature of decision making at the top management level. Augmented by live-case analyses.

The following foundation courses are considered prerequisites to this program and will be waived for any student with an undergraduate degree in business or who has taken undergraduate courses in accounting, economics and finance with a minimum grade of B.

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines necessary tools required to plan and run a successful business venture. Requires integration of concepts, methods and models from accounting, economics and marketing in forming a business plan for a product or service in a case study.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Builds on BUS 5601.  Examines and uses concepts, methods and models from the functional business areas of statistics, finance, management and law. Requires students to integrate each component into a complete business plan.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the fundamental principles of computer security as applied to information technology (IT). Covers foundations, psychology, prevention, detection, human factors, technical considerations, management processes and future considerations for the security of information technology.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines topics relevant to managing security in an enterprise environment. Focuses on legal obligations and relevant legislation. Includes forensic investigation of security incidents, monitoring and surveillance, metrics and attack models.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines security from the system user’s point of view. Provides an overview of computer application development (programming languages, compilers, development, distribution, software engineering). Also includes operating systems, databases, virtualization and Web applications. Requires no prior programming knowledge.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines security in networked environments and digital communications. Includes the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, communications protocols, wired and wireless communications, Internet security, addressing and routing, and digital certificates. Also presents best practices, methods and tools.

Six credit hours of directed electives (BUS 5000-level or higher) are required if BUS 5601 Essentials of Business Development 1 and BUS 5602 Essentials of Business Development 2 are waived.

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