Online MBA in Cybersecurity
Earn Your MBA and Prepare for Relevant Certification Exams
100% Online
12 – 15 Months
36 – 48 Credit Hours
$775 Per Credit
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Defend Firms From Cyber Threats With an MBA in Cybersecurity Management
- Apply By: 10/06/25
- Start Class: 10/20/25
Strengthen your ability to identify, prevent and mitigate harmful cybersecurity attacks when you earn Shenandoah’s MBA in Cybersecurity Management degree fully online. Cultivate high-value technology expertise in a fast-growing industry while learning from a university recognized by U.S. News & World Report for being among the best part-time MBA programs.1
With an 11-1 student-to-faculty ratio, you will experience personalized attention as you develop advanced skills in cryptographic techniques, encryption methods and security protocols essential for protecting companies from malicious cyber criminals.
Concentration Details
- AACSB accredited
- No entrance exams required
- Prepare to sit for the CompTIA Security+ exam
Learn to Solve Cybersecurity and Business Challenges
The AACSB-accredited online MBA cybersecurity coursework combines high-level technical expertise with broad-based business knowledge to help you become a marketable tech leader. You will elevate your industry-specific skills — like knowing when to develop a Continuity of Operations (COOP) versus a disaster recovery plan — and boost your business acumen.
SU’s flexible 100% online coursework is delivered through accelerated, eight-week terms so you can scale up your cybersecurity skill sets faster.
Cybersecurity Required Courses
This course covers advanced techniques for decision making in the cybersecurity world. This course is designed to provide advanced content to support the student’s ability to understand and successfully pass the CompTIA Security+ Exam. Additionally, students learn leadership in terms of cybersecurity and IT personnel and resources. This course offers insights in the hiring of cybersecurity and IT personnel and how to determine worth of experience, certifications, etc. This is a graduate level course with outcomes that will be assessed at a higher-level of learning. The additional work of finding a real world problem prior to the development of the solution or synthesis of this problem is the added requirement for MBA/graduate level students.
This course covers techniques for decision making in the cybersecurity world using intermediate technical knowledge gained from the program including when to develop a Continuity of Operations (COOP) vs. Disaster Recovery Plan, motivations of threat actors and implications in government, manufacturing, healthcare, financial industries and the energy sector. This course is designed to provide intermediate content to support the student’s ability to understand and successfully pass the CompTIA Security+ Exam. This is a graduate level course with outcomes that will be assessed at a higher level of learning. The additional work of finding a real world problem prior to the development of the solution or synthesis for this problem is the added requirement for MBA/graduate level students.
This course introduces the student to theory and reading related to several aspects of cybersecurity such as security attacks, intrusions, threats, security requirements and controls, cryptography and encryption, physical vs. cybersecurity, network security, security-enhancement software and secure protocols and management of security risks. This is a graduate level course with outcomes that will be assessed at a higher-level of learning. The additional work of finding a real world problem prior to the development of the solution or synthesis for this problem is the added requirement for MBA/graduate level students.
Shenandoah’s MBA core courses will strengthen your business fundamentals, giving you the versatile critical thinking skills necessary for a variety of upper-level roles. Deepen your understanding of data-driven decision-making, organizational leadership, internal business operations, international business opportunities and more.
View Program CurriculumQualify for Exciting Roles in a Booming Field
Now is the perfect time to pursue leadership roles in cybersecurity and related fields. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for qualified cybersecurity professionals is rising as much as 33% per year, which is significantly faster than other careers.2
As phishing, ransomware and malware attacks become more sophisticated, firms need well-rounded cybersecurity experts to navigate those risks. This cybersecurity management degree will equip you with the tools necessary for identifying vulnerabilities in companies’ digital security systems and optimizing internal business operations.
Chief Information Security Officer $179,609 per year3
Information Security Analyst $120,360 per year2
Explore More MBA Concentrations
Pick the MBA concentration that makes sense for your career goals or skip the concentration altogether. In Shenandoah’s general MBA program, you can tailor your degree plan to your interests by choosing elective courses from a broad range of industry-specific options.
Sources
- U.S. News & World Report. “Best Part-Time MBA Programs.” Retrieved April 14, 2025, from https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/part-time-rankings.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Information Security Analysts.” Retrieved April 16, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/information-security-analysts.htm.
- PayScale. “Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Salary in the United States.” Retrieved April 16, 2025, from https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Chief_Information_Security_Officer/Salary.