Online MBA with Specialization in Cybersecurity

Advance your career with a MBA degree in Cybersecurity. Specialize in hot topics like Cybersecurity, IoT, Agile and Lean frameworks, and more.

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More about Nexford’s online MBA Specialization in Cybersecurity

Submit your details to learn more about our 100% online, next-generation MBA degree program with a specialization in Cybersecurity. You’ll receive our MBA brochure, as well as personalized information to help you choose the right program for your goals.

MBA Degree Overview

Duration

Our standard MBA completion time is 18 months, but you can learn as quickly or slowly as you want while meeting assignment deadlines. The faster you finish, the more money you’ll save.

Effort

15-20 hours per week which fits into your work schedule so you can earn while you learn. 

Format

Learner-centric, mission driven, 100% online, offering a next-generation learning experience. Regardless of physical location.

Cost

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MBA Degree in Cybersecurity: Courses

When you take a Nexford MBA with a Specialization in Cybersecurity, you’ll need to complete three specialized courses in addition to 10 core MBA courses. You’ll learn skills based on the latest employer needs and market trends – this is what we call our Workplace Alignment Model – our curriculum is designed to equip you with the skills you need and employers are looking for.

  • Internet of Things

    Internet of Things engages learners in examining IoT operating systems architectures, standards, and ecosystems. You’ll delve into industrial automation value proposition for IoT, device management, cybersecurity analysis, best-practices in IoT ecosystem design, and monetizing IoT under different commercial models and across the value chain.

  • Cybersecurity Leadership

    Explore how our hyperconnected world, comprised of a myriad of networks – both machine and human – has brought us to the precipice of a fundamental revolution and redefinition of the human experience and our socio-political and military world order. Crime, news, and even warfare is digital today.

    Examine cybersecurity goals, cybersecurity tools, cybersecurity strategies, and how cybersecurity leadership underpins every aspect of cybersecurity strategy.

  • Product Management with Agile and Lean

    Product Management with Agile and Lean explores the techniques that product managers apply to minimize execution risk for a team. You’ll examine two main types of execution risk: technical risk, which is the risk that the product fails because the team utilizes bad software management practices, and product risk, which is the risk that the product fails because it is not what the customers or market want. Learn how to apply the Agile framework to minimize technical execution risk and the Lean framework to minimize product risk.

Product managementOrganizational strategyManagementCybersecurityLeadershipDigital strategyNetwork securityTech architecture

Why choose an Online MBA in Cybersecurity

  • Apply technical and cybersecurity knowledge to business challenges
  • Master MBA-focused soft skills of the future like critical and creative thinking
  • Gain a competitive edge in a fast-changing world with hard skills like digital fluency and business analysis
  • Make informed business decisions, and lead with confidence: 94% of Nexford learners increased in confidence at work
  • Build a network of global professionals from 110+ countries working at firms like Google, Deloitte, and EY
  • Earn a degree as well as digital badges as you go – including credentials from LinkedIn Learning

Our MBA program provides job-ready skills

95% of our learners gained valuable skills at work

A Nexford MBA program is designed for experienced professionals like you. Whether you’re pivoting roles, accelerating in the career you already have, or launching a startup, you’ll learn how to succeed in modern, global business. To build our programs, we analyzed 30 million jobs and surveyed industry leaders – including those from Microsoft, Citibank, and Unilever.

Live the U.S. University Experience

50% off International Scholarship.

Nexford learners can complete their degree in the U.S. at one of Strayer University's campuses. You can transfer credits from Nexford and finish your degree in the U.S. potentially saving on costs of studying abroad, with a streamlined admissions process and a 50% tuition scholarship opportunity for eligible Nexford learners. International students planning to study in the United States must apply for a valid learner visa enabling them to live and study in the U.S. Eligible visa holders may also have access to optional practical training subject to the requirements as outlined by the USCIS.

Here are some examples of the work you'll be doing within this Cybersecurity MBA specialization:

  • Assess the cybersecurity and information security implications (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) of a given business mission including legal, political, social, technical, risk management and regulatory requirements and challenges
  • Evaluate IoT operating systems architectures, standards, and ecosystem
  • Create a structure to minimize technical and product risk, integrating the Agile and Lean frameworks

Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Cybersecurity: FAQs

We’re no ordinary university! We make things simple so you can focus on what’s important: your goals! At Nexford, you can start learning straight away and send us your documents later (in exceptional circumstances). If you’re unable to immediately provide us with your transcript or diploma, you can just upload your government-issued ID and pay your application fee.

What happens next? After your first course starts, you’ll have 60 days from enrollment start date to send us your missing information, such as a diploma or grade transcript. 

  • We need proof that you completed a bachelor’s degree at an accredited institution in a business-related field with a valid copy of your official diploma and transcript.
  • To be considered for admission as English Language Proficient to Nexford University graduate programs, you’ll need to provide one of these:
    1. An official transcript from a college or university
    2. A minimum passing score on an approved English qualification exam within the past two years

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MBA Specialization in Cybersecurity: Career options

Every day across the globe, Nexford learners proudly share their digital badges, certificates, and alumni status on LinkedIn, applying what they’ve learned. Here are some potential career routes if you take this specialization.