The University of Texas at San Antonio · Department of Information Systems and Cybersecurity

PhD in Information Technology — Cybersecurity Concentration

Research doctoratePhDConcentrationOn campus

Overview

A research PhD in Information Technology with an optional cybersecurity concentration, requiring 75 credit hours beyond the bachelor's (57 beyond the master's), doctoral research and a dissertation, and teaching at least one course. Full-time students are generally funded with an assistantship for up to four years.

Official program name: Ph.D. in Information Technology — Cybersecurity Concentration
Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy · major: Information Technology
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — research doctorate
Cybersecurity focus: Cybersecurity concentration — Cybersecurity ConcentrationA formal cybersecurity concentration, track or specialization inside a broader degree such as computer science or information technology. The awarded degree is the broader one.
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: The University of Texas at San Antonio — Department of Information Systems and Cybersecurity
Source: caicc.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: San Antonio, TX
Specializations: None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Required credits: 75 semester credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree; 57 beyond the master's
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Fall, Spring
Source: future.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

Research PhD with a formally listed cybersecurity concentration and a doctoral dissertation.

The catalog lists an optional Cybersecurity Concentration for the PhD in Information Technology; PhD-level courses include Behavioral and Organizational Information Systems and Cyber Security Research and Topics in Cybersecurity Research.

Source: catalog.utsa.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: On campus
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Full-time, Part-time
Source: future.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Other

Teaching at least one course required
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Research and doctoral requirements

Research areas, supervision, examinations and residency as the school publishes them.

Dissertation

Doctoral dissertation (minimum 12 semester credit hours) and 9 hours of doctoral research
Source: catalog.utsa.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”.

Prior degree: RequiredBachelor's degree from an accredited university
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Minimum GPA 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Source: future.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredResume or CV and statement of academic interests and goals
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: RequiredGMAT or GRE scores no more than five years old
Source: catalog.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
TOEFL iBT: Required — minimum 79International students; scores no more than two years old
Source: catalog.utsa.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 deadline
September 1 · for Spring 2027 (part-time only)
The school does not print a year with this date.
Source: future.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Year not printed
Application deadline
February 1 · for Fall 2027
The school does not print a year with this date.
Source: future.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Year not printed

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.

Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

Research or teaching assistantship funding package Assistantship
Assistantship with paid tuition and fees for up to four years
Eligibility: Full-time PhD students generally; part-time students do not qualify for guaranteed funding
Source: future.utsa.edu · verified October 11, 2026

The NCAE-C directory lists The University of Texas at San Antonio with a CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program; eligibility, service obligation and the programs it covers are set by the school and the federal program. Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

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

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — 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) · 2002 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: Bachelors of Business Administration (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R) · 2009 - 2031Validated program(s) of study: Bachelors of Business Administration (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

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.

caicc.utsa.edu/information-systems-cybersecurity/programs.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
catalog.utsa.edu/graduate/aicybercomputing/informationsystemscybersecurity/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
future.utsa.edu/programs/doctoral/information-technology/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — SACSCOC 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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