PhD in Information Technology — Information Systems Security (content specialty area) Concentration

Research doctoratePhDConcentrationOnline

Overview

A 60-credit online Ph.D. in Information Technology with an IT core, professional research courses and a dissertation, plus an 18-hour content specialty area that can be Information Systems Security or Cyber Engineering. An executive format with an applied learning practicum each term also exists.

Official program name: Ph.D. in Information Technology - Information Systems Security content specialty
Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Information Technology · major: Information Technology
Source: ucumberlands.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — research doctorate
Cybersecurity focus: Cybersecurity concentration — Information Systems Security (content specialty area)A 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: ucumberlands.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: University of the Cumberlands
Location: Williamsburg, KYFor the online option this is where the school is located — not a residency requirement, and not a guarantee that you may enroll from your state.
Specializations: None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Tracks / concentrations: Information Systems Security · Cyber Engineering
Source: ucumberlands.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: 60 credits
Source: ucumberlands.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Not verified

Why this program is listed

Dissertation-based online Ph.D. in IT with a documented Information Systems Security (or Cyber Engineering) content specialty area of 18 hours; the specialty consists of master's-level courses, so review whether it counts as a formal security track. Included by the owner (bulk decision, 12 October 2026).

The Ph.D. requires an 18-hour content specialty area; Information Systems Security and Cyber Engineering are listed specialty areas, and the core includes ITS 834 Emerging Threats and Countermeasures.

Source: ucumberlands.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: Online
Source: ucumberlands.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online delivery: Online delivery type not verified
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Not verified
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

The program page does not say whether the online option requires campus visits. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

18-hour core including ITS 834 Emerging Threats and Countermeasures and ITS 835 Enterprise Risk Management
Source: ucumberlands.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Research and doctoral requirements

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

Dissertation

Dissertation courses repeated until the dissertation is completed and successfully defended
Source: ucumberlands.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: RequiredMaster's degree or higher
Source: ucumberlands.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — 3.0 on a 4.0 scale from the conferred master's degree
Source: ucumberlands.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — Graduate - Doctoral, Information Technology, OnlineFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$549	per creditCalculated tuition$32,940 = 60 credits × $549 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: ucumberlands.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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) · 2017 - 2028Validated program(s) of study: M.S. in Information Systems Security (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

State authorization (online students)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Kentucky.

International applicants

Executive (hybrid) programs are designed for international graduate students studying in the U.S. or domestic students seeking a hybrid format.Source: ucumberlands.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last 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
ucumberlands.edu/academics/graduate/phd-information-technology — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
ucumberlands.edu/admissions/admission-requirements — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
ucumberlands.edu/tuition-aid/tuition — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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