PhD in Technology — Cybersecurity specialization

Research doctoratePhDConcentrationOn campusOnline

Overview

A PhD in Technology with a Cybersecurity specialization for working professionals, combining coursework and a dissertation focused on applied cyber-risk research, governance and secure systems.

Official program name: Doctor of Philosophy in Technology - Cybersecurity specialization
Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Technology · major: Technology
Source: walshcollege.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — research doctorate
Cybersecurity focus: Cybersecurity concentration — Cybersecurity specializationA 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: walshcollege.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Walsh College
Location: Troy, MIFor 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: Cybersecurity specialization
Source: walshcollege.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: As little as 2 years (not stated (transfer credit accepted))A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: walshcollege.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Why this program is listed

PhD in Technology with a named Cybersecurity specialization and a dissertation.

Formal Cybersecurity specialization of the PhD in Technology; learning outcomes cover original applied cyber-risk research and secure systems, incident response, cryptography and network security.

Source: walshcollege.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 · Online
Source: walshcollege.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

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

Research and doctoral requirements

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

Research areas

Original applied research on detecting, preventing and mitigating cyber risks.
Source: walshcollege.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Dissertation

Dissertation with faculty mentoring and established milestones.
Source: walshcollege.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”.

Application fee: Required$50 — Doctoral application fee $50 (2026-2027)
Source: walshcollege.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

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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 — Doctoral tuition (700-level courses and above)From the school-wide rate table for this level	$1,134	per credit · 2026-2027Source: walshcollege.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

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — 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) · 2003 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Business Information Systems Concentration (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 Michigan.

International applicants

Not verified for the online option.

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 — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
walshcollege.edu/programs/phd-technology-cybersecurity/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
walshcollege.edu/tuition-and-fees/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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