Innovative doctorate programs in cybersecurity, engineering, and technology in the USA and UK that can be completed by professionals around the world without relocation

Abstract

Every year in the U.S., 40,000 jobs for information security analysts go unfilled, and employers are struggling to fill 200,000 other cybersecurity-related roles. Colleges and universities have created certificates, undergraduate and graduate programs to train professionals in these job roles. The challenge of meeting the cybersecurity workforce shortage through degree programs is intensified by the reality of the limited number of cybersecurity and engineering faculty at colleges and universities. This paper explores the essential need to develop more doctorate faculty in technology-related areas. It explains some unique and non-traditional paths to doctoral completion that allow professionals with significant real-world work experience to complete a doctorate without career interruption and relocation from highly respected and established universities in the U.K., USA, and Australia.