New Meridian University · School of Technology
School of Technology
Three research doctorates for the built world — the systems the economy runs on, the security it depends on, and the pipeline that turns laboratory science into industry.
Where the economy’s growth actually lives
Technology occupations are the fastest-growing corner of the labor market — and the management layer above them is the scarcest.
The BLS 2024–34 projections rank computer and mathematical occupations second-fastest of all 22 occupational groups — 10.1 percent growth, with information security analysts alone at 28.5 percent. The pay follows the scarcity: computer and information systems managers hold a median of $175,140, per the BLS management data. But growth in technologists is not the same as growth in leaders — the person who can govern an enterprise architecture, defend a security budget in front of a board, or decide which of 6,437 annual university patents is worth a licensing deal remains rare by an order of magnitude.
The School of Technology builds that person. Its three doctorates cover the technology stack from silicon to society: Information Technology Management for the governance of enterprise systems, Cybersecurity for the defense of everything those systems hold, and Technology Transfer for the pipeline that carries research out of the laboratory and into the economy. Each is a research doctorate for working professionals — 60 credit hours, 100% online, one to two years, ending in a dissertation on a live problem from your own practice.
The three specializations
DTech / Ph.D.
Research doctorates across the technology stack — governance, defense, and commercialization.
Information Technology Management
Technology governance at research depth — architecture, infrastructure economics, and security leadership for the executive layer.Explore the specialization →
Cybersecurity
The average breach now costs $4.44 million. Lead the defense with evidence, not slogans.Explore the specialization →
Technology Transfer
Thousands of university patents issued every year — each one a commercialization decision. Learn to make it well.Explore the specialization →
The path every specialization shares
Five gates between admission and the title — the same five for every specialization in the school:
The coursework
Sixty credit hours online, paced around a full-time career.
The Candidacy Qualifying Exam
Command of the field and the research methods, confirmed in one sitting.
The dissertation proposal
Your question, defended before your committee before a word is written.
The ethics review
New Meridian’s registered IRB keeps the research publishable and credible.
The final defense
Your findings, your committee, and the conversation that ends with the title.
The school at a glance
| Structure | What it means |
|---|---|
| Degrees | DTech or Ph.D., by specialization |
| Credits | 60 credit hours |
| Format | 100% online and asynchronous — no campus requirement |
| Time to completion | 1–2 years, paced around a full-time career |
| Dissertation | Original research on a problem from your own practice, IRB-approved |
Questions, answered
Can I finish while working full-time?
Yes — all three specializations are 100% online and asynchronous, and most students complete the 60 credit hours in one to two years while working as engineers, security leads, or research administrators.
Is this an engineering doctorate?
No — it is a technology leadership doctorate. The subject is the governance of technology: systems, security, and commercialization studied as management disciplines at research depth.
What stands between me and the degree?
Five gates shared by every specialization — coursework, the qualifying exam, the proposal, IRB ethics review, and the final defense.
Ready to govern the stack?
Explore the specializations, then speak with faculty about your path from application to defense.