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Professional practice doctorate first-major awards: 53 · year ending 2025.
CIP 11.1003 · AWARD LEVEL 18 · UNITED STATES
Cybersecurity: professional practice doctorate records.
1 US institutions have connected positive first-major awards in this exact field and award level. Each institution appears once, with its latest connected positive award observation for this selection.
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Official classification: Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance.
A program that prepares individuals to assess the security needs of computer and network systems, recommend safeguard solutions, and manage the implementation, auditing, and maintenance of security devices, systems, and procedures. Includes instruction in computer architecture, programming, and systems analysis; networking; telecommunications; cryptography; security system auditing and design; applicable law and regulations; risk assessment and policy analysis; contingency planning; user access issues; investigation techniques; and troubleshooting.
Inspect the actual security, auditing and assurance focus and required technical preparation. The official classification is broader than one cybersecurity concentration or certification route.
This selection is the source professional practice doctorate category, award level 18. It stays separate from research doctorates and other doctorate awards. Verify the exact qualification, current applicant route and recognition in the intended jurisdiction; the award category does not establish eligibility for professional practice.
Source: connected NCES IPEDS first-major completion records, exact CIP 11.1003, award level 18. This list does not rank institutions or measure admissions capacity.
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| Year ending | Reporting institutions | Positive first-major awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 53 |
| 2024 | 1 | 39 |
Each annual row is a separate observation, not a current entering class or unique-person count. The year ending 2025 covers July 2024–June 2025. Institutions can appear in several years.
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