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Earning an advanced degree is a reliable way to increase your salary, no matter what field you work in. Recently, Colorado Technical University began offering two Doctoral programs focused on social media.

Doctor of Computer Science with a concentration in Emerging Media

This 3-year Doctoral program focuses on the strategies and tactics needed to use Web technologies for the development of virtual communities, social networks, grassroots broadcasting, games and simulations, Web 2.0 tools, virtual economies and to manage security risks, such as information accountability and web privacy strategies.

Doctor of Management with a concentration in Emerging Media

[D]esigned to encourage your professional development in management through mentoring, action research, and practical projects, enabling you to make key leadership contributions in this incredibly fast-moving field. Moving from research to content specialization to the ability to manage change, you’ll develop a leadership style that allows you to critically evaluate, analyze, and solve problems within emerging media.