The Doctor of Technology (D.Tech.) degree is conferred upon candidates after having completed a course of study in technology, and a project of lengthy duration in a technologically-related field. Like other doctorates, it is an academic degree of the highest level. It has been suggested that Professional degree be merged into this article or section. ...

The doctor of technology program enables graduates to obtain an advanced level of knowledge in specialist fields and aims to produce graduates capable of advancing knowledge within their industry. The degree focuses on developing practical solutions in the workplace, critical analysis, synthesis, and innovation.

In the United Kingdom the D.Tech. is considered a "higher doctorate". In South Africa, the D.Tech is equivalent to other research doctorates. A doctorate is an academic degree of the highest level. ...

In the United States, the Doctor of Industrial Technology degree is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) as equivalent to the Ph.D. The United States Department of Education was created in 1979 (by PL 96-88) as a Cabinet-level department of the United States government, and began operating in 1980. ... The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent United States government agency responsible for supporting basic science research mainly by providing research funding. ...

At the British Columbia Institute of Technology, the Doctor of Technology is an honorary degree. The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is an institute of technology in Burnaby, British Columbia. ... An honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum, not to be confused with an honors degree) is an academic degree awarded to an individual as a decoration, rather than as the result of matriculating and studying for several years. ...

In Finland, the degree tekniikan tohtori (TkT) is comparable to a Finnish filosofian tohtori (~PhD), except that it is granted by a university of technology. In Sweden the situation is the same and the degrees are called Teknisk doktor (TeknD or TD) and are translated to PhD in English. The same can be stated for Austria, where universities of technology grant the title of "Dr.techn." or "Doctor scientiae technicorum" as an equivalent to the PhD.