Doctor of Business Administration

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program is designed for professionals with extensive experience in senior leadership positions who are looking to learn the applied research tools needed to transform business practice and investigate real-world complex problems. It will enhance your personal and professional development by fueling your research curiosity. 

The DBA is a three-year, cohorted part-time program. Our hybrid online and limited on-campus residency format allows you to pursue your degree while continuing to work full-time. With limited on-campus residencies and personalized mentorship, this three-year, part-time program uniquely combines the best of face-to-face and online learning.

As a DBA student, you will develop your individualized program of research around issues directly related to your interests and experience.  Your research will culminate in a dissertation that contributes to the body of knowledge in your field.

The program is lockstep with a new cohort beginning each fall semester.  The course work will be completed in two years, with students enrolling in two courses conducted during fourteen-week sessions per semester (fall, spring and summer) with a final year for focused dissertation work.  If necessary, the dissertation research may be extended into a fourth year.

Admission requirements include:

• 10 years of management experience we at least 7 at a senior or executive level
• MBA or equivalent MS in a business related field from a regionally accredited institution with a GPA of 3.3. or higher