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Earn an online doctorate in business

It is time to achieve the highest level you can in business. It is time to drive positive transformations in organizational performance and employee success. Enhance your skills and expertise with research, courses, and a dissertation. Your educational journey will be enriched by peers who share your passion for learning and achieving more within your cohort.

Credits60
Cost Per Credit$925
Important Dates

Submit your application by November 1 for a January 2025 start.

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Join us for an informational webinar on October 22 @ 12 PM CST.

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Program Overview

In this doctoral program, you will identify and research the challenges organizations are facing in today's evolving business environment. There is a focus on developing applicable knowledge and skills that you can take back to your workplace and make an immediate difference. Your growth as a scholar-practitioner will change your mindset when encountering complex issues and new business opportunities. With the completion of a dissertation, you will gain the confidence and expertise to a be an impactful leader in business.

This three-year, 60-credit program features two concentrations:

  • Financial and Economic Management: Study how the financial and economic theory impacts global and regional organizations. You'll have the opportunity to explore further either financial or economic principles allowing you to apply the concepts to organizational structure and productivity.
  • Organizational Performance and Change (OPC): Learn applied methods and theories that address organizational improvement by examining individual, team, and organizational analysis and enhancing decision-making techniques.

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ University offers another doctoral degree with the more research-intensive Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Discover the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration and dive into high-level research.

DBA Student Discussion

Listen to current students explain their reasons for pursuing a DBA and why they chose to earn their doctorate at ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ University.

 

NEW - All But The Dissertation (ABD) option

Have you started your doctorate but life got in the way? Have you completed your DBA courses, but never finished your dissertation? Our program provides the opportunity for students who have completed all requirements for a doctorate at another institution except for their doctoral dissertation to earn their degree. ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ University welcomes all applicants who have achieved this status in their graduate education. We will help you achieve your goal and set you up for success. 

What to Expect

Be a part of a doctoral program that is focused on your goals, your learning needs, and your overall well-being. At ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ, we understand that you have commitments outside of school that will need to take priority at times. This flexible approach will provide an easier pathway to earning your DBA.

  • 60-credit program
  • 8-week online sessions
  • Cohort format
  • 3-year expected completion
  • Complete and defend your dissertation
  • Attend two in-person residencies at our Wisconsin campus when you start the program and when you begin your final year of the program
  • January and July start dates

Letter from the DBA Director

Hear from our students

  • The DBA is a practical doctorate. It is a practical endeavor. You get to choose what you want to study. You get to choose what makes a difference to you.

    Christopher Duncan / Current DBA Student, Business Administration
  • This doctoral program is making a difference in your life, and you’re instantly making a difference in your team, and your organization.

    Matthew Harwell / Current DBA Student, Organizational Change and Performance

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