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Best Doctorate Business Administration (DBA) Programs in Each State

The University of Alabama

Culverhouse College of Business

Location:

  • Tuscaloosa

,

  • AL

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $28,377
  • Graduate Salary: $74,060
  • Graduate ROI: 161%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 653
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 27:1
  • Enrollment: 10295

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Distance Education
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 15
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Information Systems
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Nonprofit
  • Operations Management
  • Other
  • Science and Technology
  • Statistics
  • Taxation
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 2
  • National Rank: 109
  • Online Rank: 75
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

Arizona State University

W. P. Carey School of Business

Location:

  • Tempe

,

  • AZ

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $60,393
  • Graduate Salary: $124,664
  • Graduate ROI: 106%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 684
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 34:1
  • Enrollment: 21000

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • 1-Year
  • ·
  • Campus
  • ·
  • Distance Education
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • hybrid
  • ·
  • Off Campus
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Partnership
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 15
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Information Systems
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Other
  • Real Estate
  • Science and Technology
  • Supply Chain
  • Taxation
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 53
  • Online Rank: 29
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Arkansas

Sam M. Walton College of Business

Location:

  • Fayetteville

,

  • AR

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $35,527
  • Graduate Salary: $79,911
  • Graduate ROI: 125%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 557
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 22:1
  • Enrollment: 8845

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • Concentrations: 15
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Global Management
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Information Systems
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Other
  • Supply Chain
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 178
  • Online Rank: 122
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

Stanford University

Graduate School of Business

Location:

  • Stanford

,

  • CA

Control: Private

Academic Year: Quarter

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $165,591
  • Graduate Salary: $182,272
  • Graduate ROI: 10%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 737
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 4:1
  • Enrollment: 1090

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • Concentrations: 11
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Insurance
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Other
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 2
  • National Rank: 22
  • Online Rank: Not Ranked
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Colorado at Boulder

Leeds School of Business

Location:

  • Boulder

,

  • CO

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $55,997
  • Graduate Salary: $93,401
  • Graduate ROI: 67%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 622
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 15:1
  • Enrollment: 4810

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • 1-Year
  • ·
  • Campus
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 12
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Information Systems
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Real Estate
  • Supply Chain
  • Taxation
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 74
  • Online Rank: 44
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

Yale University

School of Management

Location:

  • New Haven

,

  • CT

Control: Private

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $153,540
  • Graduate Salary: $152,744
  • Graduate ROI: -1%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 723
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 5:1
  • Enrollment: 1161

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • Concentrations: 9
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Finance
  • Global Management
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Other
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 32
  • Online Rank: Not Ranked
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

The George Washington University

School of Business

Location:

  • Washington

,

  • DC

Control: Private

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $113,090
  • Graduate Salary: $115,951
  • Graduate ROI: 3%
  • GMAT Required: No
  • Avg. GMAT: 669
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 12:1
  • Enrollment: 2964

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Distance Education
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Off Campus
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Partnership
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 21
  • Accounting
  • Communications
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Education
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Ethics
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Global Management
  • Hospitality Management
  • Human Resources
  • Information Systems
  • Insurance
  • International Business
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing
  • Other
  • Sports Management
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 3
  • State Rank: 3
  • National Rank: 38
  • Online Rank: 13
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Florida

Warrington College of Business

Location:

  • Gainesville

,

  • FL

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $26,473
  • Graduate Salary: $117,197
  • Graduate ROI: 343%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 690
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 33:1
  • Enrollment: 8008

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • 1-Year
  • ·
  • Campus
  • ·
  • Distance Education
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Off Campus
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Partnership
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 16
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Global Management
  • Human Resources
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • Real Estate
  • Supply Chain
  • Taxation
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 30
  • Online Rank: 13
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

Emory University

Goizueta Business School

Location:

  • Atlanta

,

  • GA

Control: Private

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $151,689
  • Graduate Salary: $149,759
  • Graduate ROI: -1%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 709
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 9:1
  • Enrollment: 2808

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 16
  • Accounting
  • Consulting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Global Management
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Information Systems
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Product Management
  • Real Estate
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 2
  • National Rank: 14
  • Online Rank: Not Ranked
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Shidler College of Business

Location:

  • Honolulu

,

  • HI

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $21,288
  • Graduate Salary: $80,400
  • Graduate ROI: 278%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 539
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 10:1
  • Enrollment: 1543

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • Concentrations: 12
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Global Management
  • Hospitality Management
  • Human Resources
  • Information Systems
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 283
  • Online Rank: 225
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

Northwestern University

Kellogg School of Management

Location:

  • Evanston

,

  • IL

Control: Private for-profit

Academic Year: Quarter

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $162,030
  • Graduate Salary: $175,000
  • Graduate ROI: 8%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 729
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 8:1
  • Enrollment: 3074

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • MBA

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • Concentrations: 20
  • Accounting
  • Communications
  • Data Analytics
  • E-Commerce
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Financial Management
  • General Business
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Information Systems
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Public Administration
  • Real Estate
  • Science and Technology
  • Statistics
  • Sustainability
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 6
  • Online Rank: Not Ranked
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

Indiana University Bloomington/Indianapolis

Kelley School of Business

Location:

  • Bloomington

,

  • IN

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $60,858
  • Graduate Salary: $136,352
  • Graduate ROI: 124%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 685
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 15:1
  • Enrollment: 14011

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Distance Education
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • Concentrations: 13
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Global Management
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Information Systems
  • International Business
  • Law
  • Management
  • Other
  • Taxation
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 2
  • Online Rank: 2
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

The University of Iowa

Tippie College of Business

Location:

  • Iowa City

,

  • IA

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $23,453
  • Graduate Salary: $112,820
  • Graduate ROI: 381%
  • GMAT Required: Optional
  • Avg. GMAT: 650
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 17:1
  • Enrollment: 5226

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Off Campus
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Partnership
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 15
  • Accounting
  • Communications
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Global Management
  • Information Systems
  • Insurance
  • International Business
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 21
  • Online Rank: Not Ranked
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Kansas

School of Business

Location:

  • Lawrence

,

  • KS

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $32,701
  • Graduate Salary: $68,780
  • Graduate ROI: 110%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 584
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 18:1
  • Enrollment: 3938

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • Concentrations: 9
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Information Systems
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Supply Chain
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 217
  • Online Rank: 151
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Kentucky

Carol Martin Gatton College of Business and Economics

Location:

  • Lexington

,

  • KY

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $39,449
  • Graduate Salary: $67,579
  • Graduate ROI: 71%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 623
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 26:1
  • Enrollment: 5615

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • 1-Year
  • ·
  • Campus
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Off Campus
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Partnership
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 13
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Global Management
  • Human Resources
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Other
  • Supply Chain
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 2
  • National Rank: 173
  • Online Rank: 120
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

Tulane University

A. B. Freeman School of Business

Location:

  • New Orleans

,

  • LA

Control: Private

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $116,040
  • Graduate Salary: $97,241
  • Graduate ROI: -16%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 604
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 15:1
  • Enrollment: 3136

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • 1-Year
  • ·
  • Campus
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Off Campus
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Partnership
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 7
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Energy
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Nonprofit
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 126
  • Online Rank: 87
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Maryland

Robert H. Smith School of Business

Location:

  • College Park

,

  • MD

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $98,865
  • Graduate Salary: $121,103
  • Graduate ROI: 22%
  • GMAT Required: Optional
  • Avg. GMAT: 656
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 14:1
  • Enrollment: 4666

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Distance Education
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Off Campus
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 21
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • E-Commerce
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Global Management
  • Human Resources
  • Information Systems
  • Insurance
  • International Business
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Supply Chain
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 27
  • Online Rank: 12
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT Sloan School of Management

Location:

  • Cambridge

,

  • MA

Control: Private for-profit

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $164,000
  • Graduate Salary: $159,391
  • Graduate ROI: -3%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 724
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 3:1
  • Enrollment: 1664

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • Masters
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Full-Time
  • Concentrations: 4
  • Data Analytics
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Management
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 3
  • National Rank: 37
  • Online Rank: Not Ranked
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

The University of Michigan

Stephen M. Ross School of Business

Location:

  • Ann Arbor

,

  • MI

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $137,056
  • Graduate Salary: $153,465
  • Graduate ROI: 12%
  • GMAT Required: Optional
  • Avg. GMAT: 720
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 14:1
  • Enrollment: 4341

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • 1-Year
  • ·
  • Campus
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Partnership
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 8
  • Accounting
  • Data Analytics
  • E-Commerce
  • General Business
  • Management
  • Nonprofit
  • Science and Technology
  • Supply Chain
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 2
  • National Rank: 44
  • Online Rank: 22
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Minnesota

Carlson School of Management

Location:

  • Minneapolis

,

  • MN

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $89,402
  • Graduate Salary: $121,882
  • Graduate ROI: 36%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 682
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 14:1
  • Enrollment: 4357

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Off Campus
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Partnership
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 9
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Human Resources
  • Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • Taxation
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 2
  • State Rank: 2
  • National Rank: 33
  • Online Rank: 15
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Southern Mississippi

College of Business

Location:

  • Hattiesburg

,

  • MS

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $17,131
  • Graduate Salary: $62,300
  • Graduate ROI: 264%
  • GMAT Required: No
  • Avg. GMAT: 660
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 13:1
  • Enrollment: 2088

Degree Level(s):

  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Distance Education
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 13
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Global Management
  • Hospitality Management
  • Human Resources
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Other
  • Sports Management
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 112
  • Online Rank: 83
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

Washington University in St. Louis

Olin Business School

Location:

  • St. Louis

,

  • MO

Control: Private

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $134,020
  • Graduate Salary: $117,687
  • Graduate ROI: -12%
  • GMAT Required: No
  • Avg. GMAT: 670
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 10:1
  • Enrollment: 2983

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Partnership
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 16
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Product Management
  • Project Management
  • Science and Technology
  • Supply Chain
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 51
  • Online Rank: 27
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

Creighton University

Heider College of Business

Location:

  • Omaha

,

  • NE

Control: Private

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $33,234
  • Graduate Salary: $65,000
  • Graduate ROI: 96%
  • GMAT Required: Conditional
  • Avg. GMAT: 580
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 11:1
  • Enrollment: 1456

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Distance Education
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 12
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Global Management
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Insurance
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 2
  • National Rank: 224
  • Online Rank: 158
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Nevada, Reno

College of Business

Location:

  • Reno

,

  • NV

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $17,556
  • Graduate Salary: $82,677
  • Graduate ROI: 371%
  • GMAT Required: No
  • Avg. GMAT: 514
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 23:1
  • Enrollment: 3514

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Off Campus
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 7
  • Accounting
  • Energy
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Information Systems
  • Sports Management
  • Sustainability
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 2
  • National Rank: 324
  • Online Rank: Not Ranked
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Martin Tuchman School of Management

Location:

  • Newark

,

  • NJ

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $66,576
  • Graduate Salary: $99,501
  • Graduate ROI: 49%
  • GMAT Required: No
  • Avg. GMAT: 720
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 15:1
  • Enrollment: 1237

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Distance Education
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 10
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Information Systems
  • Management
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing
  • Other
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 48
  • Online Rank: 24
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

New Mexico State University

College of Business

Location:

  • Las Cruces

,

  • NM

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $10,314
  • Graduate Salary: $73,500
  • Graduate ROI: 613%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 517
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 15:1
  • Enrollment: 1819

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Distance Education
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 13
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Global Management
  • Information Systems
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Sports Management
  • Statistics
  • Sustainability
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 2
  • National Rank: 325
  • Online Rank: 236
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

Columbia University

Columbia Business School

Location:

  • New York

,

  • NY

Control: Private

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $176,600
  • Graduate Salary: $162,099
  • Graduate ROI: -8%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 732
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 6:1
  • Enrollment: 4036

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctorial
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • Concentrations: 13
  • Accounting
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Ethics
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Information Systems
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Nonprofit
  • Operations Management
  • Real Estate
  • Science and Technology
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 15
  • Online Rank: Not Ranked
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

Duke University

The Fuqua School of Business

Location:

  • Durham

,

  • NC

Control: Private

Academic Year: Quarter

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $157,546
  • Graduate Salary: $152,297
  • Graduate ROI: -3%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 718
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 9:1
  • Enrollment: 2094

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA

Offered As:

  • 1-Year
  • ·
  • Campus
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 7
  • Data Analytics
  • Energy
  • General Business
  • Nonprofit
  • Other
  • Science and Technology
  • Sustainability
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 2
  • National Rank: 52
  • Online Rank: 28
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

North Dakota State University

College of Business

Location:

  • Fargo

,

  • ND

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $21,022
  • Graduate Salary: $55,000
  • Graduate ROI: 162%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 550
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 19:1
  • Enrollment: 1728

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 13
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Global Management
  • Information Systems
  • International Business
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Supply Chain
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 351
  • Online Rank: 257
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

Case Western Reserve University

Weatherhead School of Management

Location:

  • Cleveland

,

  • OH

Control: Private

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $92,040
  • Graduate Salary: $95,875
  • Graduate ROI: 4%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 674
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 9:1
  • Enrollment: 1740

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Off Campus
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Partnership
  • Concentrations: 8
  • Accounting
  • Data Analytics
  • Engineering
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Nonprofit
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Supply Chain
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 2
  • National Rank: 65
  • Online Rank: Not Ranked
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Oklahoma

Michael F. Price College of Business

Location:

  • Norman

,

  • OK

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

  • Tuition: $33,306
  • Graduate Salary: $81,793
  • Graduate ROI: 146%
  • GMAT Required: Optional
  • Avg. GMAT: 604
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 23:1
  • Enrollment: 5882

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Online
  • Concentrations: 19
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Economics
  • Energy
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Global Management
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Information Systems
  • International Business
  • Law
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Other
  • Sports Management
  • Supply Chain
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 103
  • Online Rank: 69
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

Oregon State University

College of Business

Location:

  • Corvallis

,

  • OR

Control: Public

Academic Year: Quarter

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $52,090
  • Graduate Salary: $75,900
  • Graduate ROI: 46%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 655
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 19:1
  • Enrollment: 4389

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 13
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Human Resources
  • Information Systems
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Supply Chain
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 97
  • Online Rank: 65
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Pennsylvania

The Wharton School

Location:

  • Philadelphia

,

  • PA

Control: Private for-profit

Academic Year: Quarter

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $179,852
  • Graduate Salary: $166,391
  • Graduate ROI: -7%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 733
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 8:1
  • Enrollment: 3468

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Full-Time
  • Concentrations: 10
  • Accounting
  • Data Analytics
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Insurance
  • Management
  • Public Administration
  • Sustainability
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 26
  • Online Rank: Not Ranked
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

The University of Rhode Island

College of Business Administration

Location:

  • Kingston

,

  • RI

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $24,000
  • Graduate Salary: $73,900
  • Graduate ROI: 208%
  • GMAT Required: Conditional
  • Avg. GMAT: 530
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 17:1
  • Enrollment: 2090

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Off Campus
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 8
  • Communications
  • Corporate Finance
  • E-Commerce
  • Information Systems
  • Management
  • Nonprofit
  • Product Management
  • Science and Technology
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 3
  • National Rank: 344
  • Online Rank: 251
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of South Carolina

Darla Moore School of Business

Location:

  • Columbia

,

  • SC

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $26,485
  • Graduate Salary: $97,819
  • Graduate ROI: 269%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 670
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 17:1
  • Enrollment: 6369

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • 1-Year
  • ·
  • Campus
  • ·
  • Distance Education
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Off Campus
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Partnership
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 19
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Global Management
  • Human Resources
  • Information Systems
  • Insurance
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Other
  • Real Estate
  • Supply Chain
  • Taxation
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 11
  • Online Rank: Not Ranked
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

Middle Tennessee State University

Jennings A. Jones College of Business

Location:

  • Murfreesboro

,

  • TN

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $26,712
  • Graduate Salary: $89,000
  • Graduate ROI: 233%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 589
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 15:1
  • Enrollment: 3832

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • 1-Year
  • ·
  • Campus
  • ·
  • Distance Education
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 16
  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Corporate Finance
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Information Systems
  • Insurance
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Other
  • Real Estate
  • Supply Chain
  • Taxation
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 4
  • National Rank: 88
  • Online Rank: 56
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

Southern Methodist University

Edwin L. Cox School of Business

Location:

  • Dallas

,

  • TX

Control: Private

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $96,788
  • Graduate Salary: $122,609
  • Graduate ROI: 27%
  • GMAT Required: Optional
  • Avg. GMAT: 694
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 11:1
  • Enrollment: 4332

Degree Level(s):

  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • 1-Year
  • ·
  • Campus
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 10
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Finance
  • Financial Management
  • General Business
  • Information Systems
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Real Estate
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 3
  • National Rank: 17
  • Online Rank: 8
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Utah

David Eccles School of Business

Location:

  • Salt Lake City

,

  • UT

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $65,700
  • Graduate Salary: $116,348
  • Graduate ROI: 77%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 651
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 22:1
  • Enrollment: 6562

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Partnership
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 15
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Information Systems
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Other
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Real Estate
  • Science and Technology
  • Supply Chain
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 2
  • National Rank: 56
  • Online Rank: 31
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Vermont

Grossman School of Business

Location:

  • Burlington

,

  • VT

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $31,878
  • Graduate Salary: $66,000
  • Graduate ROI: 107%
  • GMAT Required: Optional
  • Avg. GMAT: 640
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 14:1
  • Enrollment: 958

Degree Level(s):

  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • Concentrations: 10
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Global Management
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • Other
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 154
  • Online Rank: 112
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Virginia-Darden

McIntire School of Commerce

Location:

  • Charlottesville

,

  • VA

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $151,200
  • Graduate Salary: $157,090
  • Graduate ROI: 4%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 720
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 6:1
  • Enrollment: 1062

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Distance Education
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Off Campus
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Partnership
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 16
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Global Management
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Information Systems
  • International Business
  • Law
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Other
  • Public Administration
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 2
  • National Rank: 13
  • Online Rank: 15
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Washington

Michael G. Foster School of Business

Location:

  • Seattle

,

  • WA

Control: Public

Academic Year: Quarter

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $76,890
  • Graduate Salary: $151,322
  • Graduate ROI: 97%
  • GMAT Required: Optional
  • Avg. GMAT: 703
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 14:1
  • Enrollment: 3211

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • 1-Year
  • ·
  • Campus
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 15
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Education
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Human Resources
  • Information Systems
  • Management
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing
  • Other
  • Supply Chain
  • Taxation
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 4
  • Online Rank: Not Ranked
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

West Virginia University

John Chambers College of Business and Economics

Location:

  • Morgantown

,

  • WV

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $24,273
  • Graduate Salary: $61,847
  • Graduate ROI: 155%
  • GMAT Required: Yes
  • Avg. GMAT: 463
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 15:1
  • Enrollment: 3567

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Distance Education
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Off Campus
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 18
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Healthcare Administration
  • Hospitality Management
  • Human Resources
  • Information Systems
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Nonprofit
  • Other
  • Science and Technology
  • Supply Chain
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 2
  • National Rank: 403
  • Online Rank: 297
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Wisconsin School of Business

Location:

  • Madison

,

  • WI

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business and Accounting

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  • Tuition: $55,575
  • Graduate Salary: $118,983
  • Graduate ROI: 114%
  • GMAT Required: Optional
  • Avg. GMAT: 665
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 12:1
  • Enrollment: 4414

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Evenings
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • ·
  • Partnership
  • ·
  • Weekends
  • Concentrations: 21
  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Arts
  • Consulting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Ethics
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Global Management
  • Human Resources
  • Information Systems
  • Insurance
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • Other
  • Real Estate
  • Supply Chain
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 5
  • Online Rank: 3
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

University of Wyoming

College of Business

Location:

  • Laramie

,

  • WY

Control: Public

Academic Year: Semester

Accredited: AACSB

Accreditation: Business

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  • Tuition: $26,460
  • Graduate Salary: $93,010
  • Graduate ROI: 252%
  • GMAT Required: No
  • Avg. GMAT: 460
  • Student / Faculty Ratio: 12:1
  • Enrollment: 1354

Degree Level(s):

  • Doctoral
  • ·
  • E-MBA
  • ·
  • Master
  • ·
  • MBA
  • ·
  • Undergraduate

Offered As:

  • Campus
  • ·
  • Distance Education
  • ·
  • Full-Time
  • ·
  • Online
  • ·
  • Part-Time
  • Concentrations: 9
  • Accounting
  • Corporate Finance
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Business
  • Human Resources
  • Marketing
  • Other
  • Best in:
  • Rankings
  • City Rank: 1
  • State Rank: 1
  • National Rank: 388
  • Online Rank: 286
  • Top 10% in State: ROI, Tuition
  • Better than State Average: GMAT
  • Better than National Average: Student / Faculty Ratio

100 Best DBA Doctorate Business Administration Table

Rank University ROIIn State TuitionAvg. Starting SalaryStateOnline
1 The University of Texas at Dallas 243.00% $35,918 $123,163TXYes
2 Indiana University Bloomington/Indianapolis 124.00% $60,858 $136,352INYes
3 Harvard University 17.00% $149,820 $175,000MANo
4 University of Washington 97.00% $76,890 $151,322WANo
5 University of Wisconsin-Madison 114.00% $55,575 $118,983WIYes
6 Northwestern University 8.00% $162,030 $175,000ILNo
7 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 33.00% $100,218 $133,517NCYes
8 Michigan State University 246.00% $34,564 $119,539MIYes
9 The University of Georgia 294.00% $30,606 $120,510GAYes
10 University of South Carolina 269.00% $26,485 $97,819SCNo
11 University of Massachusetts Boston 537.00% $19,499 $124,277MAYes
12 University of Virginia-McIntire 4.00% $151,200 $157,090VANo
13 The University of Texas at Austin 20.00% $120,432 $144,564TXNo
14 University of Southern California -3.00% $154,339 $150,314CAYes
15 The University of Iowa 381.00% $23,453 $112,820IANo
16 Stanford University 10.00% $165,591 $182,272CANo
17 New York University 1.00% $160,130 $161,475NYNo
18 University of Maryland 22.00% $98,865 $121,103MDYes
19 University of California, Los Angeles 3.00% $142,142 $146,727CANo
20 The University of Chicago -1.00% $167,393 $165,887ILNo
21 University of Florida 343.00% $26,473 $117,197FLYes
22 Carnegie Mellon University -0 $147,456 $148,067PAYes
23 Yale University -1.00% $153,540 $152,744CTNo
24 University of Minnesota 36.00% $89,402 $121,882MNYes
25 The Pennsylvania State University 87.00% $61,236 $114,483PAYes
26 University of Illinois at Chicago 179.00% $60,264 $167,977ILYes
27 The George Washington University 3.00% $113,090 $115,951DCNo
28 Boston University -3.00% $124,248 $120,884MAYes
29 Fordham University 28.00% $99,497 $127,511NYYes
30 Texas A&M University 86.00% $62,000 $115,585TXNo
31 University of Notre Dame 8.00% $123,500 $133,018INNo
32 Rice University 2.00% $139,081 $142,212TXYes
33 New Jersey Institute of Technology 49.00% $66,576 $99,501NJYes
34 University of Tennessee at Knoxville 161.00% $38,875 $101,400TNYes
35 Washington University in St. Louis -12.00% $134,020 $117,687MOYes
36 Arizona State University 106.00% $60,393 $124,664AZYes
37 University of Utah 77.00% $65,700 $116,348UTYes
38 University of California, Irvine 26.00% $97,342 $122,899CANo
39 University of Rochester 23.00% $108,038 $132,671NYYes
40 Baruch College-The City University of New York 218.00% $37,338 $118,633NYYes
41 University of Massachusetts Amherst 231.00% $33,622 $111,227MAYes
42 Temple University 60.00% $60,000 $95,989PAYes
43 University of Cincinnati 263.00% $23,996 $87,013OHYes
44 Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Newark/New Brunswick 95.00% $58,442 $113,800NJYes
45 Lehigh University 39.00% $68,900 $95,699PANo
46 Georgia State University 156.00% $36,522 $93,600GAYes
47 The Ohio State University 1.00% $106,123 $106,779OHYes
48 University of California, San Diego -2.00% $106,246 $103,969CANo
49 Brandeis University -9.00% $120,223 $109,000MANo
50 University of Colorado at Boulder 67.00% $55,997 $93,401COYes
51 The University of Arizona 96.00% $54,785 $107,345AZYes
52 The University of Memphis 216.00% $23,688 $74,800TNYes
53 University of Pittsburgh 51.00% $68,348 $102,965PANo
54 Boston College -1.00% $118,336 $116,815MANo
55 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 192.00% $33,772 $98,500ILYes
56 Stevens Institute of Technology 4.00% $81,880 $85,398NJYes
57 George Mason University 192.00% $37,737 $110,100VAYes
58 University of Miami 19.00% $92,290 $109,555FLYes
59 Middle Tennessee State University 233.00% $26,712 $89,000TNYes
60 University of Houston 83.00% $47,000 $85,878TXYes
61 Baylor University -8.00% $85,692 $79,176TXYes
62 Purdue University 110.00% $44,816 $94,000INYes
63 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 185.00% $32,400 $92,300NEYes
64 Oregon State University 46.00% $52,090 $75,900ORYes
65 University of Oklahoma 146.00% $33,306 $81,793OKYes
66 Clemson University 83.00% $43,088 $78,767SCYes
67 Syracuse University -18.00% $104,130 $85,731NYYes
68 The University of Alabama 161.00% $28,377 $74,060ALYes
69 Iowa State University 152.00% $29,966 $75,552IAYes
70 Saint Mary's College of California 189.00% $40,608 $117,200CAYes
71 The University of Texas at Arlington 250.00% $22,504 $78,800TXYes
72 University of Dallas 186.00% $30,778 $88,000TXYes
73 Seaver College -14.00% $104,333 $89,258CAYes
74 Tulane University -16.00% $116,040 $97,241LAYes
75 Drexel University 47.00% $59,241 $87,061PAYes
76 Bentley University 29.00% $67,080 $86,822MANo
77 Fairfield University 56.00% $41,580 $64,800CTYes
78 University of Scranton 136.00% $34,740 $82,100PAYes
79 University of Oregon 30.00% $65,726 $85,236ORNo
80 Hult International Business School 21.00% $85,000 $102,928MAYes
81 David B. O'Maley College of Business -0-0 $108,000FLYes
82 Georgia Southern University 615.00% $9,824 $70,200GAYes
83 Auburn University 183.00% $27,385 $77,633ALYes
84 The University of Texas at El Paso 156.00% $20,634 $52,900TXYes
85 Washington State University 199.00% $32,328 $96,500WAYes
86 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -9.00% $92,510 $84,200NYYes
87 Binghamton University 330.00% $17,469 $75,142NYNo
88 Saint Louis University 104.00% $37,470 $76,282MONo
89 University of Kentucky 71.00% $39,449 $67,579KYYes
90 University of California, Riverside -26.00% $98,293 $72,321CANo
91 University of Arkansas 125.00% $35,527 $79,911ARYes
92 Saint Joseph's University 114.00% $42,912 $92,000PAYes
93 Mississippi State University 645.00% $12,294 $91,600MSYes
94 Claremont Graduate University -16.00% $96,520 $80,778CANo
95 Virginia Commonwealth University 141.00% $34,172 $82,232VAYes
96 Illinois Institute of Technology 22.00% $67,690 $82,352ILYes
97 Oklahoma State University 280.00% $19,295 $73,300OKYes
98 University of Missouri 86.00% $45,000 $83,500MOYes
99 University of Massachusetts Lowell 193.00% $26,127 $76,600MAYes
100 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 122.00% $37,946 $84,260NCYes
101 University of Kansas 110.00% $32,701 $68,780KSYes
102 Florida Atlantic University 117.00% $36,000 $78,220FLYes
103 Creighton University 96.00% $33,234 $65,000NEYes
104 Old Dominion University 140.00% $31,564 $75,800VAYes
105 Louisiana Tech University 183.00% $16,518 $46,771LAYes
106 Florida State University 202.00% $18,693 $56,545FLYes
107 Sacred Heart University 118.00% $35,840 $78,300CTNo
108 University of Colorado Colorado Springs 157.00% $27,648 $71,000COYes
109 Kansas State University 383.00% $16,049 $77,550KSYes
110 University at Buffalo 89.00% $38,358 $72,500NYYes
111 Jacksonville University 312.00% $31,500 $129,665FLYes
112 University of Missouri-St. Louis 235.00% $27,000 $90,489MOYes
113 Ashland University 151.00% $30,300 $76,001OHYes
114 Kent State University 163.00% $19,908 $52,337OHYes
115 University of Hawaii at Manoa 278.00% $21,288 $80,400HINo
116 University of South Florida 273.00% $14,955 $55,714FLYes
117 Bowling Green State University 98.00% $27,200 $53,853OHYes
118 University of Connecticut 130.00% $44,100 $101,501CTYes
119 Louisiana State University 27.00% $50,486 $64,142LAYes
120 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 180.00% $25,000 $70,100NCYes
121 University of Colorado Denver 130.00% $47,102 $108,246COYes
122 University of Nevada, Reno 371.00% $17,556 $82,677NVNo
123 New Mexico State University 613.00% $10,314 $73,500NMYes
124 Prairie View A&M University 155.00% $23,699 $60,500TXNo
125 Jackson State University 286.00% $14,490 $55,900MSYes
126 The University of Tampa -39.00% $107,114 $65,758FLNo
127 DePaul University 59.00% $53,952 $86,000ILYes
128 Pace University -39.00% $116,744 $71,590NYYes
129 North Dakota State University 162.00% $21,022 $55,000NDYes
130 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 91.00% $62,000 $118,300VAYes
131 Morgan State University 314.00% $19,314 $80,000MDNo
132 Wayne State University 169.00% $27,472 $73,946MIYes
133 Texas Tech University 137.00% $28,155 $66,717TXYes
134 Marshall University 193.00% $19,170 $56,200WVYes
135 The University of Mississippi 135.00% $25,914 $60,977MSYes
136 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 270.00% $17,745 $65,600TXYes
137 University of Wyoming 252.00% $26,460 $93,010WYYes
138 University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras 331.00% $13,926 $60,000PRYes
139 University of Toledo 212.00% $23,506 $73,300OHYes
140 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 200.00% $26,000 $78,000WIYes
141 Kennesaw State University 279.00% $19,000 $72,000GAYes
142 Rochester Institute of Technology -40.00% $108,352 $64,800NYYes
143 West Virginia University 155.00% $24,273 $61,847WVYes
144 University of Central Florida 93.00% $39,000 $75,200FLNo
145 Valdosta State University 189.00% $22,170 $64,000GAYes
146 The University of Texas at San Antonio 218.00% $24,512 $78,000TXYes
147 University of North Texas 39.00% $52,268 $72,545TXYes
148 The University of Michigan-Flint -3.00% $73,328 $71,400MIYes
149 Florida International University 48.00% $42,000 $62,115FLYes
150 Southern Illinois University Carbondale 171.00% $21,972 $59,600ILYes
151 University of South Alabama 242.00% $14,400 $49,200ALYes
152 Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Gurabo 305.00% $15,000 $60,752PRNo
153 University of La Verne -0-0-0CAYes
154 University of North Alabama 257.00% $16,830 $60,000ALYes
155 Alabama A&M University 178.00% $17,313 $48,200ALYes
156 Concordia University - Wisconsin -0-0-0WIYes
157 St. Ambrose University -0-0-0IAYes
Rank University State, CityOffered AsGlobal Rank
1 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TXCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends1
2 Indiana University Bloomington/Indianapolis Bloomington, INCampus, Distance Education, Full-Time, Online2
3 Harvard University Boston, MACampus, Full-Time3
4 University of Washington Seattle, WA1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Weekends4
5 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WICampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends5
6 Northwestern University Evanston, ILCampus, Full-Time6
7 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Partnership, Weekends7
8 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends9
9 The University of Georgia Athens, GACampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends10
10 University of South Carolina Columbia, SC1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends11
11 University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MACampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends12
12 University of Virginia-McIntire Charlottesville, VACampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends13
13 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Partnership, Weekends16
14 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GACampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Part-Time, Weekends18
15 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends19
16 The University of Iowa Iowa City, IACampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends21
17 Stanford University Stanford, CACampus, Full-Time22
18 New York University New York, NYCampus, Full-Time25
19 University of Maryland College Park, MDCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends27
20 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends28
21 The University of Chicago Chicago, ILCampus, Full-Time29
22 University of Florida Gainesville, FL1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends30
23 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PACampus, Distance Education, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time31
24 Yale University New Haven, CTCampus, Full-Time32
25 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MNCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends33
26 The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PACampus, Distance Education, Full-Time, Online34
27 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, ILCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends35
28 The George Washington University Washington, DCCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends38
29 Boston University Boston, MA1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends39
30 Fordham University Bronx, NY1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends40
31 Texas A&M University College Station, TXCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Weekends43
32 The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends44
33 Cornell University Ithaca, NY1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Partnership, Weekends45
34 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends46
35 Rice University Houston, TXCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Weekends47
36 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends48
37 University of Tennessee at Knoxville Knoxville, TNCampus, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time49
38 Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MOCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends51
39 Duke University Durham, NC1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Weekends52
40 Arizona State University Tempe, AZ1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, hybrid, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends53
41 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UTCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends56
42 University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends58
43 University of Rochester Rochester, NYCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends59
44 Baruch College-The City University of New York New York, NYCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends60
45 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MACampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends61
46 Temple University Philadelphia, PACampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends63
47 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends64
48 Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Newark/New Brunswick Newark, NJCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends67
49 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends69
50 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends70
51 The Ohio State University Columbus, OHCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends71
52 University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Part-Time, Weekends72
53 Brandeis University Waltham, MACampus, Full-Time, Part-Time73
54 University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder, CO1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Weekends74
55 The University of Arizona Tucson, AZ1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends75
56 The University of Memphis Memphis, TNCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends77
57 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PACampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Part-Time, Weekends78
58 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MACampus, Full-Time, Part-Time79
59 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends83
60 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends84
61 George Mason University Fairfax, VACampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends86
62 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends87
63 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends88
64 University of Houston Houston, TXCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends92
65 Baylor University Waco, TXCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends93
66 Purdue University West Lafayette, IN1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time95
67 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NECampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends96
68 Oregon State University Corvallis, ORCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends97
69 University of Oklahoma Norman, OKCampus, Online103
70 Clemson University Clemson, SC1-Year, Campus, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time107
71 Syracuse University Syracuse, NYCampus, Full-Time, Online108
72 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, ALCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends109
73 Iowa State University Ames, IACampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends113
74 Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CACampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends115
75 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TXCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends117
76 Thunderbird School of Global Management Phoenix, AZ1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends120
77 University of Dallas Irving, TXCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends124
78 Seaver College Malibu, CACampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends125
79 Tulane University New Orleans, LA1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends126
80 Drexel University Philadelphia, PACampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends127
81 University of Denver Denver, COCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends130
82 Bentley University Waltham, MA1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Part-Time, Weekends139
83 Fairfield University Fairfield, CTCampus, Full-Time, Online143
84 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings and Weekends, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time146
85 University of Scranton Scranton, PACampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends148
86 University of Oregon Eugene, OR1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Partnership, Weekends152
87 Hult International Business School Cambridge, MACampus, Full-Time, Online153
88 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends155
89 David B. O'Maley College of Business Daytona Beach, FLCampus, Online158
90 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GACampus, Distance Education, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time160
91 Auburn University Auburn, ALCampus, Distance Education, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time161
92 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TXCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends162
93 Washington State University Pullman, WACampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends169
94 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NYCampus, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time170
95 Binghamton University Binghamton, NYCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Part-Time, Weekends171
96 Saint Louis University St. Louis, MOCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Part-Time, Weekends172
97 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends173
98 University of California, Riverside Riverside, CA1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Part-Time, Weekends177
99 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, ARCampus, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time178
100 Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PACampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends179
101 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MSCampus, Full-Time, Online183
102 Claremont Graduate University Claremont, CACampus, Full-Time184
103 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VACampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends185
104 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends186
105 Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OKCampus, Distance Education, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time191
106 University of Missouri Columbia, MOCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Weekends198
107 University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends201
108 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends202
109 University of Kansas Lawrence, KSCampus, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time217
110 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FLCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends222
111 Creighton University Omaha, NECampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends224
112 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VACampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends240
113 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LACampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends251
114 Florida State University Tallahassee, FLCampus, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time255
115 Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CTCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Part-Time, Weekends259
116 University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, COCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends261
117 Kansas State University Manhattan, KSCampus, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time262
118 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NYCampus, Full-Time, Online272
119 Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends274
120 University of Missouri-St. Louis St. Louis, MOCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends276
121 Ashland University Ashland, OH1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time278
122 Kent State University Kent, OHCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends281
123 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HICampus, Full-Time283
124 University of South Florida Tampa, FLCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends286
125 Cleveland State University Cleveland, OHCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends287
126 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OHCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends289
127 University of Connecticut Storrs, CTCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends294
128 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LACampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends311
129 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NCCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends314
130 University of Colorado Denver Denver, COCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends320
131 University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NVCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Part-Time, Weekends324
132 New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NMCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends325
133 Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, TXCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Part-Time, Weekends326
134 Jackson State University Jackson, MSCampus, Full-Time, Online331
135 The University of Tampa Tampa, FLCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Part-Time, Weekends332
136 DePaul University Chicago, ILCampus, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time333
137 Pace University New York, NYCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends342
138 The University of Rhode Island Kingston, RICampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends344
139 North Dakota State University Fargo, NDCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends351
140 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VACampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends358
141 Morgan State University Baltimore, MDCampus, Online Full-Time361
142 University of Louisville Louisville, KYCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends363
143 Wayne State University Detroit, MI1-Year, Campus, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends364
144 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TXCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends365
145 Marshall University Huntington, WVCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends383
146 The University of Mississippi Oxford, MS1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends384
147 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TXCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends386
148 University of Wyoming Laramie, WYCampus, Distance Education, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time388
149 University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras San Juan, PRCampus, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership389
150 University of Toledo Toledo, OHCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends391
151 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WICampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends392
152 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GACampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends393
153 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends400
154 West Virginia University Morgantown, WVCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends403
155 University of Central Florida Orlando, FLCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Part-Time, Weekends408
156 Rollins College Winter Park, FLCampus, Full-Time412
157 Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA1-Year, Campus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends418
158 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TXCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends424
159 University of North Texas Denton, TXCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends426
160 The University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MIEvenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends438
161 Florida International University Miami, FLCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Weekends454
162 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, ILCampus, Distance Education, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time465
163 University of South Alabama Mobile, ALCampus, Evenings, Full-Time, Online, Part-Time, Weekends481
164 Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Gurabo Turabo, PRCampus490
165 University of La Verne La Verne, CACampus, Online492
166 University of North Alabama Florence, ALCampus, Distance Education, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time499
167 Alabama A&M University Normal, ALCampus, Distance Education, Evenings, Full-Time, Off Campus, Online, Part-Time, Partnership, Weekends510
168 Concordia University - Wisconsin Mequon, WICampus, Online593
169 Johnson & Wales University Providence, RICampus, Online634
170 St. Ambrose University Davenport, IACampus, Online730
171 Marymount University Arlington, VACampus, Online735

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  2. Stanford University
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DBA Doctorate Business Administration

Overview of DBA Doctorate Business Administration

The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is a terminal degree in business administration that combines advanced academic research with practical business application.

Program Structure

A DBA program typically requires 3-6 years to complete and includes coursework, comprehensive examinations, and a dissertation. The curriculum generally consists of:

  • Advanced business theory and research methodology
  • Specialized concentration courses
  • Dissertation research and defense
  • Qualifying examinations

Key Features

The DBA is designed for experienced professionals, typically requiring:

  • A master’s degree
  • 5-20 years of work experience
  • Strong analytical and research capabilities
  • Leadership or strategic management experience

Program Focus

The DBA emphasizes practical application of research and theory through:

  • Applied research focusing on real business challenges
  • Development of evidence-based decision-making skills
  • Advanced study of leadership theory and ethics
  • Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies

Career Outcomes

DBA graduates are prepared for:

  • Senior executive positions
  • Business consulting roles
  • Academic teaching positions
  • Research-focused leadership roles

Academic Recognition

The DBA holds significant academic standing:

  • Classified as a research or professional doctorate
  • Recognized as equivalent to a Ph.D. in Business Administration by the U.S. Department of Education
  • Enables holders to pursue tenure-track positions in academic institutions

Program Delivery

Most DBA programs accommodate working professionals through:

  • Part-time study options
  • Hybrid learning formats
  • Online-asynchronous instruction
  • Structured cohort models

The program culminates in a dissertation that demonstrates the candidate’s ability to conduct original research and contribute to business practice through evidence-based solutions.

Advantages of an DBA Doctorate Business Administration

A Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) offers significant professional advantages by combining advanced academic knowledge with practical business applications. The degree stands out for its focus on applied research and real-world problem-solving, making it particularly valuable in today’s dynamic business environment. DBA holders gain deep expertise in specific business domains while developing advanced analytical and research capabilities that enable them to make evidence-based decisions and drive organizational innovation.

The key benefits of earning a DBA include:

  • Enhanced career opportunities in executive leadership, consulting, and academia
  • Advanced research and analytical skills for evidence-based decision making
  • Increased credibility and recognition in the business world
  • Ability to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical applicatio
  • Competitive advantage in the job market, as DBAs represent only 2% of all business higher degree holders
  • Capability to mentor others and foster organizational learning

Types of DBA Doctorate Business Administration

A Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) offers multiple pathways to advanced business education, each designed to meet specific career objectives and professional requirements.

Applied DBA Programs

These programs are crafted for professionals seeking to directly implement advanced business concepts in their organizations. The curriculum emphasizes practical solutions to real-world business challenges, making it ideal for executives who want to drive organizational change.

  • Emphasize solving complex organizational challenges
  • Designed for senior executives and business leaders
  • Focus on applying research to current business issues

Specialized DBA Programs

Specialized programs allow professionals to develop deep expertise in specific business domains, combining theoretical knowledge with practical applications.

Finance and Accounting

  • Advanced business strategy and financial analysis
  • Financial statement analysis
  • Capital investment decisions

Leadership and Management

  • Global leadership development
  • Transformational leadership principles
  • Corporate social responsibility

Technology and Information Systems

  • Information security
  • Deep learning and AI applications
  • Database and systems management

Healthcare Management

  • Healthcare policy development
  • Service delivery optimization
  • Healthcare economics

International Business

  • Global strategies
  • International market policy
  • Emerging market dynamics

Executive DBA Programs

Designed specifically for working executives, these programs offer maximum flexibility while maintaining academic rigor. They typically incorporate weekend or evening classes and intensive residency periods.

  • Part-time study options
  • Multiple residency formats
  • Flexible scheduling with online components

Program Formats

Modern DBA programs utilize various delivery methods to accommodate different learning styles and professional commitments. Each format maintains the same academic standards while offering different advantages in terms of flexibility and interaction.

  • Traditional on-campus programs
  • Hybrid learning models
  • Distance learning options
  • Cohort-based structures

The duration of these programs typically ranges from 3-6 years, varying based on the chosen format and study pace.

Choosing an DBA Doctorate Business Administration

Choosing an undergraduate business certificate program is an important decision that will have an impact on your career and educational goals. When selecting a program, consider the type of certificate you are interested in, the specialization options available, the school’s reputation, the curriculum and instruction, and the cost of the program.

Research the length of the program, the prerequisites required, the course format (online or in-person), and any resources the school may offer such as career counseling and job placement services. Once you have narrowed down your choices, it is a good idea to contact each school to discuss your options and ask questions. By doing your research and taking the time to make an informed decision, you can choose the best program for you.

Application and Admission Requirements for DBA Doctorate Business Administration

The admission requirements for a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program are comprehensive and selective, designed to ensure candidates can meet the rigorous demands of doctoral-level study while balancing professional commitments.

Educational Background

Most DBA programs require a master’s degree, typically an MBA or business-related master’s, from an accredited institution with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Some institutions may consider exceptional candidates with only a bachelor’s degree if they possess substantial executive experience. International students must typically demonstrate English proficiency through standardized tests such as TOEFL (minimum 105), IELTS (minimum 7.0), or equivalent scores.

Professional Experience

Professional experience requirements are substantial and specific. Programs typically seek candidates with 8-12 years of management experience, including at least 5-7 years in senior executive positions. This requirement ensures participants can contribute meaningful insights from their professional experience to the academic discourse and research.

Application Components

The application process generally occurs in multiple phases. The initial phase requires:

  • A detailed professional resume or CV
  • Official transcripts from all previous academic institutions
  • A comprehensive statement of purpose (typically 500-900 words)
  • A preliminary research proposal outlining potential dissertation topics

Advanced Selection Process

Qualified candidates who pass the initial screening advance to a more intensive evaluation phase that includes:

  • Personal interviews with program directors and faculty
  • A detailed research proposal (3-5 pages)
  • Evidence of intellectual contributions or publications (if applicable)
  • Letters of recommendation (required by some institutions)

Additional Requirements

Some programs may require:

  • Standardized test scores (GMAT/GRE) at the discretion of the admissions committee
  • A time management plan demonstrating ability to balance program demands with professional commitments
  • Participation in an on-campus preview day or orientation session

Timeline and Deadlines

Most DBA programs operate on a cohort model with fall start dates. Application deadlines typically range from December to April of the preceding academic year, with final decisions announced several months before the program start date.

Coursework in an DBA Doctorate Business Administration

The DBA curriculum is designed to transform experienced business professionals into scholar-practitioners through a comprehensive and rigorous academic program. The coursework combines advanced theoretical knowledge with practical application, preparing students for both academic research and high-level business leadership.

Core Curriculum Structure

The program follows a carefully structured progression that builds foundational knowledge before advancing to specialized research and dissertation work. Each year serves a specific purpose in the student’s academic development.

First Year Focus
The initial year establishes the fundamental research and analytical skills necessary for doctoral-level work. Students develop a strong theoretical foundation while learning advanced research methodologies and statistical analysis techniques.

  • Foundation courses in research methodology
  • Advanced statistical analysis
  • Theory development
  • Business fundamentals at doctoral level

Second Year Focus
The second year deepens the student’s expertise in their chosen concentration while developing advanced research capabilities. Students begin to formulate their dissertation topics and engage in scholarly writing.

  • Specialized research methods
  • Advanced topic seminars
  • Research proposal development
  • Concentration-specific coursework

Third Year Focus
The final year is primarily dedicated to dissertation research and development. Students work closely with their advisors to complete original research that contributes to business practice or theory.

  • Dissertation research
  • Final defense preparation
  • Applied research projects
  • Scholarly publication development

Typical Course Distribution

The credit distribution is carefully planned to ensure steady progress while accommodating working professionals. Most programs require between 54-72 credit hours total, distributed as follows:

YearTermCreditsFocus Areas
Year 1Fall6-7 unitsResearch methods, Statistics
Year 1Spring6-7 unitsTheory development, Business fundamentals
Year 1Summer6 unitsResearch seminars
Year 2Fall6 unitsAdvanced methods, Specialization
Year 2Spring6 unitsResearch apprenticeship
Year 2Summer6 unitsDissertation preparation
Year 3Fall/Spring12 unitsDissertation research

Common Core Courses

The core curriculum ensures that all DBA candidates develop expertise in essential business and research areas. These courses are designed to build upon existing knowledge while introducing new theoretical frameworks and analytical methods.

Research Foundation
These courses develop the analytical and methodological skills needed for doctoral research:

  • Managerial Statistics
  • Quantitative Research Methods
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Applied Regression Analysis

Business Core
Advanced business courses examine contemporary theories and practices:

  • Advanced Topics in Leadership
  • Applied Managerial Economics
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Strategic Management

Specialized Components
Concentration courses allow students to develop expertise in specific areas:

  • Innovation and IT in Business
  • Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • Marketing Theory
  • Advanced Finance

Dissertation Phase

The dissertation represents the culmination of the DBA program, demonstrating the candidate’s ability to conduct original research that contributes to business practice. This phase is carefully structured to ensure successful completion:

ComponentDurationFocus
Proposal Development3-4 monthsResearch design
Data Collection4-6 monthsField research
Analysis3-4 monthsFindings
Writing/Defense4-6 monthsFinal document

Program Delivery Methods

Modern DBA programs offer various delivery formats to accommodate working professionals while maintaining academic rigor. Each format has specific requirements for interaction and engagement:

Format Options

  • Traditional on-campus: Regular weekly meetings and full academic schedule
  • Hybrid (weekend residencies): Monthly or bi-monthly intensive sessions
  • Online with residency requirements: Primarily distance learning with periodic campus visits
  • Fully online (select programs): Structured virtual learning environment

Throughout the program, students engage in scholarly activities beyond coursework, including academic conferences, research presentations, and potentially publishing in academic journals. The curriculum is designed to be both challenging and achievable, with clear milestones and opportunities for professional growth and academic achievement.

Common Career Paths for DBA Doctorate Business Administration

A Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) opens diverse and rewarding career paths across multiple sectors. The degree equips graduates with advanced strategic thinking, research capabilities, and specialized knowledge that makes them valuable assets in various professional roles.

Executive Leadership

Executive leadership positions represent the pinnacle of corporate achievement for DBA holders. These roles require the advanced strategic thinking and comprehensive business understanding that a DBA provides. Top executives are responsible for setting organizational direction, making critical decisions, and ensuring long-term sustainability. The analytical and research skills developed during DBA studies prove particularly valuable in navigating complex business environments and driving innovation.

Chief Executive Positions

  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO): Responsible for overall corporate strategy, stakeholder management, and organizational vision
  • Chief Financial Officer (CFO): Oversees financial strategy, risk management, and corporate investments
  • Chief Operating Officer (COO): Manages day-to-day operations, process optimization, and operational efficiency
  • Chief Strategy Officer (CSO): Develops and implements strategic initiatives and growth plans

Academia and Research

Academic careers allow DBA graduates to combine their practical experience with scholarly pursuits. These positions involve not only teaching but also conducting research that bridges theory and practice. Academic roles often provide opportunities to influence future business leaders while contributing to the body of knowledge in business administration.

Academic Positions

  • University Professor: Teaches advanced business courses while conducting applied research
  • Department Chair: Leads academic departments and shapes curriculum development
  • Academic Dean: Oversees program development and academic quality
  • Research Director: Guides research initiatives and scholarly publications

Management Consulting

The consulting sector values DBA holders for their ability to apply advanced research methods to solve complex business problems. Consultants with DBAs often work on high-level strategic projects, offering expertise in specialized areas and providing evidence-based solutions to organizational challenges.

Consulting Areas

  • Strategic Management Consulting: Advises on corporate strategy and organizational transformation
  • Organizational Development: Focuses on improving organizational effectiveness and culture
  • Business Process Improvement: Streamlines operations and enhances efficiency
  • Change Management: Guides organizations through major transitions

Corporate Training and Development

This field leverages the DBA’s deep understanding of organizational learning and development. These roles focus on building organizational capability and fostering leadership development.

RolePrimary Responsibilities
Corporate TrainerDesign and implement comprehensive learning programs
Leadership DeveloperCreate and manage executive development initiatives
Organizational Development ManagerDrive strategic change and cultural transformation

Specialized Fields

DBA graduates often excel in industry-specific leadership roles that require both deep business acumen and specialized knowledge.

Healthcare Administration

  • Hospital Administrator: Manages healthcare facilities and medical services
  • Healthcare System Executive: Oversees healthcare networks and strategic planning
  • Medical Services Director: Coordinates medical service delivery and quality

Information Technology

  • IT Strategy Director: Aligns technology initiatives with business objectives
  • Digital Transformation Leader: Guides organizations through technological change
  • Technology Innovation Manager: Drives technological advancement and implementation

Finance

  • Investment Strategist: Develops and implements investment strategies
  • Financial Services Executive: Manages financial operations and strategy
  • Risk Management Director: Oversees enterprise risk management programs

Government and Policy

Public sector roles allow DBA graduates to influence policy and public administration. These positions combine business expertise with public service:

  • Policy Advisor: Shapes public policy through evidence-based research
  • Government Agency Director: Leads public sector organizations
  • Economic Development Manager: Drives regional economic growth initiatives
  • Public Administration Executive: Manages public resources and programs

Entrepreneurship

The comprehensive business knowledge gained through a DBA program provides a strong foundation for entrepreneurial ventures:

  • Business Founder: Creates and leads new business ventures
  • Startup Consultant: Advises emerging businesses on growth strategies
  • Business Development Strategist: Identifies and develops new business opportunities
  • Innovation Leader: Drives new product development and market expansion

Research and Think Tanks

Research-focused roles allow DBA graduates to apply their analytical skills to complex business problems:

  • Research Director: Leads research initiatives and projects
  • Economic Analyst: Conducts market analysis and economic forecasting
  • Policy Researcher: Investigates policy impacts on business
  • Strategic Planning Director: Develops long-term organizational strategies

Differences between a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) and Ph.D. in Business Administration

Despite both being doctoral-level degrees in the field of business. While both degrees are prestigious and can lead to successful careers the DBA is ideal for experienced professionals seeking to apply advanced research skills to practical business challenges while the Ph.D. in Business Administration is more suited for those pursuing academic research and teaching.

Research Focus

  • A Ph.D. in Business Administration emphasizes theoretical research and the development of new business theories. Ph.D. candidates typically aim to contribute to academic scholarship and expand the body of knowledge within their chosen business discipline.
  • A DBA, on the other hand, focuses on applied research and the practical application of existing theories to solve real-world business problems. DBA candidates often identify specific business issues from their professional experience and use academic theories to investigate and resolve them.

Career Paths

  • Ph.D. graduates are typically prepared for careers in academia, such as becoming business professors, researchers, or scientific authors.
  • DBA graduates are often experienced professionals seeking to advance in senior management roles, consulting positions, or to become expert practitioners in their field. However, DBA holders can also pursue academic careers if desired.

Candidate Profiles

  • Ph.D. programs often attract early-career individuals or recent graduates who aim to enter academia.
  • DBA programs are designed for experienced business professionals, usually requiring an average of eight years of work experience and often a master’s degree in a related field.

Program Structure and Duration

  • Ph.D. programs are generally full-time and may offer more funding opportunities from universities.
  • DBA programs are often structured to accommodate working professionals, with part-time options available.

Research Methodology

  • Ph.D. research tends to be more theoretical and aims to create or extend business theories.
  • DBA research is more practical, focusing on applying existing theories to solve complex business problems.

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