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The Doctor of Business Administration is a professional doctorate: research applied to management practice, usually for experienced professionals. It is not labelled a PhD here. Research doctorates are listed under online PhD programs.

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Aston University

Executive Doctor of Business Administration DBA (Online)

DBADBAEnglish-taughtDoctor of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration
Location: Birmingham, United KingdomInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program. · Asynchronous · Part-time
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: Four to six years (part-time)
Tuition: Tuition: £39,000 entire program · All online students
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Athabasca University

Doctor of Business Administration

DBADBAEnglish-taughtDoctor of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration
Location: Athabasca, Alberta, CanadaInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online + required attendanceTeaching is online, with required campus visits, residential weeks, in-person exams or an in-person defense. · Asynchronous
In-person requirements: Campus attendance required
Duration: Normally 4 to 5 years; up to 7 years · 21 Canadian credits
Tuition: Tuition: C$63,589 entire program · All online students — Total program cost (4-year standard completion)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Capella University

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

DBADBAEnglish-taughtDoctor of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program. · Asynchronous · Flexible pace
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 90 credits (institution's own system)
Tuition: Tuition: US$800 per credit · All online students — GuidedPath coursework
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Grand Canyon University

Doctor of Business Administration: Marketing (Quantitative Research)

DBADBAEnglish-taughtDoctor of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration · Marketing (concentration)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online + required attendanceTeaching is online, with required campus visits, residential weeks, in-person exams or an in-person defense.
In-person requirements: Campus attendance required
Duration: Duration not verified · 60 US credit hours
Tuition: Tuition: US$760 per credit · All online students — Online
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Heriot-Watt University

DBA Doctor of Business Administration

DBADBAEnglish-taughtDoctor of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration
Location: Edinburgh, United KingdomInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program. · Asynchronous · Part-time
In-person requirements: Optional campus visits
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
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Indiana University Bloomington

Kelley Direct Online Executive DBA

DBAEDBAEnglish-taughtExecutive Doctor of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration
Location: Bloomington, Indiana, United StatesInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online + required attendanceTeaching is online, with required campus visits, residential weeks, in-person exams or an in-person defense.
In-person requirements: Campus attendance required
Duration: 2 years with full credit transfer; 3 years without MBA · 69 US credit hours
Tuition: Tuition: US$2,300 per credit · All online students — Current fall 2026 tuition rate · fall 2026
Next deadline: May 1, 2027 · Fall 2027
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Liberty University

Online Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

DBADBAEnglish-taughtDoctor of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration · Real Estate (concentration) · International Business (concentration)
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia, United StatesInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition: US$630 per credit · All online students — Full-time rate · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Purdue University Global

Doctor of Business Administration

DBADBAEnglish-taughtDoctor of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration · Accounting (concentration) · Finance (concentration)
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana, United StatesInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 90 credits (institution's own system)
Tuition: Tuition: US$485 per credit · All online students — Per quarter credit
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Robert Gordon University

DBA Doctor of Business Administration

DBADBAEnglish-taughtDoctor of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration
Location: Aberdeen, United KingdomInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program. · Full-time, Part-time
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: 3 - 4 years (full time); 4 - 6 years (part time)
Tuition: Tuition: £7,100 per academic year · All online students — Online over 5 years, per year (same for Scottish, Rest of UK/Irish and International students) · 2026-27
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Teesside University

Business Administration (DBA) (Online), Doctorate

DBADBAEnglish-taughtDoctorate in Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration
Location: Middlesbrough, United KingdomInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program. · Asynchronous · Full-time, Part-time
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: 39 months full-time; 4 years part-time
Tuition: Tuition: £22,050 entire program · All online students — Part-time · 2026-27
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Maryland Global Campus

Business Administration (DBA)

DBADBAEnglish-taughtDoctor of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration
Location: Adelphi, Maryland, United StatesInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: Optional campus visits
Duration: As little as three years with a full-time course load (Assumes a full-time course load.) · 51 US credit hours
Tuition: Tuition: US$1,087 per credit · All online students
Next deadline: November 13, 2026 · Spring 2027
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Walden University

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

DBADBAEnglish-taughtDoctor of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: Optional campus visits
Duration: Finish in as few as 27 months; up to eight years (27 months is a conditional minimum; eight years is the maximum unless an extension is granted.) · 68 US credit hours
Tuition: Tuition: US$715 per credit · All online students — Coursework and doctoral capstone
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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