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Online Doctoral Degrees in Business Administration in the US

Listings in the US identify where the institution (or the unit that runs the program) is located. Studying online, you do not need to live there — and a location does not mean every applicant, in that country or abroad, is eligible. Check each program's admission and international-student notes.

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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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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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Liberty University

Online PhD in Business Administration

PhDPhDEnglish-taughtDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration
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. · Asynchronous
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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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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Walden University

PhD in Management

PhDPhDEnglish-taughtDoctor of Philosophy in Management
Subject: Business Administration · Finance (concentration)
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: Estimated 2.75 to 8 years (Cost estimate range on the tuition table; actual time varies.)
Tuition: Tuition: US$795 per credit · All online students — Coursework and dissertation credits
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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